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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 145.51 

violation of, a repair station certifi-
cate, ratings, or operations specifica-
tions issued under this part. 

(b) The certificate and operations 

specifications issued to a certificated 
repair station must be available on the 
premises for inspection by the public 
and the FAA. 

§ 145.12 Repair station records: Fal-

sification, reproduction, alteration, 

or omission. 

(a) No person may make or cause to 

be made: 

(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally 

false entry in: 

(i) Any application for a repair sta-

tion certificate or rating (including in 
any document used in support of that 
application); or 

(ii) Any record or report that is 

made, kept, or used to show compli-
ance with any requirement under this 
part; 

(2) Any reproduction, for fraudulent 

purpose, of any application (including 
any document used in support of that 
application), record, or report under 
this part; or 

(3) Any alteration, for fraudulent 

purpose, of any application (including 
any document used in support of that 
application), record, or report under 
this part. 

(b) No person may, by omission, 

knowingly conceal or cause to be con-
cealed, a material fact in: 

(1) Any application for a repair sta-

tion certificate or rating (including in 
any document used in support of that 
application); or 

(2) Any record or report that is made, 

kept, or used to show compliance with 
any requirement under this part. 

(c) The commission by any person of 

an act prohibited under paragraphs (a) 
or (b) of this section is a basis for any 
one or any combination of the fol-
lowing: 

(1) Suspending or revoking the repair 

station certificate and any certificate, 
approval, or authorization issued by 
the FAA and held by that person. 

(2) A civil penalty. 
(3) The denial of an application under 

this part. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2006–26408, 79 FR 46984, Aug. 
12, 2014] 

Subpart B—Certification 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 

41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 145.51 Application for certificate. 

(a) An application for a repair station 

certificate and rating must be made in 
a format acceptable to the FAA and 
must include the following: 

(1) A repair station manual accept-

able to the FAA as required by § 145.207; 

(2) A quality control manual accept-

able to the FAA as required by 
§ 145.211(c); 

(3) A list by type, make, or model, as 

appropriate, of each article for which 
the application is made; 

(4) An organizational chart of the re-

pair station and the names and titles of 
managing and supervisory personnel; 

(5) A description of the housing and 

facilities, including the physical ad-
dress, in accordance with § 145.103; 

(6) A list of the maintenance func-

tions, for approval by the FAA, to be 
performed for the repair station under 
contract by another person in accord-
ance with § 145.217; and 

(7) A training program for approval 

by the FAA in accordance with 
§ 145.163. 

(b) The equipment, personnel, tech-

nical data, and housing and facilities 
required for the certificate and rating, 
or for an additional rating, must be in 
place for inspection at the time of cer-
tification or rating approval by the 
FAA. However, the requirement to 
have the equipment in place at the 
time of initial certification or rating 
approval may be met if the applicant 
has a contract acceptable to the FAA 
with another person to make the equip-
ment available to the repair station at 
any time it is necessary when the rel-
evant work is being performed. 

(c) In addition to meeting the other 

applicable requirements for a repair 
station certificate and rating, an appli-
cant for a repair station certificate and 
rating located outside the United 
States must meet the following re-
quirements: 

(1) The applicant must show that the 

repair station certificate and/or rating 
is necessary for maintaining or alter-
ing the following: 

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§ 145.53 

(i) U.S.-registered aircraft and arti-

cles for use on U.S.-registered aircraft, 
or 

(ii) Foreign-registered aircraft oper-

ated under the provisions of part 121 or 
part 135, and articles for use on these 
aircraft. 

(2) The applicant must show that the 

fee prescribed by the FAA has been 
paid. 

(d) An application for an additional 

rating, amended repair station certifi-
cate, or renewal of a repair station cer-
tificate must be made in a format ac-
ceptable to the FAA. The application 
must include only that information 
necessary to substantiate the change 
or renewal of the certificate. 

(e) The FAA may deny an application 

for a repair station certificate if the 
FAA finds that: 

(1) The applicant holds a repair sta-

tion certificate in the process of being 
revoked, or previously held a repair 
station certificate that was revoked; 

(2) The applicant intends to fill or 

fills a management position with an in-
dividual who exercised control over or 
who held the same or a similar position 
with a certificate holder whose repair 
station certificate was revoked, or is in 
the process of being revoked, and that 
individual materially contributed to 
the circumstances causing the revoca-
tion or causing the revocation process; 
or 

(3) An individual who will have con-

trol over or substantial ownership in-
terest in the applicant had the same or 
similar control or interest in a certifi-
cate holder whose repair station cer-
tificate was revoked, or is in the proc-
ess of being revoked, and that indi-
vidual materially contributed to the 
circumstances causing the revocation 
or causing the revocation process. 

(f) If the FAA revokes a repair sta-

tion certificate, an individual described 
in paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this sec-
tion is subject to an order under the 
procedures set forth in 14 CFR 13.20, 
finding that the individual materially 
contributed to the circumstances caus-
ing the revocation or causing the rev-
ocation process. 

[Doc. No. FAA–1999–5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6, 
2001, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 
46984, Aug. 12, 2014] 

§ 145.53 Issue of certificate. 

(a) Except as provided in § 145.51(e) or 

paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section, 
a person who meets the requirements 
of subparts A through E of this part is 
entitled to a repair station certificate 
with appropriate ratings prescribing 
such operations specifications and lim-
itations as are necessary in the inter-
est of safety. 

(b) If the person is located in a coun-

try with which the United States has a 
bilateral aviation safety agreement, 
the FAA may find that the person 
meets the requirements of this part 
based on a certification from the civil 
aviation authority of that country. 
This certification must be made in ac-
cordance with implementation proce-
dures signed by the Administrator or 
the Administrator’s designee. 

(c) Before a repair station certificate 

can be issued for a repair station that 
is located within the United States, the 
applicant shall certify in writing that 
all ‘‘hazmat employees’’ (see 49 CFR 
171.8) for the repair station, its con-
tractors, or subcontractors are trained 
as required in 49 CFR part 172 subpart 
H. 

(d) Before a repair station certificate 

can be issued for a repair station that 
is located outside the United States, 
the applicant shall certify in writing 
that all employees for the repair sta-
tion, its contractors, or subcontractors 
performing a job function concerning 
the transport of dangerous goods (haz-
ardous material) are trained as out-
lined in the most current edition of the 
International Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion Technical Instructions for the 
Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by 
Air. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2003–15085, 70 FR 58831, Oct. 7, 
2005, as amended by Amdt. 145–30, 79 FR 
46984, Aug. 12, 2014] 

§ 145.55 Duration and renewal of cer-

tificate. 

(a) A certificate or rating issued to a 

repair station located in the United 
States is effective from the date of 
issue until the repair station surren-
ders the certificate and the FAA ac-
cepts it for cancellation, or the FAA 
suspends or revokes it. 

(b) A certificate or rating issued to a 

repair station located outside the