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§ 91.1015

operational control responsibilities de-
scribed in the acknowledgment.

sure that the fractional owner or own-
er’s representatives have access to the
acknowledgments for such owner’s pro-
gram aircraft. Each program manager
must ensure that the FAA has access
to the acknowledgments for all pro-
gram aircraft.

ROGRAM

ANAGEMENT

§ 91.1014

Issuing or denying manage-

ment specifications.

(a) A person applying to the Adminis-

trator for management specifications
under this subpart must submit an ap-
plication—

(1) In a form and manner prescribed

by the Administrator; and

(2) Containing any information the

Administrator requires the applicant
to submit.

(b) Management specifications will

be issued to the program manager on
behalf of the fractional owners if, after
investigation, the Administrator finds
that the applicant:

(1) Meets the applicable requirements

of this subpart; and

(2) Is properly and adequately

equipped in accordance with the re-
quirements of this chapter and is able
to conduct safe operations under appro-
priate provisions of part 91 of this
chapter and management specifica-
tions issued under this subpart.

specifications will be denied if the Ad-
ministrator finds that the applicant is
not properly or adequately equipped or
is not able to conduct safe operations
under this part.

§ 91.1015

Management specifications.

(a) Each person conducting oper-

ations under this subpart or furnishing
fractional ownership program manage-
ment services to fractional owners
must do so in accordance with manage-
ment specifications issued by the Ad-
ministrator to the fractional ownership
program manager under this subpart.
Management specifications must in-
clude:

(1) The current list of all fractional

owners and types of aircraft, registra-
tion markings and serial numbers;

(2) The authorizations, limitations,

and certain procedures under which
these operations are to be conducted,

(3) Certain other procedures under

which each class and size of aircraft is
to be operated;

(4) Authorization for an inspection

program approved under § 91.1109, in-
cluding the type of aircraft, the reg-
istration markings and serial numbers
of each aircraft to be operated under
the program. No person may conduct
any program flight using any aircraft
not listed.

(5) Time limitations, or standards for

determining time limitations, for over-
hauls, inspections, and checks for air-
frames, engines, propellers, rotors, ap-
pliances, and emergency equipment of
aircraft.

(6) The specific location of the pro-

gram manager’s principal base of oper-
ations and, if different, the address
that will serve as the primary point of
contact for correspondence between the
FAA and the program manager and the
name and mailing address of the pro-
gram manager’s agent for service;

(7) Other business names the program

manager may use;

(8) Authorization for the method of

controlling weight and balance of air-
craft;

(9) Any authorized deviation and ex-

emption that applies to the person con-
ducting operations under this subpart;
and

(10) Any other information the Ad-

ministrator determines is necessary.

(b) The program manager may keep

the current list of all fractional owners
required by paragraph (a)(1) of this sec-
tion at its principal base of operation
or other location approved by the Ad-
ministrator and referenced in its man-
agement specifications. Each program
manager shall make this list of owners
available for inspection by the Admin-
istrator.

under this subpart are effective un-
less—

(1) The management specifications

are amended as provided in § 91.1017; or

(2) The Administrator suspends or re-

vokes the management specifications.

(d) At least 30 days before it proposes

to establish or change the location of
its principal base of operations, its

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§ 91.1017

main operations base, or its main
maintenance base, a program manager
must provide written notification to
the Flight Standards office that issued
the program manager’s management
specifications.

(e) Each program manager must

maintain a complete and separate set
of its management specifications at its
principal base of operations, or at a
place approved by the Administrator,
and must make its management speci-
fications available for inspection by
the Administrator and the fractional
owner(s) to whom the program man-
ager furnishes its services for review
and audit.

(f) Each program manager must in-

sert pertinent excerpts of its manage-
ment specifications, or references
thereto, in its program manual and
must—

(1) Clearly identify each such excerpt

as a part of its management specifica-
tions; and

(2) State that compliance with each

management specifications require-
ment is mandatory.

(g) Each program manager must keep

each of its employees and other persons
who perform duties material to its op-
erations informed of the provisions of
its management specifications that
apply to that employee’s or person’s
duties and responsibilities.

(h) A program manager may obtain

approval to provide a temporary docu-
ment verifying a flightcrew member’s
airman certificate and medical certifi-
cate privileges under an approved cer-
tificate verification plan set forth in
the program manager’s management
specifications. A document provided by
the program manager may be carried
as an airman certificate or medical
certificate on flights within the United
States for up to 72 hours.

[Docket No. FAA–2001–10047, 68 FR 54561,
Sept. 17, 2003, as amended by Docket FAA–
2018–0119, Amdt. 91–350, 83 FR 9171, Mar. 5,
2018; Amdt. 60–6, 83 FR 30282, June 27, 2018;
Docket No. FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. Nos. 91–370,
88 FR 48087, July 26, 2023]

§ 91.1017

Amending program man-

ager’s management specifications.

(a) The Administrator may amend

any management specifications issued
under this subpart if—

(1) The Administrator determines

that safety and the public interest re-
quire the amendment of any manage-
ment specifications; or

(2) The program manager applies for

the amendment of any management
specifications, and the Administrator
determines that safety and the public
interest allows the amendment.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph

(e) of this section, when the Adminis-
trator initiates an amendment of a pro-
gram manager’s management specifica-
tions, the following procedure applies:

(1) The Flight Standards office that

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications will notify the pro-
gram manager in writing of the pro-
posed amendment.

(2) The Flight Standards office that

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications will set a reason-
able period (but not less than 7 days)
within which the program manager
may submit written information,
views, and arguments on the amend-
ment.

(3) After considering all material pre-

sented, the Flight Standards office
that issued the program manager’s
management specifications will notify
the program manager of—

(i) The adoption of the proposed

amendment,

(ii) The partial adoption of the pro-

posed amendment, or

(iii) The withdrawal of the proposed

amendment.

(4) If the Flight Standards office that

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications issues an amend-
ment of the management specifica-
tions, it becomes effective not less
than 30 days after the program man-
ager receives notice of it unless—

(i) The Flight Standards office that

issued the program manager’s manage-
ment specifications finds under para-
graph (e) of this section that there is
an emergency requiring immediate ac-
tion with respect to safety; or

(ii) The program manager petitions

for reconsideration of the amendment
under paragraph (d) of this section.

plies for an amendment to its manage-
ment specifications, the following pro-
cedure applies: