49 U.S.C. § 44702 : US Code - Section 44702: Issuance of certificates

Search 49 U.S.C. § 44702 : US Code - Section 44702: Issuance of certificates

(a) General Authority and Applications. - The Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration may issue airman certificates,
type certificates, production certificates, airworthiness
certificates, air carrier operating certificates, airport operating
certificates, air agency certificates, and air navigation facility
certificates under this chapter. An application for a certificate
must -
(1) be under oath when the Administrator requires; and
(2) be in the form, contain information, and be filed and
served in the way the Administrator prescribes.
(b) Considerations. - When issuing a certificate under this
chapter, the Administrator shall -
(1) consider -
(A) the duty of an air carrier to provide service with the
highest possible degree of safety in the public interest; and
(B) differences between air transportation and other air
commerce; and
(2) classify a certificate according to the differences between
air transportation and other air commerce.
(c) Prior Certification. - The Administrator may authorize an
aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance for which a
certificate has been issued authorizing the use of the aircraft,
aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance in air transportation to
be used in air commerce without another certificate being issued.
(d) Delegation. - (1) Subject to regulations, supervision, and
review the Administrator may prescribe, the Administrator may
delegate to a qualified private person, or to an employee under the
supervision of that person, a matter related to -
(A) the examination, testing, and inspection necessary to issue
a certificate under this chapter; and
(B) issuing the certificate.
(2) The Administrator may rescind a delegation under this
subsection at any time for any reason the Administrator considers
appropriate.
(3) A person affected by an action of a private person under this
subsection may apply for reconsideration of the action by the
Administrator. On the Administrator's own initiative, the
Administrator may reconsider the action of a private person at any
time. If the Administrator decides on reconsideration that the
action is unreasonable or unwarranted, the Administrator shall
change, modify, or reverse the action. If the Administrator decides
the action is warranted, the Administrator shall affirm the action.