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September 20, 2013 - The National Transportation
Safety Board announced that it has issued a
Final Rule to implement several changes to its
Rules of Practice applicable to aviation
certificate enforcement appeals.
This final rule responds to public comments
received by the NTSB as a result of an interim
final rule (IFR) it issued last October. The
NTSB issued the IFR after the enactment of the
Pilot's Bill of Rights legislation and it became
effective upon its publication in the Federal
Register on October 16, 2012. Under the Pilot's
Bill of Rights:
(1) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
must disclose its enforcement investigative
report (EIR) to the FAA certificate holder in an
aviation certificate enforcement case;
(2) NTSB administrative law judges must apply
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal
Rules of Evidence in enforcement cases; and
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