DATE: November 6, 2002
SUBJECT: Federal Management Regulation (FMR); Management of Government Aircraft
SOURCE: Federal Register, November 6, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 215, page 67741
AGENCIES: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA)
ACTION: Final Rule
SYNOPSIS: GSA is updating, streamlining, and clarifying Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) Part 101-37, Government Aviation Administration and Coordination, then moving most of it to the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) as Part 102-33, Management of Government Aircraft.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The FPMR is Chapter 101 of Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The FMR is Chapter 102 of Title 41 of the CFR. Both the FPMR and the FMR are available at http://policyworks.gov/org/main/mv/fmr/index.htm.
GSA is in the process of updating, reorganizing, streamlining, simplifying, and clarifying the contents of the FPMR, then transferring the contents to the Federal Management Regulations (FMR), which was established on July 21, 1999, as Chapter 102 of Title 41 of the CFR. When the transfer is complete, the FMR will contain a refined set of policies and regulatory requirements on managing property and administrative services. Non-regulatory materials (such as guidance, procedures, information and standards) will be available in separate documents, such as customer service guides, handbooks, brochures, Internet websites, and FMR bulletins.
The FMR is written in the "plain language" regulatory style. This style is directed at the reader and uses a question and answer format, active voice, shorter sentences, and pronouns such as "we", "you", and "I".
The conversion from the FPMR to the FMR will take some time, so it will occur incrementally as the regulations are rewritten. Because of this, both the FPMR and the FMR will exist concurrently, and readers will need to refer to both documents to obtain all the related material -- the same content will not appear in both regulations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Zuidema, Director, Aircraft Management Policy Division (MTA), 202-219-1377, or peter.zuidema@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Over the years, FPMR Part 101-37 has been amended many times, and its organization has become a patchwork of rules on various subjects. Therefore, GSA reorganized the portions of FPMR 101-37 that address the life-cycle of aircraft management (from acquisition through disposal), and to accommodate revised reporting requirements.
Since the FMR is replacing the FPMR, this final rule adds a cross-reference in the FPMR directing readers to the coverage in the FMR. All that remains of FPMR 101-37 is FPMR 101-37.000, Cross-Reference to the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) (41 CFR Chapter 102, Parts 102-1 through 102-220), FPMR Subpart 101-37.1, Definitions, and FPMR Subpart 101.37-4, Use of Government-Owned and -Operated Aircraft. FPMR 101-37.000 states:
(a) For information on government aviation administration and coordination, see FMR Part 102-33, Management of Government Aircraft, (41 CFR Prt 102-33).
(b) For information on travel on government aircraft, continue to use the following subparts of the FPMR:
(1) Subpart 101-37.1, Definitions.
(2) Subpart 101-37.4, Use of Government-Owned and -Operated Aircraft.
EDITOR'S NOTE: FPMR Subpart 101-37.4, Use of Government-Owned and -Operated Aircraft, which addresses reporting travel of senior federal officials, approving travel on government aircraft, and justifying and approving the use of Government aircraft to carry passengers are retained in the FPMR until they are transferred to the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR).
FMR Part 102-33 consists of the following sections:
| Subpart A, How These Rules Apply | |
| General | |
| 102-33.5 | To whom do these rules apply? |
| 102-33.10 | May we request approval to deviate from these rules? |
| 102-33.15 | How does this part relate to the Federal Aviation Regulations? |
| 102-33.20 | What definitions apply to this part? |
| Responsibilities | |
| 102-33.25 | What are our responsibilities under this part? |
| 102-33.30 | What are the duties of an agency's Senior Aviation Management Official (SAMO)? |
| 102-33.35 | How can we get help in carrying out our responsibilities? |
| 102-33.40 | What are GSA's responsibilities for Federal aviation management? |
| Subpart B, Acquiring Government Aircraft and Aircraft Parts | |
| Overview | |
| 102-33.45 | What is a Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.50 | Under what circumstances may we acquire Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.55 | Are there restrictions on acquiring Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.60 | What methods may we use to acquire Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.65 | What is the process for acquiring Government aircraft? |
| Planning to Acquire Government Aircraft | |
| 102-33.70 | What directives must we follow when planning to acquire Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.75 | What other guidance is available to us in planning to acquire Government aircraft? |
| OMB Circular A-76 | |
| 102-33.80 | Must we comply with OMB Circular A-76 before we acquire Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.85 | Where should we send our OMB Circular A-76 Cost-Comparison Studies? |
| The Process for Budgeting to Acquire Government Aircraft | |
| 102-33.90 | What is the process for budgeting to acquire a Federal aircraft (including a Federal aircraft transferred from another executive agency)? |
| 102-33.95 | What is the process for budgeting to acquire commercial aviation services (CAS)? |
| Contracting to Acquire Government Aircraft | |
| 102-33.100 | What are our responsibilities when contracting to purchase or lease-purchase a Federal aircraft or to award a CAS contract? |
| 102-33.105 | What special requirements must we put into our CAS contracts? |
| Acquiring Aircraft Parts | |
| 102-33.110 | What are our responsibilities when acquiring aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.115 | Are there special requirements for acquiring military Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Parts (FSCAP)? |
| 102-33.120 | Are there special requirements for acquiring life-limited parts? |
| Subpart C, Managing Government Aircraft and Aircraft Parts | |
| Overview | |
| 102-33.125 | If we use Federal aircraft, what are our management responsibilities? |
| 102-33.130 | If we hire CAS, what are our management responsibilities? |
| 102-33.135 | Do we have to follow the direction in OMB Circular A-123, "Management Accountability and Control," June 21, 1995, for establishing management controls for our aviation program? |
| Establishing Flight Program Standards | |
| 102-33.140 | What are Flight Program Standards? |
| 102-33.145 | Why must we establish Flight Program Standards? |
| 102-33.150 | Is any agency exempt from establishing Flight Program Standards under this part? |
| 102-33.155 | How must we establish Flight Program Standards? |
| Management/Administration | |
| 102-33.160 | What standards must we establish or require (contractually, where applicable) for management/administration of our flight program? |
| Operations | |
| 102-33.165 | What standards must we establish or require (contractually, where applicable) for operation of our flight program? |
| Maintenance | |
| 102-33.170 | What standards must we establish or require (contractually, where applicable) for maintenance of our Government aircraft? |
| Training | |
| 102-33.175 | What standards must we establish or require (contractually, where applicable) to train our flight program personnel? |
| Safety | |
| 102-33.180 | What standards must we establish or require (contractually, where applicable) for flight program safety? |
| 102-33.185 | What standards must we establish or require (contractually, where applicable) for responding to aircraft accidents and incidents? |
| Accounting for the Cost of Government Aircraft | |
| 102-33.190 | What are the aircraft operations and ownership costs for which we must account? |
| 102-33.195 | Do we need an automated system to account for aircraft costs? |
| 102-33.200 | Must we periodically justify owning and operating Federal aircraft? |
| 102-33.205 | When we use our aircraft to support other executive agencies, must we recover the operating costs? |
| Accounting for the Use of Government Aircraft | |
| 102-33.210 | How do we account for the use of our Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.215 | May we use Government aircraft to carry passengers? |
| 102-33.220 | What are the responsibilities of an agency's aviation program in justifying the use of a Government aircraft to transport passengers? |
| Managing Aircraft Parts | |
| 102-33.225 | How must we manage aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.230 | May we use military FSCAP on non-military FAA-type certificated Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.235 | What documentation must we maintain for life-limited parts and FSCAP? |
| Subpart D, Disposing of Government Aircraft and Aircraft Parts | |
| Overview | |
| 102-33.240 | What must we consider before disposing of aircraft and aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.245 | May we report as excess, or replace (i.e., by exchange/sale), both operational and non-operational aircraft? |
| 102-33.250 | May we report as excess, or replace, declassified aircraft? |
| 102-33.255 | Must we document FSCAP or life-limited parts installed on aircraft that we will report as excess or replace? |
| 102-33.260 | When we report as excess, or replace, an aircraft (including a declassified aircraft), must we report the change in inventory to the Federal Aviation Interactive Reporting System (FAIRS)? |
| Reporting Excess Government Aircraft | |
| 102-33.265 | What are our options if aircraft are excess to our needs? |
| 102-33.270 | What is the process for reporting an excess aircraft? |
| Replacing Aircraft Through Exchange or Sale | |
| 102-33.275 | Are there restrictions on replacing aircraft by exchange or sale? |
| 102-33.280 | What are our options if we need a replacement aircraft? |
| 102-33.285 | Do we need to include any special disclaimers in our exchange/sale agreements for uncertificated aircraft or aircraft that we have operated as public aircraft (i.e., not in compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations, 14 CFR chapter I)? |
| 102-33.290 | What other disclaimers must we include in our exchange/sale agreements for aircraft? |
| 102-33.295 | May we exchange or sell an aircraft through reimbursable transfer to another executive agency? |
| Disposing of Aircraft Parts | |
| 102-33.300 | What must we consider before disposing of aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.305 | May we report as excess, or replace, FSCAP and life-limited parts? |
| 102-33.310 | May we report as excess, or replace, unsalvageable aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.315 | What are the procedures for mutilating unsalvageable aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.320 | What must we do if we are unable to perform required mutilation of aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.325 | What documentation must we furnish with excess/surplus or replaced parts when they are transferred, donated, exchanged, or sold? |
| Reporting Excess Aircraft Parts | |
| 102-33.330 | What must we do with aircraft parts that are excess to our needs? |
| 102-33.335 | What are the receiving agency's responsibilities in the transfer or donation of aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.340 | What are GSA's responsibilities in disposing of excess and surplus aircraft parts? |
| 102-33.345 | What are a State agency's responsibilities in the donation of Federal Government aircraft parts? |
| Replacing Aircraft Parts Through Exchange or Sale | |
| 102-33.350 | Do we need approval from GSA to replace aircraft parts by exchange or sale? |
| 102-33.355 | May we do a reimbursable transfer of parts with another executive agency? |
| 102-33.360 | What is the process for selling or exchanging aircraft parts for replacement? |
| 102-33.365 | Must we report exchange or sale of parts to FAIRS? |
| Special Requirements for Disposing of Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Parts (FSCAP) and Life-Limited Parts | |
| 102-33.370 | What must we do to dispose of military FSCAP or life-limited parts? |
| 102-33.375 | What is a FSCAP Criticality Code? |
| Subpart E, Reporting Information on Government Aircraft | |
| Overview | |
| 102-33.380 | Who must report information to GSA on Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.385 | Is any civilian executive agency exempt from the requirement to report information to GSA on Government aircraft? |
| 102-33.390 | What information must we report on Government aircraft? |
| Federal Aviation Interactive Reporting System (FAIRS) | |
| 102-33.395 | What is FAIRS? |
| 102-33.400 | How must we report to FAIRS? |
| 102-33.405 | When must we report to FAIRS? |
| Federal Inventory Data | |
| 102-33.410 | What are Federal inventory data? |
| 102-33.415 | When may we declassify an aircraft and remove it from our Federal aircraft inventory? |
| 102-33.420 | How must we declassify an aircraft? |
| Federal Aircraft Cost and Utilization Data | |
| 102-33.425 | What Federal aircraft cost and utilization data must we report? |
| 102-33.430 | Who must report Federal aircraft cost and utilization data? |
| Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) Cost and Utilization Data | |
| 102-33.435 | What CAS cost and utilization data must we report? |
| 102-33.440 | Who must report CAS cost and utilization data? |
| Accident and Incident Data | |
| 102-33.445 | What accident and incident data must we report? |
| 102-33.450 | How must we report accident and incident data? |
| Common Aviation Management Information Standard (C-AMIS) | |
| 102-33.455 | What is C-AMIS? |
| 102-33.460 | What is our responsibility in relation to C-AMIS? |
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