Sec. 322. IMPROVED SAFETY IN RURAL AREAS
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## SEC. 322 IMPROVED SAFETY IN RURAL AREAS **[**[49 U.S.C. 44720 note](/us/usc/t49/s44720)**]** ###
(a)In General The Administrator shall permit an air carrier operating pursuant to part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations— ####
(1)to operate under instrument flight rules (in this section referred to as “IFR”) to a destination in a noncontiguous State that has a published instrument approach but does not have a Meteorological Aerodrome Report (in this section referred to as “METAR”); and ####
(2)to conduct an instrument approach at such destination if— #####
(A)a current Area Forecast, supplemented by noncertified destination weather observations (such as weather cameras and other noncertified observations), is available, and, at the time of departure, the combination of the Area Forecast and noncertified observation indicates that weather is expected to be at or above approach minimums upon arrival; #####
(B)prior to commencing an approach, the air carrier has a means to communicate to the pilot of the aircraft whether the destination weather observation is either at or above minimums for the approach to be flown; and #####
(C)in the event the destination weather observation is below such minimums, a suitable alternate airport that has a METAR is specified in the IFR flight plan. ###
(b)Application Template ####
(1)In general The Administrator shall develop an application template with standardized, specific approval criteria to enable FAA inspectors to objectively evaluate the application of an air carrier to operate in the manner described in subsection (a). ####
(2)Requirements The template required under paragraph
(1)shall include a place in such template for an air carrier to describe— #####
(A)how any non-certified human observations will be conducted; and #####
(B)how such observations will be communicated— ######
(i)to air carriers prior to dispatch; and ######
(ii)to pilots prior to approach. ####
(3)Response to application #####
(A)Timeline The Administrator shall ensure— ######
(i)that the Administrator has the ability to respond to an application of an air carrier not later than 30 days after receipt of such application; and ######
(ii)in the event the Administrator cannot respond within 30 days, that the Administrator informs the air carrier of the expected response time with respect to the application of the air carrier. #####
(B)Rejection In the event that the Administrator rejects an application of an air carrier, the Administrator shall inform the air carrier of the specific criteria that were the cause for rejection.
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IMPROVED SAFETY IN RURAL AREAS
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