Title 49TransportationRelease 119-73

§41111 Simplified procedure to apply for, amend, modify, suspend, and transfer certificates

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART A— - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart subpart ii— - economic regulation › Chapter CHAPTER 411— - AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATES › § 41111

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must make rules that make it easier to handle applications for airline operating certificates under section 41102 and to change, suspend, or transfer those certificates under sections 41105 or 41110(a) and (c). The rules must give notice and let interested people file written evidence and arguments. A live hearing is not required. The Secretary may use the simpler process when it is in the public interest. The rules should, when practical, say the standards used to decide when to use the simpler process and how decisions are made. The rules may allow using written evidence and argument under section 41108(b) as part of responses that support or oppose issuing a certificate.

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Title 49, §41111

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(a)(1)The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations that simplify the procedure for—
(A)acting on an application for a certificate to provide air transportation under section 41102 of this title; and
(B)amending, modifying, suspending, or transferring any part of that certificate under section 41105 or 41110(a) or (c) of this title.
(2)Regulations under this section shall provide for notice and an opportunity for each interested person to file appropriate written evidence and argument. An oral evidentiary hearing is not required to be provided under this section.
(b)The Secretary may use the simplified procedure to act on an application for a certificate to provide air transportation under section 41102 of this title, or to amend, modify, suspend, or transfer any part of that certificate under section 41105 or 41110(a) or (c) of this title, when the Secretary decides the use of the procedure is in the public interest.
(c)(1)To the extent the Secretary finds practicable, regulations under this section shall include each standard the Secretary will apply when—
(A)deciding whether to use the simplified procedure; and
(B)making a decision on an action in which the procedure is used.
(2)The regulations may provide that written evidence and argument may be filed under section 41108(b) of this title as a part of a response opposing or supporting the issuance of a certificate.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 41111(a)49 App.:1371(p)(1) (1st, 2d sentences).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 401(p); added Oct. 24, 1978, Pub. L. 95–504, § 21(a)(1), 92 Stat. 1723. 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 1601(b)(1)(E); added Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 3(e), 98 Stat. 1704. 41111(b)49 App.:1371(p)(2) (1st sentence). 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E). 41111(c)49 App.:1371(p)(1) (last sentence), (2) (last sentence). 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E). In this section, the words “acting on” and “act on” are substituted for “disposition of” for consistency. In subsection (a)(1)(A), the word “provide” is substituted for “engage in” for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (a)(1)(B), the word “alteration” is omitted as surplus. In subsection (a)(2), the word “adequate” is omitted as surplus. In subsection (b), the words “to act on an application for a certificate to provide air transportation under section 41102 of this title, or to amend, modify, suspend, or transfer any part of that certificate under section 41105 or 41110(a) or (c) of this title” are added for clarity. In subsection (c)(2), the words “by such person” are omitted as surplus. The words “a response opposing or supporting the issuance of a certificate” are substituted for “a protest or memorandum filed with respect to such application” for consistency.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 41111

Title 49Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73