(a) Each operator subject to §91.865 or §91.867 of this chapter shall
submit an annual report to the FAA, Office of Environment and Energy, on
the progress it has made toward complying with the requirements of that
section. Such reports shall be submitted no later than 45 days after the
end of a calendar year. All progress reports must provide the information
through the end of the calendar year, be certified by the operator as true
and complete (under penalty of 18 U.S.C. 1001), and include the following
information:
(1) The name and address of the operator;
(2) The name, title, and telephone number of the person designated by
the operator to be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the
information in the report;
(3) The operator's progress during the reporting period toward
compliance with the requirements of §91.853, §91.865 or §91.867. For
airplanes on U.S. operations specifications, each operator shall identify
the airplanes by type, model, series, and serial number.
(i) Each Stage 2 airplane added or removed from operation or U.S.
operations specifications (grouped separately by those airplanes acquired
with and without base level);
(ii) Each Stage 2 airplane modified to Stage 3 noise levels
(identifying the manufacturer and model of noise abatement retrofit
equipment;
(iii) Each Stage 3 airplane on U.S. operations specifications as of the
last day of the reporting period; and
(iv) For each Stage 2 airplane transferred or acquired, the name and
address of the recipient or transferor; and, if base level was
transferred, the person to or from whom base level was transferred or
acquired pursuant to Section 91.863 along with the effective date of each
base level transaction, and the type of base level transferred or
acquired.
(b) Each operator subject to §91.865 or §91.867 of this chapter shall
submit an initial progress report covering the period from January 1,
1990, through December 31, 1991, and provide:
(1) For each operator subject to §91.865:
(i) The date used to establish its base level pursuant to §91.861(a);
and
(ii) A list of those Stage 2 airplanes (by type, model, series and
serial number) in its base level, including adjustments made pursuant to
§91.861 after the date its base level was established.
(2) For each U.S. operator:
(i) A plan to meet the compliance schedules in §91.865 or §91.867 and
the final compliance date of §91.853, including the schedule for delivery
of replacement Stage 3 airplanes or the installation of noise abatement
retrofit equipment; and
(ii) A separate list (by type, model, series, and serial number) of
those airplanes included in the operator's base level, pursuant to
§91.861(a)(1) (i) and (ii), under the categories "returned" or
"purchased," along with the date each was added to its operations
specifications.
(c) Each operator subject to §91.865 or §91.867 of this chapter shall
submit subsequent annual progress reports covering the calendar year
preceding the report and including any changes in the information provided
in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section; including the use of any
carry-forward credits pursuant to §91.869.
(d) An operator may request, in any report, that specific planning data
be considered proprietary.
(e) If an operator's actions during any reporting period cause it to
achieve compliance with §91.853, the report should include a statement to
that effect. Further progress reports are not required unless there is any
change in the information reported pursuant to paragraph (a) of this
section.
(f) For each U.S. operator subject to §91.865, progress reports
submitted for calendar years 1994, 1996, and 1998, shall also state how
the operator achieved compliance with the requirements of that section,
i.e. --
(1) By reducing the number of Stage 2 airplanes in its fleet to no more
than the maximum permitted percentage of its base level under §91.865(b),
or
(2) By operating a fleet that consists of at least the minimum required
percentage of Stage 3 airplanes under §91.865(d).
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 2120-0553)