# Relief for U.S. Military and Civilian Personnel Who Are Assigned Outside the United States in Support of U.S. Armed Forces Operations
> **Rule** · Final rule; request for comments. · Published 2003-06-20 · Effective 2003-06-20 · 68 FR 36902
## Document
- **Document number:** 03-15643
- **Category:** other
- **Type:** Rule
- **Action:** Final rule; request for comments.
- **Citation:** 68 FR 36902
- **Publication date:** 2003-06-20
- **Effective date:** 2003-06-20
- **FAA docket:** Docket No. FAA-2003-15431
## Abstract

The FAA is replacing an existing Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) with a new SFAR that allows Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) to accept expired flight instructor certificates and inspection authorizations for renewals from U.S. military and civilian personnel who are assigned outside the United States in support of U.S. Armed Forces operations. This SFAR also allows FSDOs to accept expired airman written test reports for certain practical tests from U.S. military and civilian personnel who are assigned outside the United States in support of U.S. Armed Forces operations. This action is necessary to avoid penalizing U.S. military and civilian personnel who are unable to meet the regulatory time limits of their flight instructor certificate, inspection authorization, or airman written test report because they are serving outside the United States in support of U.S. Armed Forces operations. The effect of this action is to give U.S. military and civilian personnel who are assigned outside the United States in support of U.S. Armed Forces operations extra time to meet the certain eligibility requirements under the current rules.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/06/20/03-15643/relief-for-us-military-and-civilian-personnel-who-are-assigned-outside-the-united-states-in-support)
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