---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 11.29"
title: "14"
number: "11.29"
heading: "May FAA change its regulations without first issuing an ANPRM or NPRM?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/11.29"
---

# §11.29. May FAA change its regulations without first issuing an ANPRM or NPRM?


The FAA normally adds or changes a regulation by issuing a final rule after an NPRM. However, FAA may adopt, amend, or repeal regulations without first issuing an ANPRM or NPRM in the following situations:

- (a) We may issue a final rule without first requesting public comment if, for good cause, we find that an NPRM is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. We place that finding and a brief statement of the reasons for it in the final rule. For example, we may issue a final rule in response to a safety emergency.
- (b) If an NPRM would be unnecessary because we do not expect to receive adverse comment, we may issue a direct final rule.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40103, 40105, 40109, 40113, 44110, 44502, 44701-44702, 44711, 46102, and 51 U.S.C. 50901-50923.

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-1999-6622, 65 FR 50863, Aug. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.