Renewal of Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System

Posted on Jan 18th, 2023

On January 17, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published to the Federal Register a notice and request for comments regarding the Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration System. The FAA intends to request for the Office of Management and Budget to renew the collection of Small Unmanned …

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Revisions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2023

Posted on Jan 13th, 2023

On January 13, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule enumerating the revisions to civil monetary penalty amounts for 2023 in the Federal Register. Federal agencies are required to adjust minimum and maximum civil penalty amounts annually according to a statutory for…

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TWG’s Barry Valentine Discusses FAA NOTAM Outage on International News

Posted on Jan 12th, 2023

Barry Valentine, a senior advisor at The Wicks Group (TWG) and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, appeared yesterday on both the BBC World Service and Cheddar News to discuss the failure of a critical aviation alert system. Mr. Valentine periodically appears on these and ot…

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Federal Aviation Administration Proposals; 5G C-Band Interference and Safety Management Systems

Posted on Jan 11th, 2023

Today, January 11, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) to the Federal Register. The first NPRM proposes an Airworthiness Directive that would supersede Airworthiness Directive 2021-23-12, which applies to all transport and commuter…

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U.S. Export-Import Bank Approves Final Commitments for Transactions

Posted on Jan 9th, 2023

On December 22, 2022, The Export-Import Bank of the United States published the following announcement: WASHINGTON –On Thursday, the Board of Directors for the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (EXIM) unanimously approved two transactions totaling more than $688 million. These transaction…

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Revisions to Department of Transportation Civil Penalty Amounts for 2023

Posted on Jan 6th, 2023

Today, January 6, 2023, a final rule enumerating the revisions to Department of Transportation (DOT) civil penalty amounts for 2023 was published on the Federal Register. Federal agencies are required to adjust minimum and maximum civil penalty amounts annually according to a statutory formula unde…

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