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On September 15, 2011, NACA submitted a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers, Docket Number: FAA–2008-0677.
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On July 26, 2011, NACA, Atlas Air, Kalitta Air, Miami Air, National Airlines, Omni Air, and Southern Air made a presentation to Office of Industry and Regulatory Affairs at Office of Management and Budget in connection with FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements, Docket FAA-2009-1093.
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On June 8, 2011, NACA and Kalitta Air made a presentation to Office of Industry and Regulatory Affairs at Office of Management and Budget in connection with FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Prohibition against Certain Flights within the Territory of and Airspace of Afghanistan (SFAR 110), Docket FAA-2010-0289.
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On April 7, 2011, Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and General Duncan McNabb, USTRANSCOM commander, engaged in a discussion about the impact on DOD missions of FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements, Docket FAA-2009-1093.
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On March 24, 2011, NACA filed a study by Air Force Institute of Technology ("CRAF Crew Rest Study: Proposed FAA Changes," January 4, 2011) and a letter of transmittal from General McNabb to Randy Babbitt in connection with FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Flight Crew Member Safety and Rest Requirements, Docket FAA-2009-1093.
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On March 3, 2011, NACA filed amended comments relating to issuance of Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, in connection with FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Flightcrew Member Safety and Rest Requirements, Docket FAA-2009-1093.
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On February 28, 2011, NACA filed its comments on Safety Management Systems in connection with FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Safety Management Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders, Docket FAA-2009-0671.
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On December 7, 2010, NACA presented answers to questions proposed by the National Academy of Sciences in connection with pilot fatigue and the effects of pilot commuting.
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On November 15, 2010, NACA filed its comments in connection with FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements, Docket FAA-2009-1093.
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On October 15, 2010, NACA filed its list of Clarifying Questions in connection with FAA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Flightcrew Member Duty and Rest Requirements, Docket FAA-2009-1093.