{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-821.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 821.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this part:\nAdministrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);\nAirman certificate means any certificate issued by the FAA to an airman, and shall include medical certificates required for airmen;\nAppeal from an initial decision means a request to the Board to review a law judge's decision;\nAppeal to the Board means a request to the Board for the review by a law judge of an order of the Administrator;\nAppealable order means an order of a law judge that has the effect of terminating the proceeding, such as one granting a motion to dismiss in lieu of an answer, as provided in § 821.17, or one granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings or summary judgment. Appealable order does not include an order granting in part a motion to dismiss and requiring an answer to any remaining allegation or allegations, an order granting in part judgment on the pleadings or summary judgment, or a ruling on an interlocutory matter;\nBoard means the National Transportation Safety Board;\nCase Manager means the officer of the Board's Office of Administrative Law Judges responsible for the processing of cases within that office;\nCertificate means any certificate issued by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 447;\nChief Law Judge means the administrative law judge in charge of the adjudicative function of the Board's Office of Administrative Law Judges;\nComplaint means an order of the Administrator, reissued for pleading purposes, from which an appeal to the Board has been taken pursuant to sections 49 U.S.C. 44106, 44709 or 46301;\nEmergency order means an order of the Administrator issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44709, which recites that an emergency exists and that safety in air commerce or air transportation and the public interest require the immediate effectiveness of such order;\nFlight engineer means a person who holds a flight engineer certificate issued under Part 63 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations;\nInitial decision means the law judge's decision on the issue or issues remaining for disposition at the close of a hearing;\nLaw judge means the administrative law judge assigned to hear and preside over the respective proceeding;\nMechanic means a person who holds a mechanic certificate issued under Part 65 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations;\nOrder means the document (sometimes also termed the complaint) by which the Administrator seeks to amend, modify, suspend or revoke a certificate, or impose a civil penalty;\nPetition for review means a petition filed pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44703 for review of the Administrator's denial of an application for issuance or renewal of an airman certificate;\nPetitioner means a person who has filed a petition for review;\nPilot means a person who holds a pilot certificate issued under Part 61 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations;\nRepairman means a person who holds a repairman certificate issued under Part 65 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations;\nRespondent means the holder of a certificate who has appealed to the Board from an order of the Administrator amending, modifying, suspending or revoking a certificate, or imposing a civil penalty.\n(b) Terms defined in 49 U.S.C. Chapters 11, 447 and 463 are used as so defined.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VIII—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD","PART 821—RULES OF PRACTICE IN AIR SAFETY PROCEEDINGS","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"0a6f8bbe7ee8e6a020fbbf1e0680ff6c44c4417d6969d513b11f857dea9109af","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-807.170","next":"us/49-cfr-821.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}