* Notice of Proposed Charter Amendments (NCAs)

DIVISION I — MANAGEMENT CHARTER

1. INTRODUCTION
2. TRANSPORT CANADA MISSION AND VISION
3. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES
4. OBJECTIVE
5. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE— RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS
   • 5.1 Mandate of the CARAC Plenary
     • 5.1.2 Membership of the CARAC Plenary
   • 5.2 Mandate of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Committee (CARC)
     • 5.2.1 Membership of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Committee (CARC)
   • 5.3 Mandate of Technical Committees
     • 5.3.1 Membership and Management of Technical Committees
     • 5.3.2 Establishing Technical Committees
     • 5.3.3 Criteria
   • 5.4 Mandate of Working Groups
     • 5.4.1 Membership and Management of Working Groups
   • 5.5 Mandate of the Executive Director
   • 5.6 Mandate of Transport Canada Personnel
     • 5.6.1 Legal Opinions
   • 5.7 Mandate of the Secretariat
6. PRESENTATIONS TO THE CIVIL AVIATION REGULATORY COMMITTEE
7. EXTRAORDINARY CONSULTATION
   • 7.1 Initiating Official
   • 7.2 Secretariat
   • 7.3 CARC Review
   • 7.4 Development of a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA)
8. CONSENSUS IN CARAC
9. DISSENTS
10. AMENDING THE CARAC MANAGEMENT CHARTER AND PROCEDURES
    • 10.1 General
    • 10.2 Amendment Procedures
11. PROJECT RESOURCES
12. COMMUNICATION AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
13. CARAC MEETINGS
    • 13.1 General
    • 13.2 CARAC Decision Records
14. MEDIA ATTENDANCE
    • 14.1 General
    • 14.2 CARAC Plenary and Technical Committee Meetings
    • 14.3 Working Group Meetings

DIVISION II — PROCEDURES

1. GENERAL PROCEDURES
   • 1.1 Conduct of the Process
   • 1.2 Study/Evaluation Phase
   • 1.3 Implementation Phase
   • 1.4 Defining and Assigning CARAC Tasks
   • 1.5 New Technical Committee Tasks or Establishment of Working Groups
   • 1.6 Participation of Interested Persons in CARAC
   • 1.7 Provision of Information
   • 1.8 Public Notification
2. COMMITTEE PROCEDURES
   • 2.1 Civil Aviation Regulatory Committee (CARC)
     • 2.1.1 CARC Chair Responsibilities
     • 2.1.2 CARC Agenda
     • 2.1.3 CARC Meetings
     • 2.1.4 CARC Decision Records
   • 2.2 Technical Committee Chairs — Selection Process
     • 2.2.1 General
     • 2.2.2 Initial Nomination Process
     • 2.2.3 Appointment
       • 2.2.3.1 Periodic Review of Appointment
   • 2.3 Technical Committees
     • 2.3.1 Technical Committee Responsibilities
       • 2.3.1.1 Technical Committee General Responsibilities
       • 2.3.1.2 Technical Committee Members’ Responsibilities
       • 2.3.1.3 Technical Committee Chairs Responsibilities
       • 2.3.1.4 Executive Directors
     • 2.3.2 Technical Committee Agenda
     • 2.3.3 Technical Committee Meetings
     • 2.3.4 Technical Committee Decision Records
   • 2.4 Working Groups
     • 2.4.1 Establishment of a Working Group
     • 2.4.2 Appointment of a Working Group Leader
     • 2.4.3 Working Group — Terms of Reference
     • 2.4.4 Working Group — Eligibility
     • 2.4.5 Working Group — Notification of Establishment
     • 2.4.6 Working Group — Member Selection Process
     • 2.4.7. Working Group Responsibilities
       • 2.4.7.1 Working Group — General Responsibilities
       • 2.4.7.2 Working Group — Members’ Responsibilities
       • 2.4.7.3 Working Group — Leader’s Responsibilities
     • 2.4.8 Working Group Meetings
   • 2.5 Secretariat
3. REQUESTS FOR REGULATORY ACTION (INVOKING CARAC)
   • 3.1 General
   • 3.2 Secretariat
   • 3.3 Executive Director
   • 3.4 Civil Aviation Regulatory Committee (CARC)
   • 3.5 Discussion Items
   • 3.6 Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA)
   • 3.7 Justification for Regulatory Changes
   • 3.8 Establishment of Working Groups Following a Request for Regulatory Action
   • 3.9 Acceptance or Denial of a Request for Regulatory Action
   • 3.10 Alternative or Non-Regulatory Solutions
   • 3.11 Regulation and Standard Making Process for NPAs
     • 3.11.1 Simplified Process for the Amendment of the Design Standards of Airworthiness by Adopting by Reference a Foreign Amendment
       • 3.11.1.1 Procedure — Phase I
       • 3.11.1.2 Procedure — Phase II
4. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (RIAS)
   • 4.1 General
   • 4.2 CARAC and the RIAS
   • 4.3 RIAS Content
     • 4.3.1 Regulatory Review Criteria
5. DISPOSITION OF COMMENTS
   • 5.1 General
   • 5.2 Comments Assigned to CARAC
   • 5.3 Comments Assigned to Transport Canada Civil Aviation

DIVISION III - APPENDICES