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Purpose of This Notice.

This notice introduces and provides guidance on the issuance of operations specification (OpSpec) A131. This OpSpec is used to authorize a Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 certificate holder to use standardized curricula under contract or agreement with 14 CFR part 142 training centers authorized to offer these curricula to part 135 certificate holders in the part 142 training center's training specifications (TSpecs). The training curricula are developed to meet the specific training, testing, or checking requirements of part 135. Once issued to the certificate holder, the OpSpec identifies the training curricula, curriculum segments, and portions of curriculum segments that the certificate holder has vetted and is authorized to use. The training curricula authorized in OpSpec A131 become part of the certificate holder's approved training program.