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 Purpose of This Notice.

This notice revises and clarifies the current Flight Standards Service (AFS) compliance policy contained in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS), Volume 14, Compliance and Enforcement, to align with the newly published FAA Order 8000.373, Federal Aviation Administration Compliance Philosophy, and related changes to FAA Order 2150.3B, FAA Compliance and Enforcement Program. Together, these changes enable FAA program offices such as AFS to become policy owners for "Compliance Actions" (see Appendix A definition) below the level of administrative or legal enforcement action. These AFS Compliance Actions can be taken, when appropriate, in a more efficient, effective, and timely manner for actual or apparent deviations from statutory or regulatory standards.