Federal aircraft definition
Federal aircraft means an aircraft that an executive agency owns (i.e., holds title to) or borrows for any length of time. When an executive agency loans or bails an aircraft that meets the criteria for Federal aircraft, that loaned or bailed air- craft is still considered a Federal aircraft in the owning agency’s inventory except when DOD is the owning agency of a bailed aircraft. In that case, the aircraft is recorded in the inventory of the bailee.
Federal aircraft. Aircraft procured and approved by Federal firefighting agencies are authorized for use on wildland fire operations managed by Federal, State, FPAs, and local governments. • Approved Cooperator Aircraft: Aircraft procured / owned by cooperating agencies (State and local) may be utilized on federally managed fires only when Federal “cooperator aircraft letters of approval” are in place for the aircraft and pilots being used. The letter is the instrument that authorizes payment by the Federal Government. Refer to the Master Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement Project and Financial Plan for specific information. • Federal Lands under State Protection: State, FPAs, and local governments may use non-federally approved aircraft on Federal lands only when and where the State / FPA / local agency has formal protection responsibility on those lands and when the State / FPA / local agency maintains operational control of those aircraft. • Federal Airtanker Base: Non-federally approved aircraft and retardant loading at Federal airtanker bases are authorized when operational control is maintained by the State / FPA /local agency. • Federal Personnel: Federal employees may be assigned to fires when non-federally approved aircraft are under the operational control of State / FPA /local agencies. No Federal employee may be assigned with contracting / procurement responsibility related to non- federally approved aircraft. No Federal employee may be assigned to a position that exercises operational control of a non-federally approved aircraft, unless working as an agent of the State or FPA under a binding Delegation of Authority. No Federal employee may ride on non-federally approved aircraft.
Federal aircraft means manned or unmanned aircraft that an executive agency owns (i.e., holds title to) or borrows for any length of time. Federal aircraft include—
Examples of Federal aircraft in a sentence
In an emergency, where human life on Federal lands under Federal protection is immediately threatened by wildland fire in the current burning period, a local Federal line officer may, with State concurrence, take operational control over State contracted aircraft, if sufficient Federal aircraft are not available to protect the public.