PART 402—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50101-50923. Source: Doc. No. FAA-2024-0021, Amdt. 402-1, 90 FR 42526, Sept. 3, 2025, unless otherwise noted. § 402.1 Applicability and definitions. (a) This part applies to any person subject to the requirements in subchapter C of this chapter. (b) For purposes of this part, “document in any format” includes documents (electronic or physical), and also other tangible items, such as data plates or marked parts. § 402.3 Falsification, reproduction, alteration, or omission. (a) No person may make or cause to be made any fraudulent or intentionally false statement in: (1) Any document in any format, submitted under any provision referenced in § 402.1 of this part, consisting of or related to any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, record, report, or similar; or (2) Any document in any format that is kept, made, or used to show compliance with any requirement under the provisions referenced in § 402.1. (b) No person may make or cause to be made any production, reproduction, or alteration, for fraudulent purpose, of: (1) Any document in any format, submitted or granted under any provision referenced in § 402.1, consisting of or related to any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, record, report, or similar; or (2) Any document in any format that is kept, made, or used to show compliance with any requirement under the provisions referenced in § 402.1. (c) No person may knowingly omit or cause to be omitted a material fact in: (1) Any document in any format, submitted under any provision referenced in § 402.1, consisting of or related to any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, record, report, or similar; or (2) Any document in any format that is kept, made, or used to show compliance with any requirement under the provisions referenced in § 402.1. (d) The commission by any person of an act prohibited under paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section is a basis for: (1) Denying, suspending, modifying, revoking, rescinding, removing, or withdrawing any acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, or similar, issued or granted by the Administrator and held by that person; or (2) A civil penalty. § 402.5 Incorrect statement or omission. (a) The following may serve as a basis for suspending, modifying, revoking, rescinding, removing, withdrawing, or denying an acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, or similar, issued or granted by the Administrator: (1) An incorrect statement or omission of fact, by any person, in or from any document in any format, submitted under any provision referenced in § 402.1, that was material to the issuance, validity, or granting of that acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, or similar; or (2) An incorrect statement or omission of a material fact by any person, in or from any document in any format that is kept, made, or used to show compliance with any requirement under the provisions referenced in § 402.1, that was material to the issuance, validity, or granting of that acceptance, application, approval, authorization, permit, license, waiver, or similar. (b) [Reserved]