[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR91.869] [Page 577] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) PART 91_GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES--Table of Contents Subpart I_Operating Noise Limits Sec. 91.869 Carry-forward compliance. (a) Any operator that exceeds the requirements of paragraph (b) of Sec. 91.865 of this part on or before December 31, 1994, or on or before December 31, 1996, may claim a credit that may be applied at a subsequent interim compliance date. (b) Any operator that eliminates or modifies more Stage 2 airplanes pursuant to Sec. 91.865(b) than required as of December 31, 1994, or December 31, 1996, may count the number of additional Stage 2 airplanes reduced as a credit toward-- (1) The number of Stage 2 airplanes it would otherwise be required to reduce following a subsequent interim compliance date specified in Sec. 91.865(b); or (2) The number of Stage 3 airplanes it would otherwise be required to operate in its fleet following a subsequent interim compliance date to meet the percentage requirements specified in Sec. 91.865(d). [Doc. No. 26433, 56 FR 48659, Sept. 25, 1991; 56 FR 65783, Dec. 18, 1991]