; and (B) recommendations regarding the laws under paragraph (1) that would need to be amended to allow the operation of supersonic aircraft over land in the United States. 5018. Terminal aerodrome forecast (a) Terminal aerodrome forecast The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall permit a covered air carrier operation to operate to a destination in a noncontiguous State determined to be under visual flight rules without a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (referred to in this section as TAF ) or Meteorological Aerodrome Report (METAR) if a current Area Forecast, supplemented by other local weather observations or reports, is available, and an alternate airport that has an available TAF and weather report is specified. The air carrier shall have approved procedures for dispatch and enroute weather evaluation and shall operate under instrument flight rules enroute to the destination. (b) Limitation Without a written finding of necessity, based on objective evidence of imminent threat to safety, the Administrator shall not promulgate any operation specification, policy, or guidance document that is more restrictive than, or requires procedures that are not expressly stated in, the regulations. (c) Covered air carrier operation In this section, the term covered air carrier operation means a Part 121 air carrier operating in a noncontiguous State. 5019. Technical and conforming amendments (a) Airport capacity enhancement projects at congested airports Section 40104(c) is amended by striking 47176 and inserting 47175 . (b) Consultation on carrier response not covered by plan Section 41313(c)(16), as amended by section 3103 of this Act, is further amended by striking the foreign air carrier will consult and inserting will consult . (c) Weighing mail Section 41907 is amended by striking and –administrative and inserting and administrative . (d) Flight attendant certification Section 44728 is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking chapter and inserting title