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RIN: 2120-AJ86

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: ●Safety Management Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders(Section 610 Review)
Abstract: This rulemaking would require all part 121 air carriers to implement a safety management system (SMS). Congress passed Public Law 111-216 instructing FAA to conduct a rulemaking to require all part 121 air carriers to implement an SMS. The proposed rule must include the following safety management elements: requirements based on risk management, quality management techniques to develop safety assurance, use of interrelated systems to measure effectiveness of safety measures, and promotion of an organization-wide safety culture. Congress further required that the FAA consider at a minimum each of the following as part of the SMS rulemaking: (1) An Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), (2) A Flight Operational Quality Assurance Program (FOQA), (3) A Line Operations Safety Audit, and (4) An Advance Qualification Program.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 121
Legal Authority: 49 USC 106(g) 49 USC 40113 49 USC 40119 49 USC 41706 49 USC 44101 49 USC 44701 to 44702 49 USC 44705 49 USC 44709 to 44711 49 USC 44713 49 USC 44716 to 44717 49 USC 44722 49 USC 46105

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
NPRM	Statutory	NPRM	10/29/2010
Final	Statutory	Final Rule	07/30/2012

Overall Description of Deadline: Congress passed Public Law 111-216 that instructs FAA to conduct a rulemaking to require all part 121 air carriers to implement a Safety Management System (SMS). This act further states that FAA shall consider at a minimum each of the following as part of the SMS rulemaking: 1 An Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP); 2 A Flight Operations Quality Assurance Program (FOQA); 3 A Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA); and, 4 An Advance Qualifications Program.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/05/2010	75 FR 68224
NPRM Comment Period End	02/03/2011
NPRM Comment Period Extended	01/31/2011	76 FR 5296
NPRM Comment Period Extended End	03/07/2011
Analyzing Comments	07/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Related RINs: Split from 2120-AJ15
Agency Contact: Scott VanBuren Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591 Phone:202 494-8417 Email: scott.vanburen@faa.gov