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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AJ86 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Safety Management Systems for Certificate Holders 
Abstract:

This rulemaking would require each certificate holder operating under 14 CFR part 121 to develop and implement a safety management system (SMS) to improve the safety of its aviation related activities. A safety management system is a comprehensive, process-oriented approach to managing safety throughout an organization. An SMS includes an organization-wide safety policy; formal methods for identifying hazards, controlling, and continually assessing risk and safety performance; and promotion of a safety culture. SMS stresses not only compliance with technical standards but increased emphasis on the overall safety performance of the organization. This rulemaking is required under Pub. L. 111-216, sec. 215.

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 121    14 CFR 5   
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g)    49 U.S.C. 40113    49 U.S.C. 40119    49 U.S.C. 41706    49 U.S.C. 44101    49 U.S.C. 44701    49 U.S.C. 44702    49 U.S.C. 44903    49 U.S.C. 44701 to 44717    49 U.S.C. 44906    49 U.S.C. 44914    49 U.S.C. 44936    49 U.S.C. 44938    49 U.S.C. 46105    Pub. L. 111-216, sec. 215    49 U.S.C. 106(f)    49 U.S.C. 44101    49 U.S.C. 44105    49 U.S.C. 44106    49 U.S.C. 44111    49 U.S.C. 44722    42 U.S.C. 7572    49 U.S.C. 40105    49 U.S.C. 44901    49 U.S.C. 44904    49 U.S.C. 44912    49 U.S.C. 46103   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  NPRM  10/29/2010 
Final  Statutory  FINAL   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 the FAA shall consider, at 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 Extended  01/31/2011  76 FR 5296   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/03/2011 
Comment Period Extended  03/07/2011 
Final Action  01/08/2015  80 FR 1308   
Final Action Effective  03/09/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  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: No 
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