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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AJ15 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: ●Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Air Transportation 
Abstract: This rule would solicit public comments on a potential rulemaking to require a Safety Management System for air transportation. The FAA would require that certificate holders establish a Safety Management System (SMS) for their organizations. The goal is to increase safety awareness across all levels and functions of a certificate holder's organization. If implemented, a certificate holder would have to develop new systems or incorporate existing systems that demonstrate a capability to identify hazards and develop, implement, and maintain effective risk controls. An SMS requirement would make the United States compliant with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 6 that member states after January 1, 2009 shall require, as part of their safety program, that an operator implement a safety management system acceptable to the State of the Operator. The FAA is actively engaged in several internal and external SMS initiatives and desires to gather information and comments from the broadest audience possible. We would be especially interested in comments from small businesses on possible impacts of an SMS requirement. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 119    14 CFR 121   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 106(G)    49 USC 1153    49 USC 40101    49 USC 40102    49 USC 40103    49 USC 40113    49 USC 41706    49 USC 44105    49 USC 44106    49 USC 44111    49 USC 44701 to 44717    49 USC 44722    49 USC 44901    49 USC 44903    49 USC 44904    49 USC 44906    49 USC 44912    49 USC 44914    49 USC 44936    49 USC 44938    49 USC 46103    49 USC 46105    49 USC 49119   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  08/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
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 
Agency Contact:
Brenda Courtney
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave, SW,
Washington, DC 20591
Phone:202-267-3327
Email: brenda.courtney@dot.gov