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DOT/FAA RIN: 2120-AJ15 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Safety Management Systems (SMS)  
Abstract: This rulemaking would have required a Safety Management System (SMS) for FAA certificate holders, certain product manufacturers, applicants, and employers. However, the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) proposed a broader rule than the FAA is now developing. The FAA is now withdrawing the ANPRM. In place of the ANPRM, the FAA is developing a final rule per Public Law 111-216, section 215 to "require all part 121 air carriers to implement a safety management system." Following this Congressionally mandated rulemaking, the FAA is considering additional SMS rulemaking for commuter and on-demand operations, manufacturers, and repair stations. All SMS rulemakings are intended to further enhance the practice of managing safety, conducting risk and system assessments and analysis, undertaking preventive and corrective actions, and creating a safety culture. While the current SMS rulemaking initiatives are narrower than the ANPRM, FAA intends SMS rules across segments of the industry to be consistent. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 121   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 106(G)    49 USC 1153    49 USC 40101 to 40103    49 USC 40113    49 USC 41706    49 USC 44106    49 USC 44111    49 USC 44701 to 44717    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 40105    49 USC 44101    49 USC 44105    49 USC 44119    49 USC 44722    49 USC 45101 to 45105    49 USC 45303   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  NPRM  07/23/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  07/23/2009  74 FR 36414   
ANPRM Comment Period End  10/21/2009    
Withdrawn  03/17/2011  76 FR 14592   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  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: Related to 2120-AJ38 
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