2120-AJ86 201104 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Safety Management Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No Undetermined Section 610 Review 14 CFR 121 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 Statutory NPRM 10/29/2010 NPRM Statutory Final 07/30/2012 Final Rule 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. No 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 Yes Businesses Federal No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov Yes No 2120-AJ15 Split from Scott VanBuren 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 202-494-8417 scott.vanburen@faa.gov 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington DC 20591