2120-AJ86 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Safety Management Systems for Certificate Holders

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.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 14 CFR 121 14 CFR 5 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 Statutory NPRM 10/29/2010 NPRM Statutory Final 07/30/2012 FINAL 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. No 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 No Businesses Federal No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 2120-AJ15 Split from Scott VanBuren Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 202-494-8417 scott.vanburen@faa.gov 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington DC 20591