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RIN: 2120-AJ86

Publication ID: Spring 2013

Title: Safety Management Systems for Certificate Holders(Section 610 Review)
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 Public Law 111-216, sec. 215.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review
CFR Citation: 14 CFR 121 14 CFR 5
Legal Authority: 49 USC 106(g) 49 USC 40113 49 USC 40119 49 USC 41706 49 USC 44101 49 USC 44701 49 USC 44702 49 USC 44705 49 USC 44709 to 44711 49 USC 44713 49 USC 44716 49 USC 44717 49 USC 44722 49 USC 46105 PL 111-216, sec. 215

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	Final Rule	07/30/2012
NPRM	Statutory	NPRM	10/29/2010

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 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.

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 Rule	10/00/2013

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	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: Yes
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