[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5296-5298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2049]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 5 and 119
[Docket No. FAA-2009-0671; Notice No. 10-15]
RIN 2120-AJ86
Safety Management System for Part 121 Certificate Holders;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was
published on November 5, 2010. In that document, the FAA proposed to
require each certificate holder operating under 14 CFR part 121 to
develop and implement a safety management system (SMS) to improve its
aviation related activities. Several trade and membership organizations
representing various aviation industry segments have requested that the
FAA extend the comment period closing date to allow time to adequately
analyze the NPRM and prepare comments.
DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on November 5, 2010,
closing on February 3, 2011, is extended until March 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number FAA-2010-
0997 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
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Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.
Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA dockets, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of
the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Denniston, ARM-200, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-3380; facsimile (202)
267-5075, e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the ``Additional Information'' section
for information on how to comment on this proposal and how the FAA will
handle comments received. The ``Additional Information'' section also
contains related information about the docket, privacy, and the
handling of proprietary or confidential business information. In
addition, there is information on obtaining copies of related
rulemaking documents.
Background
On November 5, 2010, the FAA published Notice No. 10-15, entitled
``Safety Management Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders'' (75 FR
68224). Comments to that document were to be received on or before
February 3, 2011.
In a letter dated January 14, 2011 the Aeronautical Repair Station
Association, Aircraft Electronics Association, Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association, Aviation Suppliers Association, Experimental
Aircraft Association, Modification and Replacement Parts Association,
National Air Transportation Association, and the National Business
Aircraft Association requested that the FAA extend the comment period
for Notice No. 10-15 for 90 days. The petitioners requested the
extension to allow time to adequately assess the impact of the NPRM and
prepare comments.
While the FAA concurs with the petitioners' requests for an
extension of the comment period on Notice No. 10-15, it does not
support a 90-day extension. The FAA finds that providing an additional
30 days is sufficient for commenters to analyze the NPRM and provide
meaningful comment to Notice No. 10-15. The Airline Safety and Federal
Aviation Extension Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-216) directs the FAA to
issue an SMS for part 121 final rule by July 30, 2012. In order to
fulfill the final rule requirement of Public Law 111-216, the FAA is
working on an accelerated schedule to complete the SMS for part 121
final rule.
Absent unusual circumstances, the FAA does not anticipate any
further extension of the comment period for this rulemaking.
Extension of Comment Period
In accordance with Sec. 11.47(c) of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, the FAA has reviewed the petitions made by the
Aeronautical Repair Station Association, Aircraft Electronics
Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Aviation Suppliers
Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, Modification and
Replacement Parts Association, National Air Transportation Association,
and the National Business Aircraft Association for extension of the
comment period to Notice No. 10-15. These petitioners have shown a
substantive interest in the proposed rule and good cause for the
extension. The FAA has determined that extension of the comment period
is consistent with the public interest, and that good cause exists for
taking this action.
Accordingly, the comment period for Notice No. 10-15 is extended
until March 7, 2011.
Additional Information
A. Comments Invited
The FAA invites interested persons to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting written comments, data, or views. The agency
also invites comments relating to the economic, environmental, energy,
or federalism impacts that might result from adopting the proposals in
this document. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion
of the proposal, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include supporting data. To ensure the docket does not contain
duplicate comments, commenters should send only one copy of written
comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should
submit only one time.
The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well
as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerning this proposed rulemaking. Before acting on this
proposal, the FAA will consider all comments it receives on or before
the closing date for comments. The FAA will consider comments filed
after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without
incurring expense or delay. The agency may change this proposal in
light of the comments it receives.
Proprietary or Confidential Business Information: Do not file
proprietary or confidential business information in the docket. Such
information must be sent or delivered directly to the person identified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document, and
marked as proprietary or confidential. If submitting information on a
disk or CD-ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM, and identify
electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that
is proprietary or confidential.
Under 14 CFR 11.35(b), when the FAA is aware of proprietary
information filed with a comment, the agency does not place it in the
docket. It is held in a separate file to which the public does not have
access, and the FAA places a note in the docket that it has received
it. If the FAA receives a request to examine or copy this information,
it treats it as any other request under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552). The FAA processes such a request under Department of
Transportation procedures found in 49 CFR part 7.
B. Availability of Rulemaking Documents
An electronic copy of rulemaking documents may be obtained from the
Internet by--
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1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov);
2. Visiting the FAA's Regulations and Policies Web page at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or
3. Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
Copies may also be obtained by sending a request to the Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Rulemaking, ARM-1, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-9680.
Commenters must identify the docket or notice number of this
rulemaking.
All documents the FAA considered in developing this proposed rule,
including economic analyses and technical reports, may be accessed from
the Internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal referenced in item
(1) above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 26, 2011.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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