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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 24, 2021 / Proposed Rules ensure consistency among various FAA
SMS initiatives, and reduce the implementation burden.
DATES: The comment period for the SNPRM published on July 14, 2016 81
FR 45872 closed on September 12, 2016, and is reopened until September 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number FAA
20100997 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.
Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M30; U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
205900001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12140 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 4932251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553c, DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice DOT/ALL
14 FDMS, which you can review at http www.dot.gov/privacy.
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 the Docket Operations in Room W12140 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:
Brent Hart, ARM200, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone 202 2679677;email brent.hart@faa.gov.
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, the handling of proprietary or confidential business information. In addition, there is information on
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obtaining copies of related rulemaking documents.
Background On October 7, 2010, the FAA
published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM
titled Safety Management System for Certificated Airports 75 FR 62008.
The NPRM proposed to require all part 139 certificate holders to establish a Safety Management System SMS for the entire airfield environment, including movement and nonmovement areas, to improve safety at airports hosting air carrier operations.
While reviewing the comments on the NPRM, the FAA reevaluated whether requiring an SMS at all part 139
certificated airports was appropriate. As part of the re-evaluation, the FAA
assessed various combinations of criteria that could trigger the requirement to implement SMS and to maximize safety benefits in the least burdensome manner.
On July 14, 2016, the FAA published an SNPRM titled Safety Management System for Certificated Airports 81 FR
45872. The SNPRM revised the proposed triggers for implementing SMS
and proposed the FAAs preferred alternative, which is to require SMS at airports that a are large, medium, or small hubs; b serve international air traffic; or c have more than 100,000
total annual operations. The FAA also revised the proposed implementation schedule to extend the implementation period from 18 months to 24 months and require the submission of an Implementation Plan within 12 months instead of 6 months from the effective date of the rule. The SNPRM clarified the training requirements and revised certain definitions to ensure consistencywhen deemed appropriateamong various FAA SMS
initiatives.
The SNPRM comment period closed on September 12, 2016. The FAA
received 38 comments on the SNPRM.
Although most commenters were certificate holders, some were air carriers, consultants, academia, and individuals. Additionally, the following industry associations submitted comments: Airlines for America, Airports Council International-North America, American Association of Airport Executives, Helicopter Association International, and the National Business Aviation Association.
The comments primarily addressed the following areas of the proposal:
Applicability;
Implementation;
Non-movement area;
Data protection;

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Safety reporting and interoperability;
Training and orientation;
Accountable executive;
Definitions; and Miscellaneous topics.
Reopening of Comment Period As a result of the time that has passed since the close of the SNPRM comment period, the FAA has determined that it is appropriate to solicit comments on any new information or data that has come to light since the close of the comment period. Accordingly, the FAA
is reopening the comment period for the SNPRM published at 81 FR 45872, for 30 days, until September 23, 2021 for the aforementioned limited purpose.
The most helpful comments provide only data and information that was not previously submitted to the rulemaking docket, 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.
Additional Information Except for Confidential Business Information CBI as described in the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, 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.
Confidential Business Information CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by its owner.
Under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA 5 U.S.C. 552, CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this SNPRM
contain commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to this SNPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as PROPIN. The FAA
will treat such marked submissions as
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