Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration 1. Popular Title: Airport SMS RIN 2120-AJ38 Stage: SNPRM Previous Stage: NPRM: Publication Date 10/07/2010;End of Comment Period 01/05/2011;Extension of Comment Period 12/10/2010; End of Extended of Comment Period 03/07/2011; Extension of Comment Period 03/07/2011; End of Extended of Comment Period 07/05/2011. Abstract: This rulemaking would require certain airport certificate holders to develop, implement, maintain, and adhere to a safety management system (SMS) for its aviation related activities. An SMS is a formalized approach to managing safety by developing an organization-wide safety policy, developing formal methods of identifying hazards, analyzing and mitigating risk, developing methods for ensuring continuous safety improvement, and creating organization-wide safety promotion strategies. Effects: Prompting action: Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision Rulemaking Project Initiated: 07/22/2008 Docket Number: FAA-2010-0997 Dates for SNPRM: Federal Register Citation for SNPRM: None Federal Aviation Administration 2. Popular Title: Small UAS Rule RIN 2120-AJ60 Stage: Final Rule Previous Stage: NPRM Publication: 02/23/2015; C/P End: 04/24/2015 Final Rule: Publication Approved ;Publication Date ;Effective Date . Abstract: This rulemaking would allow the commercial operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (small UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). These changes would address the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems, certification of their operators, registration of the small unmanned aircraft, and display of registration markings. This action would also find airworthiness certification is not required for small unmanned aircraft system operations subject to this rulemaking. Effects: Prompting action: Statute
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration 1. Popular Title: Airport SMS RIN 2120-AJ38 Stage: SNPRM Previous Stage: NPRM: Publication Date 10/07/2010;End of Comment Period 01/05/2011;Extension of Comment Period 12/10/2010; End of Extended of Comment Period 03/07/2011; Extension of Comment Period 03/07/2011; End of Extended of Comment Period 07/05/2011. Abstract: This rulemaking would require certain airport certificate holders to develop, implement, maintain, and adhere to a safety management system (SMS) for its aviation related activities. An SMS is a formalized approach to managing safety by developing an organization-wide safety policy, developing formal methods of identifying hazards, analyzing and mitigating risk, developing methods for ensuring continuous safety improvement, and creating organization-wide safety promotion strategies. Effects: Prompting action: Secretarial/Head of Operating Administration Decision Rulemaking Project Initiated: 07/22/2008 Docket Number: FAA-2010-0997 Dates for SNPRM: Federal Register Citation for SNPRM: None Federal Aviation Administration 2. Popular Title: Small UAS Rule RIN 2120-AJ60 Stage: Final Rule Previous Stage: NPRM Publication: 02/23/2015; C/P End: 04/24/2015 Final Rule: Publication Approved ;Publication Date ;Effective Date . Abstract: This rulemaking would allow the commercial operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (small UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). These changes would address the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems, certification of their operators, registration of the small unmanned aircraft, and display of registration markings. This action would also find airworthiness certification is not required for small unmanned aircraft system operations subject to this rulemaking. Effects: Prompting action: Statute