Airport Safety Management System

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 139 [Docket No.: FAA-2010-0997; Amdt. No. 139-28] RIN 2120-AJ38 ( printed page 11642) AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule requires certain airport certificate holders to develop, implement, maintain, and adhere to an airport safety management system (SMS). Certificated airports that qualify under one or more of the following triggering criteria (triggers) are required to develop a SMS under this final rule: are classified as large, medium, or small hubs based on passenger data extracted from the FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System; have a 3-year rolling average of 100,000 or more total annual operations, meaning the sum of all arrivals and departures; or serve any international operation other than general aviation. This rule would expand the safety benefits of SMS to certain certificated airports and further the FAA's aviation-wide approach to SMS implementation in order to address safety at an organizational level. DATES: This rule is effective April 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking documents and other information related to this final rule, see “How to Obtain Additional Information” in SECTION VI of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions about this action, contact James Schroeder, Airport Safety and Operations Division, AAS-300, Office of Airport…