Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration
This action affirms the order and responds to comments received in response to the Notice published on August 1, 2025, regarding designating U.S Aviation Safety Team (USAST) information as protected from disclosure. The Notice proposed that safety and security information as described below be designated by an FAA Order as protected from disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the rule entitled Protection of Voluntarily Submitted Information. The designation is intended to encourage persons to voluntarily provide information to the FAA through the USAST, supporting a collaborative, data-driven strategy to reduce the risk of fatal and non-fatal aviation incidents and accidents.
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 [Docket No. FAA-2025-1193] AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of order. SUMMARY: This action affirms the order and responds to comments received in response to the Notice published on August 1, 2025, regarding designating U.S Aviation Safety Team (USAST) information as protected from disclosure. The Notice proposed that safety and security information as described below be designated by an FAA Order as protected from disclosure in accordance with the provisions of the rule entitled Protection of Voluntarily Submitted Information. The designation is intended to encourage persons to voluntarily provide information to the FAA through the USAST, supporting a collaborative, data-driven strategy to reduce the risk of fatal and non-fatal aviation incidents and accidents. DATES: October 28, 2026. ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of documents and other information related to this action, see “How to Obtain Additional Information” in this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Boardman, U.S. Aviation Safety Team Secretariat, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: brian.boardman@faa.gov , Telephone: 771-333-1247. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under 49 U.S.C. 40123 , certain voluntarily provided safety and security information is protected fro…
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Citation: 91 FR 67893
