Notice2022-07574
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: FAA Advisory Circular 120-119, Voluntary Safety Management System for Other Regulated Entities Transporting Dangerous Goods by Air
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Published
April 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on June 8, 2021. The collection involves entities that voluntarily follow the guidance in FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 120-119, Voluntary Safety Management System (SMS) for Other Regulated Entities Transporting Dangerous Goods by Air, on how to use the SMS principles included in FAA regulations, as a basis to develop and implement a voluntary SMS program and how to submit such a voluntary program to the FAA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH) for acceptance. Information received from the first collection will be used to determine consistency with FAA SMS regulations. With the exception of a one-time submission of an implementation plan, the data will not be submitted to the FAA. The records for Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, and Safety Assurance processes, training, and communications are kept under Safety Promotion and will be kept by the organization and used in its SMS.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20915-20916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07574]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0611]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: FAA Advisory
Circular 120-119, Voluntary Safety Management System for Other
Regulated Entities Transporting Dangerous Goods by Air
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
June 8, 2021. The collection involves entities that voluntarily follow
the guidance in FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 120-119, Voluntary Safety
Management System (SMS) for Other Regulated Entities Transporting
Dangerous Goods by Air, on how to use the SMS principles included in
FAA regulations, as a basis to develop and implement a voluntary SMS
program and how to submit such a voluntary program to the FAA's Office
of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH) for acceptance. Information
received from the first collection will be used to determine
consistency with FAA SMS regulations. With the exception of a one-time
submission of an implementation plan, the data will not be submitted to
the FAA. The records for Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, and
Safety Assurance processes, training, and communications are kept under
Safety Promotion and will be kept by the organization and used in its
SMS.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 9, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95fafce7f4cae6e0f7f8fce6e6fcfafbd5faf8f7bbf0fae5bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dab5b3a8bb85a9afb8b7b3a9a9b3b5b49ab5b7b8f4bfb5aaf4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>, or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Giordani, Security and
Hazardous Materials Safety, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH-
002), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591; (202) 267-3770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
OMB Control Number: To be determined.
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for
Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: FAA
Advisory Circular 120-119, Voluntary Safety Management System for Other
Regulated Entities Transporting Dangerous Goods by Air.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on June 8, 2021 (86 FR 30514). Advisory Circular (AC) No.
120-119 provides information on how entities subject to the regulatory
requirements of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts
171-180 (e.g., entities performing functions such as, but not limited
to, handling or shipping of dangerous goods by air and hereinafter
referred to as ``other regulated entities'') may choose to implement
voluntarily a Safety Management System (SMS) as described in Title 14
CFR, part 5--Safety Management Systems.
AC 120-119 addresses general SMS principles and explains certain
regulatory requirements outlined in 14 CFR part 5. While part 5 does
not apply
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to voluntary SMS programs, it describes the general SMS framework and
serves as a non-binding basis for the development and implementation of
voluntary SMS programs. The AC provides guidance to organizations on
how to use SMS principles included in part 5 as a basis to develop and
implement a voluntary SMS program and how to submit such a voluntary
program to the FAA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH) for
acceptance.
Each organization that implements a voluntary SMS program would
collect and analyze safety data and maintain training and
communications records for its SMS. Data and records are essential for
an SMS. Any organization that volunteers for this process would
maintain records of SMS outputs, training records, and communications
materials used to promote safety. An organization may create a gap
analysis to identify what already exists within that organization and
what needs to be created to complete the SMS implementation plan. The
organization's implementation plan is submitted once to FAA for
approval. As needed, other information may be requested or submitted as
part of ongoing SMS evaluation.
Respondents: The FAA estimates that a total of three companies will
voluntarily implement an SMS.
Frequency: The FAA assumes that the implementation plan is a one-
time burden that takes place over three (3) years for organizations
that choose to comply.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6,680 hours reporting and
170 hours recordkeeping.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,040 hours reporting and 510 hours
recordkeeping.
For the estimated total annual burden, the prior notice contained a
miscalculation of 6,120 hours of recordkeeping. This notice corrects
that miscalculation to 510 hours of recordkeeping.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2022.
Daniel Benjamin Supko,
Executive Director, FAA, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 2022-07574 Filed 4-7-22; 8:45 am]
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