Document ID: FAA-2021-0671-0004
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Safety Management Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders
Posted Date: 2022-01-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1828-1829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00471]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2120-0671]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Renewal of 
a Previously Approved Information Collection(s): Safety Management 
Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders

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 to reinstate with change an 
information collection used to support the analysis of safety data as 
part of the Safety Management System requirement for part 121 
certificate holders. The information collected will be used to identify 
hazards and show ongoing compliance with part 5, Safety Management 
Systems.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting
    ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by 
using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Sean Denniston, Safety Management 
Program Office (AFS-910), by email at: [email protected] or by 
phone: 571-758-7362.

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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0763.
    Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for 
Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection(s); Safety 
Management Systems for Part 121 Certificate Holders.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an Information Collection with changes.
    Background: The information collected involves the collection and 
analysis of safety data as part of a Safety Management System (SMS), as 
required for part 121 by 14 CFR part 5, Safety Management Systems. The 
information to be collected will continue to be used to show compliance 
with part 5.
    The existing information collection included the submission of SMS 
Implementation Plans to the FAA by March 9, 2018. That portion of the 
information collection has been completed and only new applicants for a 
part 121 certificate will be required to submit SMS Implementation 
Plans in the future. While the burden for existing part 121 certificate 
holders is significantly reduced, it is anticipated there will be some 
ongoing recordkeeping requirements for part 5 compliance.
    A 60-Day Federal Register Notice and request for comments was 
published on June 20, 2018 (83 FR 28758) and a 30-Day Federal Register 
Notice and request for comments was published on September 17, 2018 (83 
FR 46990). The FAA did not receive any comments on either notice. Since 
the 60-Day and 30-Day notices, there are changes to the original 
request and an additional 60-Day Federal Register Notice was

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published on December 9, 2020 (85 FR 79256). The current number of 
certificate holders in 2020 is 68 compared to 90 in 2015. The 68 part 
121 certificate holders implemented a Safety Management System by the 
March 9, 2018 part 5 deadline. The burden analysis has been revised 
reflecting part 121 SMS implementation, revised industry numbers, and 
analysis of post-implementation recordkeeping.
    Respondents: All 68 existing part 121 certificate holders.
    Frequency: Implementation Plan collection: 1 future applicant for 
part 121 certificate (anticipating no more than one new applicant a 
year). Recordkeeping requirement: Annual recordkeeping requirements for 
all 68 existing part 121 certificates.

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                                                           Number of air
                   Air carrier groups                        carriers
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Large (50+ aircraft)....................................              25
Medium (10-49 aircraft).................................              19
Small (<9 aircraft).....................................              24
Number of Operators.....................................              68
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    Respondents:

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                    Summary (annual number)                         Reporting     Recordkeeping     Disclosure
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                                                Large Air Carrier
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Number of Respondents..........................................  ..............               25             N/A
Number of Responses per Respondents............................  ..............                1             N/A
Time per Response..............................................  ..............            2,000             N/A
Total Number of Responses......................................  ..............               25             N/A
Total burden (hours)...........................................  ..............           50,000             N/A
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                                               Medium Air Carrier
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Number of Respondents..........................................  ..............               19             N/A
Number of Responses per Respondents............................  ..............                1             N/A
Time per Response..............................................  ..............            4,000             N/A
Total Number of Responses......................................  ..............               19             N/A
Total burden (hours)...........................................  ..............           76,000             N/A
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                                                Small Air Carrier
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Number of Respondents..........................................  ..............               24             N/A
Number of Responses per Respondents............................  ..............                1             N/A
Time per Response..............................................  ..............            1,000             N/A
Total Number of Responses......................................  ..............               24             N/A
Total burden (hours)...........................................  ..............           24,000             N/A
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    Estimated annual collection activity for one new medium part 121 
air carrier.

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                                                                                  Implementation
                    Summary (annual number)                       Gap analysis         plan             SMS
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Number of Respondents..........................................  ..............                1  ..............
Number of Responses per Respondents............................  ..............                1  ..............
Time per Response..............................................  ..............            2,732  ..............
Total number of responses......................................  ..............                1  ..............
Total burden (hours)...........................................  ..............            2,732  ..............
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    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2,732 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Large Air Carriers 50,000, Medium 
Air Carriers 76,000, Small Air Carriers 24,000, total annual burden 
150,000 hours.

Robert C. Carty,
Acting Executive Director, Flight Standards Service, AFX-1.
[FR Doc. 2022-00471 Filed 1-11-22; 8:45 am]
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