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 ( printed page 20916) 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.

87 FR 20915