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Purpose of this order.This order establishes the responsibilities for various FAA organizational elements related to the coordination of changes to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). It requires all pertinent staff offices (SOs) and lines of business (LOBs) to implement standard operating procedures for the disposition of new and amended proposed ICAO SARPs. It is intended to be applicable to new and amended SARPs notified by ICAO State letters dated after the effective date of this order and not to historical data. It also establishes the requirement for all LOBs/SO's to condict an annual comparison of updates to FAA regulations, orders, and procedures to determine if the changes have affected the Agency's compliance with ICAO SARPs. This order supplements the interagency agreement of December 9, 1960 and Executive Order 11382 as cited in 49 CFR 1.47 (L) that establishes the organization and duties for the Interagency Group on International Aviation (IGIA).