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Purpose of This Order. This order constitutes the charter for the Safety Management System (SMS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) that is designated and established pursuant to the Administrator's authority under Title 49 of the United States Code, Section 106(p)(5).¹

¹ The Acting Administrator's Order 8000.369 (September 30, 2008) provides guidance for implementation of a common FAA SMS. The order includes requirements for FAA organizations to establish guidance for their own SMS activities and their industry segment(s) on implementing SMS. The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) has operated an SMS for the last three years under Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV) oversight. The Airports Organization (ARP) is developing and implementing airport-specific SMS requirements. ARP is engaged in rulemaking projects to develop a state's safety program to ensure an acceptable level of safety and draft policies and guidance consistent with FAA's safety mission and ICAO Annex - 14 (Aerodromes). AVS, ARP, and AOV regularly share information and are in close coordination regarding their respective SMS rulemaking efforts.