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Purpose of This Order.

This order establishes procedures for personnel from the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) to identify and report differences between applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directives and applicable International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs).This order satisfies the requirements of the current version of FAA Order 1240.11, Assessing Compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Implementing their Provisions. The order directs FAA lines of business (LOBs) to implement standard operating procedures to evaluate new and amended ICAO SARPs for impact on the National Airspace System (NAS) and procedures, make implementation decisions, and file any resulting differences, if applicable.