✈️FAA Proposes Protection for Aviation Safety Data from Disclosure
Notice of Proposed Order Designating U.S. Aviation Safety Team (USAST) and Aerospace National Safety Issue Registry (ANSIR) Information as Protected From Public Disclosure
Summary
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to designate safety and security information, reports, data, and work products provided to the FAA from the U.S. Aviation Safety Team (USAST) and its membership as protected from public disclosure. The FAA is authorized to protect voluntarily provided safety and security information from disclosure. This proposed designation is intended to encourage the sharing of information between the FAA and the aviation industry during the discovery of system-level safety issues in the National Airspace System (NAS) and the development and implementation of safety enhancements to address these issues. The voluntarily provided information described in this proposed designation is critical to the FAA's safety mission because it supports a proactive and collaborative, data-driven strategy to reduce the risk of fatal and non-fatal accidents.
Agencies
- Transportation Department
- Federal Aviation Administration
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The proposed order to protect safety information from public disclosure encourages businesses to voluntarily share critical safety data with the FAA without fear of exposure, fostering collaboration that could enhance overall aviation safety. This could impact compliance requirements and involve industry participants, thereby influencing operational practices and risk management strategies within the aviation sector.