Sec. 231. Flight standards performance objectives and metrics
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Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee is established under section 202, the Administrator of the FAA shall establish performance objectives and apply and track metrics for the FAA and the aviation industry relating to flight standards activities in accordance with this section. The Administrator shall carry out this section in collaboration with the Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish performance objectives for the FAA and the aviation industry to ensure that, with respect to flight standards activities, progress is made toward, at a minimum— eliminating delays with respect to such activities; increasing accountability for both FAA and industry entities; achieving full utilization of FAA delegation and designation authorities; fully implementing risk management principles and a systems safety approach; reducing duplication of effort; eliminating inconsistent regulatory interpretations and inconsistent enforcement activities; improving and providing greater opportunities for training, including recurrent training, in auditing and a systems safety approach to oversight; developing and allowing utilization of a single master source for guidance; providing and utilizing a streamlined appeal process for the resolution of regulatory interpretation questions; maintaining and improving safety; and increasing transparency.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall apply and track performance metrics for the FAA and the regulated aviation industry established by the Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee establishes initial performance metrics for the FAA and the regulated aviation industry under section 202, the Administrator shall generate initial data with respect to each of the metrics applied and tracked under this section.
The Administrator shall use the metrics applied and tracked under this section to generate data on an ongoing basis and to measure progress toward the achievement of national goals established by the Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. The Administrator shall make data generated using the metrics applied and tracked under this section available to the public in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable format through the internet website of the FAA and other appropriate methods and shall ensure that the data is made available in a manner that— does not provide identifying information regarding an individual or entity; and protects proprietary information.