Proposed Rules. Notice of availability; request for comments
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Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
Action: Notice of availability; request for comments
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-29631 · Docket No.: FAA-2012-0953 · 14 CFR 91, 121, 125, 135
Summary
This notice announces the availability of a proposed policy statement regarding the regulation of some occupational safety and health conditions affecting cabin crewmembers on aircraft by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This policy statement will enhance occupational safety and health in the aircraft cabin by establishing the extent to which OSHA requirements may apply to the working conditions of aircraft cabin crew while they are onboard aircraft in operation.
Dates
Send comments on or before January 7, 2013.
Supplementary Information
Comments Invited The FAA invites interested persons to participate by submitting written comments, data, or views on the policy statement. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the policy statement, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. To ensure the docket does not contain duplicate comments, commenters should send only one copy of written comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should submit only one time. The FAA will file in the docket all comments it receives, as well as a report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerning this notice. The FAA will consider comments filed after the comment period has closed if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. The proposed policy statement is available for review in the assigned docket at . Background On July 10, 1975, the FAA published a notice in the Federal Register setting forth the FAA's determination that its authority to promote the safety of civil aircraft operations included occupational safety and health for aircraft crewmembers. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 currently requires the FAA to initiate development of a policy statement to set forth the circumstances in which the requirements of the OSHA may be applied to crewmembers while working in an aircraft. Since this proposed policy statement changes an existing FAA policy that has been in effect for 37 years, and this new policy would change the extent of FAA's jurisdiction over cabin crewmembers, FAA believes that the aviation industry as well as all interested parties should have the opportunity to comment on the proposed policy statement before it is implemented. Therefore, this notice is requesting comment on the proposed policy statement which is available for review in the assigned docket. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 29, 2012. John M. Allen, Director, Flight Standards Service. [FR Doc. 2012-29631 Filed 12-6-12; 8:45 am]