§ 223. CENTRALIZED SAFETY GUIDANCE DATABASE.
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Establishment .— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [ Oct. 5, 2018 ], the Administrator shall establish a centralized safety guidance database that will— encompass all of the regulatory guidance documents of the FAA Office of Aviation Safety; contain, for each such guidance document, a link to the Code of Federal Regulations provision to which the document relates; and be publicly available in a manner that— protects from disclosure identifying information regarding an individual or entity; and prevents inappropriate disclosure proprietary information.
Data Entry Timing.— Existing documents .— Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall begin entering into the database established under subsection
(a)all of the regulatory guidance documents of the Office of Aviation Safety that are in effect and were issued before the date on which the Administrator begins such entry process. New documents and changes .— On and after the date on which the Administrator begins the document entry process under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that all new regulatory guidance documents of the Office of Aviation Safety and any changes to existing documents are included in the database established under subsection
(a)as such documents or changes to existing documents are issued. Consultation Requirement .— In establishing the database under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders, including labor organizations (including those representing aviation workers, FAA aviation safety engineers and FAA aviation safety inspectors) and aviation industry stakeholders. Regulatory Guidance Documents Defined .— In this section, the term ‘regulatory guidance documents’ means all forms of written information issued by the FAA that an individual or entity may use to interpret or apply FAA regulations and requirements, including information an individual or entity may use to determine acceptable means of compliance with such regulations and requirements, such as an order, manual, circular, policy statement, legal interpretation memorandum, or rulemaking document.