§ 224. REGULATORY CONSISTENCY COMMUNICATIONS BOARD.
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Establishment .— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [ Oct. 5, 2018 ], the Administrator shall establish a Regulatory Consistency Communications Board (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’). Consultation Requirement .— In establishing the Board, the Administrator shall consult and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders, including FAA labor organizations (including labor organizations representing FAA aviation safety inspectors) and industry stakeholders.
Membership .— The Board shall be composed of FAA representatives, appointed by the Administrator, from— the Flight Standards Service; the Aircraft Certification Service; the Office of the Chief Counsel; the Office of Airports; the Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety; the Office of Rulemaking and Regulatory Improvement; and such other offices as the Administrator determines appropriate. Functions .— The Board shall carry out the following functions: Establish, at a minimum, processes by which— FAA personnel and persons regulated by the FAA may submit regulatory interpretation questions, including anonymously, without fear of retaliation;
FAA personnel may submit written questions, and receive written responses, as to whether a previous approval or regulatory interpretation issued by FAA personnel in another office or region is correct or incorrect; and any other person may submit written regulatory interpretation questions, including anonymously. Meet on a regular basis to discuss and resolve questions submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)and the appropriate application of regulations and policy with respect to each question. Provide to a person that submitted a question pursuant to subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of paragraph
(1)a timely written response to the question. Establish a process to make resolutions of common regulatory interpretation questions publicly available to FAA personnel, persons regulated by the FAA, and the public without revealing any identifying data of the person that submitted the question and in a manner that protects any proprietary information. Ensure the incorporation of resolutions of questions submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)into regulatory guidance documents, as such term is defined in section 223(d). Submit recommendations, as needed, to the Assistant Administrator for Rulemaking and Regulatory Improvement for consideration. Performance Metrics, Timelines, and Goals .— Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Advisory Committee recommends performance objectives and performance metrics for the FAA and the regulated aviation industry under section 202, the Administrator, in collaboration with the Advisory Committee, shall— establish performance metrics, timelines, and goals to measure the progress of the Board in resolving regulatory interpretation questions submitted pursuant to subsection (d)(1); and implement a process for tracking the progress of the Board in meeting the performance metrics, timelines, and goals established under paragraph (1).