[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 20433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5911]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Announcement of Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) Web Site

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of SAFOs.

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SUMMARY: In order to communicate safety information to the commercial 
aviation community more effectively, the FAA Flight Standards Service 
has issued FAA Order 8000.87, Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO). The 
public and operators can access this order at this Web site: http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/safo.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hop Potter, Air Transportation 
Division, AFS-200, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, 
and Telephone (202) 267-8166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Safety Alerts for Operators (SAFO)

    FAA Order 8000.87, Safety Alerts for Operators (SAFO), established 
SAFOs on August 29, 2005. SAFOs permit the FAA to reclaim valuable 
guidance found in discontinued Air Carrier Operations Bulletins (ACOB). 
Much of that information is still valid. A SAFO may also contain new 
and important safety information alone or a combination of safety 
information and recommended (non-regulatory) actions. The respective 
operators identified in each SAFO may take action on a voluntary basis.
    A SAFO exploits the power and reach of the Internet. A SAFO may be 
posted promptly, when its content may be most valuable, and that 
content is readily available for use by operators. We encourage 
operators to implement actions recommended in a SAFO.

Availability

    We post SAFOs on an FAA Web site available to the public and 
maintained by the Flight Standards Service. The FAA does not distribute 
hard copies of individual SAFOs. Any person who wants a hard copy may 
download and print a SAFO from the Web site. We arrange SAFOs by 
category and by date, with the newest SAFO shown first in each 
category, the oldest shown last. Operators should check this site 
periodically for new safety information.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2006.
John M. Allen,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. E6-5911 Filed 4-19-06; 8:45 am]
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