FAA Renews Portal for Aviation Safety Data, Invites Public Comments
Published Date: 5/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The FAA wants to keep using its Safety Assurance System (SAS) External Portal, a handy website where pilots, repair stations, and aviation schools share info with FAA staff. They’re asking for your thoughts by June 23, 2025, to make sure the system works well without causing extra hassle. This renewal won’t cost users extra but helps keep the certification process smooth and clear.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Web portal speeds FAA exchanges
If you are an applicant or certificate holder, the Safety Assurance System (SAS) External Portal lets you exchange information directly with FAA Flight Standards staff. The notice says this gives ease of submission, expedited processing and tracking, and removes wait time because documents/requests go straight to FAA employees.
Estimated time burden per submission
The FAA estimates average burden per response is 1 hour for applicant respondents and 1.5 hours for certificate holder respondents. The notice lists respondent counts of 2,121 applicants and 9,096 certificate holders and reports estimated total annual burden amounts of $111,122 for applicants and $950,257 for certificate holders.
What information you must provide
When you use the SAS external portal you will provide business name, address, management personnel, type of certificate or rating, aircraft information if applicable, and a synopsis of the request. The notice lists these specific data elements as part of the collection.
Specific FAA forms accepted online
The portal supports electronic submission of specific forms, including the Preapplication Statement of Intent (PASI) FAA Form 8400-6 (14 CFR parts 121, 135, 141), Application for Repair Station FAA Form 8310-3 (14 CFR part 145), and Application for Aviation Maintenance School Certificate FAA Form 8310-6 (14 CFR part 147), plus Letter of Intent (14 CFR part 142) and Element Design data collection tools.
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