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Rulemaking Information Management System (RIMS) and Office of Aviation Safety Dynamic Regulatory System (AVS DRS)

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Privacy - FAA - RIMS and AVS DRS - PIA - 2024_0.pdf

In support of Rulemaking and petition for exemptions, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) developed the Rulemaking Information Management System (RIMS) and Office of Aviation Safety Dynamic Regulatory System (AVS DRS). The Office of Rulemaking (ARM) uses RIMS to track rulemaking and petitions for exemptions from persons seeking relief from an FAA regulation with which they are unable to comply. AVS DRS makes the rules and petition for exemption available for public review through a public-facing website. The FAA is updating this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002 because petition exemptions were previously made publicly available by the Automated Exemption Services (AES) which is scheduled to retire around June 2024 and function replaced by AVS DRS. The FAA collects Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from FAA employees when creating rulemakings, and individuals, to include petitioners to process petitions of exemptions. AVS DRS does not collect PII. However, petitions of exemptions that include PII are made publicly available using AVS DRS.

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Last updated: Thursday, April 18, 2024