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40 U.S.C. 121(c); 31 U.S.C. 101 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970, 35 FR 7959, 3 CFR, 1066-1970 Comp., p. 1070; E.O. 11541, 35 FR 10737, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 939; and OMB Circular No. A-126 (Revised May 22, 1992), 57 FR 22150.
90 FR 58425, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted.
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SAMOs must:
(a) Represent the agency's views to the ICAP and vote on behalf of the agency;
(b) Contribute technical and operational policy expertise to ICAP;
(c) Serve as the designated approving official for FAIRS when the agency elects to have one person serve as both SAMO and the designated official for FAIRS (DoD will not have a designated official for FAIRS); and
(d) Appoint representatives of the agency as members of ICAP subcommittees and working groups.
(e) The SAMO should have:
(1) Experience as a pilot or crew member; or
(2) Management experience within an aviation operations management/flight program.
(f) Designate an official (by letter to the Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Asset and Transportation Management, Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA) to certify the accuracy and completeness of information reported through FAIRS (Armed Forces and the U.S. Coast Guard, are not required to report information to FAIRS);
(g) Appoint representatives of the agency as members of ICAP subcommittees and working groups;
(h) Ensure that your agency's internal policies and procedures are consistent with the requirements of OMB Circulars A-126, A-76, and A-11, Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 120-92, and this part; and
(i) Ensure that safety and other critical aviation program requirements are satisfied. Executive agencies that only hire aircraft occasionally for specific flights, must either:
(1) Establish an aviation program that complies with the requirements of OMB Circular A-126; or
(2) Hire those aircraft through an agency with a policy-compliant aviation program.