Risk Acceptance and Safety Documentation Review  Section 6  6.4  Risk Acceptance 6.4.1  Authority to Accept Safety Risk  90 6.4_SMSM_201904  Originally published April 2019  Uncontrolled copy when downloaded  By signing the SRM document, the risk acceptor is confirming the following are understood and  accepted:  The acceptance of the safety risk depends on the span of the program or NAS change and the  associated risk. In most cases, the responsibility for risk acceptance ultimately lies with the  organization(s) affected by the NAS change. Risk acceptance authority also depends on  whether a NAS change is local or national in scope.  For nationally implemented NAS changes, risk can be accepted at the national level. However,  if a facility is not able to comply with all of the safety requirements or has additional hazards  and/or causes that were not identified in the national SRM document, a local assessment must  be completed (with local risk acceptance) prior to the implementation of the NAS change. Refer  to Section 6.2.1 for information on local versus national implementation of safety requirements.  Risk acceptance requires:  Risk acceptance is certification by the appropriate management official that he or she  acknowledges and accepts the safety risk that is expected to remain once the National Airspace  System (NAS) change is fully implemented. Safety risk must be accepted before the  implementation of a proposed NAS change and the execution of the monitoring plan. Risk  acceptance is based on the predicted residual risk (see  Section 3.7.4). Risk acceptance and  other inputs (e.g., cost-benefit analysis) are necessary before a change to the NAS can be  implemented. When an individual or organization accepts a risk, it does not mean that the risk  is eliminated; some level of risk will remain.  • The information contained in the monitoring plan. • The safety performance target(s) identified to measure the predicted residual risk associated with each hazard, thus confirming that the safety performance target(s) may be used to measure the current risk level; and • The safety requirements that will be implemented; • The predicted residual risk(s) associated with the hazard(s) identified in the safety analysis; • The safety analysis, including the identified safety risk(s); • A comprehensive monitoring plan that the risk acceptor agrees to follow to verify the predicted residual risk. • Approval of the safety performance target(s) or alternate method(s) identified to verify the predicted residual risk associated with each hazard, confirming that the safety performance target(s) or identified alternate method(s) can be used to measure the current risk; and • Signatures for the safety requirements identified in the Safety Risk Management (SRM) document; • Signed confirmation from the appropriate management official that he or she understands and accepts the predicted residual safety risk(s) associated with the hazard(s) identified in the safety analysis;