When a ANPRM is put out for public comment, who is exactly the audience they are targeting in the public. Are they looking for comment from passengers, airline managements, pilots, senators, etc?
I still don't understand why senators who have no knowledge of Industry weigh so heavily on its outcome. The FAA should be listening to recommendations by the NTSB and the DOT. There are so many document cases in the past 20 years where people have died in aircraft accidents when they could have been avoided had the FAA actually made changes according to the NTSB's recommendations. Comair 3272 would be one of them.
I think the FAA needs a complete overhaul. Anymore it is about as worthless as an airline union(association.) The FAA backs down from airline managements more so than ALPA does. It's disgusting!