Consolidation of 63 Airport-Related Administrative Rules into 33... Lowering Institutional Barriers

From now on, the number of administrative rules such as notices and directives related to airport facility installation, management, operation, and noise in the airport sector will be drastically reduced to about half, and their format and system will be completely reorganized to be more convenient for the public and airport workers to use.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it plans to implement an administrative rule consolidation and abolition plan starting June 21 to reorganize administrative rules related to the "Airport Facilities Act" and the "Act on Prevention of Airport Noise and Support for Noise Countermeasure Areas." Accordingly, 63 notices, directives, and regulations will be reduced to 33.

This consolidation and reorganization of administrative rules aim to improve the problem of a very complex system maintained as a result of many administrative rules being separately established and operated by department units or whenever issues arose.

Although many professional and technical matters for the safe construction and operation of airports have been regulated in numerous administrative rules, in reality, these rules were established and operated from the perspective of regulatory providers by department and unit tasks, rather than from the perspective of the regulatory demanders, the public.

As a result, contents that should have been established as a single integrated notice or guideline were unnecessarily subdivided, making their number excessively large and difficult for the general public or airport workers to understand. Through this consolidation and reorganization of administrative rules, related regulations will be improved into a simpler system that is easy for regulatory demanders to understand.

Existing administrative rules will be integrated considering work relevance and user convenience, similar, overlapping, or obsolete regulations will be abolished, and guidelines in the form of narrative reports will be codified to align with the general form of laws and regulations.

During the process of promoting this consolidation and reorganization of administrative rules, not only was the format of notices and guidelines revised, but the contents of administrative rules were also reviewed to improve unreasonable or excessive regulations.

For example, the unit for measuring aircraft noise was changed to a unit similar to that used for everyday noise, and the range of installable products was expanded by diversifying product standards for soundproofing facilities, thereby increasing residents' perceived effectiveness and choice.

Additionally, regulations such as airport facility design standards and helicopter landing pad lighting facility standards were improved to reduce installation costs for airports and helicopter pads and to increase management efficiency. The government also relaxed the regular inspection cycle for aviation obstruction lights, reducing the burden on owners.

The detailed contents of the 33 consolidated and reorganized administrative rules can be found on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport website under Information Plaza / Legal Information / Administrative Rules (Notices, Directives, Announcements).

Joo Jong-wan, Director of Airport Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "Taking this opportunity to reorganize administrative rules in the airport sector, we plan to continuously promote improvements to secure safe airport operations while enhancing the efficiency and understanding of system operations."

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