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==Organizations== The FAA operates five "lines of business".<ref>[https://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials/ Key Officials] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628211750/https://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials/ |date=June 28, 2021 }} FAA. Retrieved on June 20, 2021.</ref> Their functions are: *[[Air Traffic Organization]] (ATO): provides air navigation service within the [[National Airspace System]]. In ATO, employees operate air traffic control facilities comprising Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT), Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities ([[Air traffic control#Approach and terminal control|TRACON]]s), and [[Air Route Traffic Control Center]]s (ARTCC).<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/ Air Traffic Organization] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507141532/http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/ |date=May 7, 2013 }}. FAA.gov (December 5, 2017). Retrieved on March 14, 2019.</ref> *Aviation Safety (AVS): responsible for aeronautical certification of personnel and aircraft, including pilots, airlines, and mechanics.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/ Aviation Safety (AVS)] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508140832/http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/ |date=May 8, 2013 }}. FAA.gov (November 29, 2018). Retrieved on March 14, 2019.</ref> *Airports (ARP): plans and develops the national airport system; oversees standards for airport safety, inspection, design, construction, and operation. The office awards $3.5 billion annually in grants for airport planning and development.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/arp/ Airports] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512191131/http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/arp/ |date=May 12, 2013 }}. FAA. Retrieved on June 20, 2021.</ref> *[[Office of Commercial Space Transportation]] (AST): ensures protection of U.S. assets during the launch or reentry of commercial space vehicles.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/ Office of Commercial Space Transportation] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519092034/https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/ |date=May 19, 2020 }}. FAA.gov (June 5, 2018). Retrieved on March 14, 2019.</ref> *Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH): responsible for risk reduction of terrorism and other crimes and for investigations, materials safety, infrastructure protection, and personnel security.<ref>{{cite web |title=Security and Hazardous Materials Safety |url=https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ |publisher=FAA |access-date=June 20, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624212234/https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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