The duties of an agency's Senior Aviation Management Official (SAMO) are to -
(a) Represent the agency's views to the ICAP and vote on behalf of the agency as needed;
(b) Contribute technical and operational policy expertise to ICAP deliberations and activities;
(c) Serve as the designated approving official for FAIRS when the agency elects to have one person serve as both the 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.