NTSB and OMB agree that given the difficulties of contacting and surveying these flight passengers, the information obtained from this questionnaire will be largely qualitative rather than statistically representative of all passengers. However, the information will still be useful for providing potential insights to NTSB on safety issues. All reports from this survey will be clear on the limitations of these data.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2014
6 Months From Approved
291
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146
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is required to investigate aviation accidents and incidents to determine their probable cause and make safety recommendations to prevent such events from occurring in the future. 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 1131, 1132; 49 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R). § 831.2. In addition, the NTSB makes any recommendations or takes steps to facilitate any safety improvements that may mitigate the effects of transportation accidents and incidents. For these purposes, the NTSB interviews witnesses who have first-hand information concerning such accidents, in order to conduct a complete review and ensure an accurate finding of probable cause. In addition, information the NTSB gathers from such collections may assist the NTSB in making safety recommendations or facilitating safety improvements in the aviation industry.
The NTSB needs to solicit information from passengers who survived the crash landing of Asiana flight 214 that occurred on July 6, 2013, in San Francisco, California. Specifically, the NTSB needs information from passengers onboard the aircraft concerning their understanding of the safety briefing prior to flight, the comprehensiveness of the briefing, the evacuation of the passengers from the aircraft, and other general questions concerning the circumstances of the accident. The NTSB seeks emergency approval for this information collection, because the agency's goal is to obtain the most accurate information possible. With a significant passage of time, witnesses' recollection of crash-related events may diminish or otherwise become less reliable than their current recollections. In addition, by using the questionnaire immediately, the NTSB will be able to obtain information to improve transportation safety.
The NTSB is aware the Paperwork Reduction Act and the Office of Management and Budget's regulations implementing the Act, at 5 C.F.R. part 1320, require the NTSB to submit this draft survey to your office for approval. Please find a copy of the survey on which the NTSB seeks to solicit feedback, as well as the requisite Supporting Statements, enclosed herein. As indicated in the Supporting Statements, the NTSB requests expedited approval because we cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures under part 1320. In this regard, we would not be able to fulfill our statutory obligation of determining the probable cause(s) of the accident at issue and make safety recommendations unless we receive sufficient information to conduct a comprehensive review of circumstances surrounding the accident. Therefore, the NTSB believes it fulfills the requirements of 5 C.F.R. 1320.13 in requesting review of this information collection on an expedited basis.
The NTSB's cost for distributing the form will include the cost of postage or transmission of the questionnaire via an express mail courier service, if the NTSB opts to utilize this service, in situations in which the NTSB cannot transmit the form via electronic mail. The NTSB plans to make the questionnaire available in three languages: English, Chinese, and Korean.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Asiana Flight 214 Passenger Questionnaire
Asiana B777 -Request for Expedited OIRA Approval pdf.pdf
Asiana Flight 214 Passenger Questionnaire