Prior to
resubmission of this ICR, FAA will evaluate mechanisms for
accommodating respondents whose data exports use FAA identifiers
(in addition to ICAO airport codes).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2023
36 Months From Approved
54
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0
1,397
0
0
104,563
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The CORSIA MRV Program is a voluntary
program for certain U.S. air carriers and commercial operators
(collectively referred hereinafter as “operators”) to submit
certain airplane CO2 emissions data to the FAA to enable the United
States to establish uniformity with ICAO Standards And Recommended
Practices (SARPs) for CORSIA, which were adopted in June 2018, as
Annex 16, Volume IV to the Chicago Convention. The United States
supported the decision to adopt the CORSIA SARPs based on the
understanding that CORSIA is the exclusive market-based measure
applying to international aviation, and that CORSIA will ensure
fair and reciprocal commercial competition by avoiding a patchwork
of country- or regionally-based regulatory measures that are
inconsistently applied, bureaucratically costly, and economically
damaging. The FAA’s CORSIA MRV Program is intended to be the United
States’ MRV system for monitoring, reporting, and verification of
U.S. airplane operator CO2 emissions from international
flights.
On June 27, 2018 the United
States (through its International Civil Aviation Organization
[ICAO] Council Member) voted to adopt Annex 16, Vol. IV of the
Chicago Convention. Annex 16, Vol. IV contains the Standards and
Recommended Practices (SARPs) relating to the implementation of the
Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation
(CORSIA). Annex 16, Vol. IV is a direct result of implementation of
the “European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of
2011” (PL 112-200), which includes a provision instructing the
Secretary of Transportation and the FAA Administrator to use their
authority to conduct international negotiations to pursue a
worldwide approach to aircraft emissions. Additionally, FAA is
instructed by 49 USC § 40105(b)(A) to act consistently with the
obligations of the United States Government under an international
agreement. Annex 16, Vol. IV implements a single market-based
measure for international aviation emissions and ensures a fair
playing field for all operators. It also avoids a patchwork of
country- or regionally-based regulatory measures that are
inconsistently applied, bureaucratically costly, and economically
damaging. To implement Annex 16, Vol. IV, U.S. aircraft operators
are required to file an Emissions Monitoring Plan (EMP) if they
emit more than 10,000 tonnes of emissions on international flights
with fixed wing aircraft that have a maximum takeoff mass (MTOM) of
greater than 5,700 kg. Flights for Heads of State, military,
customs and police, and humanitarian, firefighting, and medical
purposes are fully excluded. U.S. operators that have filed an EMP
are also required to file an annual Emissions Report (ER).
Together, an operator’s EMP and annual ERs allow an operator and
the FAA to fulfill the emissions monitoring, reporting, and
verification (MRV) requirements of Annex 16 Vol. IV. Pursuant to
ICAO processes and procedures, ICAO Member States had until 22
October 2018 to register disapproval in whole or in part with Annex
16, Vol. IV. In addition, Member States had until 18 December 2018
to file differences with Annex 16, Vol. IV. Given the possibility
for disapproval or significant filing of differences, the FAA is
only now taking this action.
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.
Form 2 Emissions Report (ER) Template
PRA-Supporting-Statement-CORSIA 20200114 Final.docx
Emissions Report (ER) Template