Helicopter Air Ambulance, Commercial Helicopter, and Part 91 Helicopter Operations

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2120-0756 2019 renewal.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-02-18	Available
Copy of HAA Data Reporting Form (Version 2019 Rev 2).xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-11-14	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
238564	Requirements of FAA Reauthorization Bill of 2018 - Report to Congress		New
238563	Recordkeeping for Medical Personnel Training		New
238562	Delelop Medical Personnel Training (135.621)		New
238561	OCC/Training Records for Operators with OCCs (135.619)		New
238560	OCC/Training Records for Operators without OCCs (135.619)		New
238559	OCC/Amendment to Existing Manual (135.619)		New
238558	Operations Control Center/Develop OCS Training		New
238557	Perform Risk Analysis		New
238556	Pilot Worksheets (135.617)		New
238555	Develop Pre Flight Risk Analysis (135.617)		New
238554	VFR Flight Planning (135.615)		New
238553	VFR Ceiling and Visibility for Class G - Local Flying Area (135.609)		New
194825	Radio Altimeters (135.160)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2120-0756	ICR Reference No: 201911-2120-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201704-2120-005
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance, Commercial Helicopter, and Part 91 Helicopter Operations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/19/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/18/2020
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2020
Responses	1,202,018	0	1,216
Time Burden (Hours)	132,641	0	145,476
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These requirements in part 135 are addressed specifically to helicopter air ambulances, often referred to as emergency medical services (EMS), and to on-demand operations including overwater operations. The National Transportation Safety Board recommended several changes following accident investigations. The FAA aims to improve the safety record of helicopter air ambulances through better oversight of their operations. The FAA will use the information it collects and reviews to ensure compliance and adherence with regulations and, if necessary, to take enforcement action on violators of the regulations. Section 314(d) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 amended these reporting requirements for the report to contain the number of helicopters that the certificate holder uses to provide helicopter air ambulance services and the base locations of the helicopters, the number of hours flown by the helicopters operated by the certificate holder, the number of patients transported and the number of patient transport requests for a helicopter providing air ambulance services that were accepted or declined by the certificate holder and the type of each such flight request (such as scene response, inter-facility transport or organ transport), the number of accidents, if any, involving helicopters operated by the certificate holder while providing air ambulance services and a description of the accidents, the number of hours flown under instrument flight rules by helicopters operated by the certificate holder, the number of hours flown at night by helicopters operated by the certificate holder, the number of incidents, if any, in which a helicopter was not directly dispatched and arrived to transport patients but was not utilized for patient transport. Essentially, this relieved the requirement for reporting of flight time by individual aircraft and by time of day and now only requires the reporting of the total flight hours, in aggregate, flown by the certificate holder and the number of hours flown at night. The amendment added the requirement to report the number of patients flown by the certificate holder. The requirement for reporting is placed upon the certificate holders via Operations Specification paragraph A021, Air Ambulance Operations—Helicopter. A reporting template is provided to the certificate holders by the FAA Part 135 Commuter and On-demand Operations Branch, AFS-250. The data collected is to provide a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate as required by §44731. It is also being collected to ensure that the database required and the report required will best inform efforts to improve the safety of helicopter air ambulance operations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44701 Name of Law: General requirements
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 48989	09/17/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 64617	11/22/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 13

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Delelop Medical Personnel Training (135.621)
Develop Pre Flight Risk Analysis (135.617)
OCC/Amendment to Existing Manual (135.619)
OCC/Training Records for Operators with OCCs (135.619)
OCC/Training Records for Operators without OCCs (135.619)
Operations Control Center/Develop OCS Training
Perform Risk Analysis
Pilot Worksheets (135.617)
Radio Altimeters (135.160)
Recordkeeping for Medical Personnel Training
Requirements of FAA Reauthorization Bill of 2018 - Report to Congress
VFR Ceiling and Visibility for Class G - Local Flying Area (135.609)
VFR Flight Planning (135.615)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,202,018	1,216	0	1,201,950	-1,148	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	132,641	145,476	0	132,027	-144,862	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The changes were to more accurately reflect the burden. Some of the requirements reflected in this collection are one time requirements. All current operators have complied with the regulation so the burden captured in this collection is for new entrants. The requirements for Form 2170-0761 have changed due to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The new requirements of this form are reflected in the burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $568

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/18/2020

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