Section 213 of Public Law 115-254 FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018 establishes an Expert Review Panel
representing ODA Holders, aviation manufacturers, safety experts,
and FAA labor organizations, including FAA aviation safety
inspectors and aviation safety engineers. The law tasks the panel
with designing, conducting, and analyzing results of the requested
survey to, “submit to the [FAA] Administrator, the [Safety and
Oversight] Advisory Committee [defined in Section 202 of the
Reauthorization Act], and the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the findings and recommendations of the Panel.” The
report provided to Congress will be practically utilized as it will
undoubtedly inform future ODA policy, and influence how ODA
oversight is administered by the FAA. The survey collection will be
voluntary, advertised to the entire ODA Holder and applicant
community (ODA being defined in section 44736 of title 49, United
States Code), and will not require records to be retained by ODA
entities. The collection is anticipated to be a one-time
collection. The survey results will be summarized in a report to
the Advisory Committee providing recommendations regarding FAA ODA
certification and oversight activities, including use of the ODA
program and timeliness and efficiency of the certification process.
The report will be submitted as an Advisory Committee record and
retained as a permanent record available to the public. Raw survey
data will not be disseminated to the public, but will be retained
along with historical records of the Expert Panel. Since the ODA
entities represent organizations, and not individuals, we will not
be asking questions about race or ethnicity.
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.