General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey

ICR 202102-2120-003

OMB: 2120-0060

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Modified
Supporting Statement A
2021-07-29
Supplementary Document
2021-07-29
Supplementary Document
2021-06-14
Supplementary Document
2021-06-11
Supplementary Document
2021-05-12
Supporting Statement B
2021-05-12
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
2120-0060 202102-2120-003
Received in OIRA 201805-2120-012
DOT/FAA Ready for OST Review
General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 09/27/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 10/31/2021
36,000 39,000
12,000 13,000
0 0

The survey covers aircraft used for general aviation as well as commuter air carriers and on-demand air taxis. Operators voluntarily provide information to the FAA. The following statistics have been derived from past surveys and will continue to be in the future. • Number of active aircraft by aircraft type; • Distribution of aircraft by state and FAA region; • Annual hours flown by aircraft type and by use; • Annual operations; • Airframe hours; • Annual hours flown by IFR/IFR flight plans; • Lifetime airframe hours; • Fuel consumption; • Avionics equipment; • Participation in fractional ownership. In addition, information relative to aircraft aging, gear type, and the airworthiness certificate are developed from the survey. Examples of specific uses of the survey statistics include: • General aviation active aircraft and hours flown are the primary exposure measures used throughout the agency in assessing the safety status of general aviation flying and in determining the impact of general aviation on the National Airspace System. • The agency and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) use the exposure data, both by itself and in conjunction with aircraft age, to calculate accident rates, which are used to compare safety over time and safety performance among different aircraft types and configurations. • The agency and the NTSB will use the exposure data for public use aircraft to calculate accident rates for those aircraft. The NTSB is now required to investigate accidents involving public use aircraft. This is a responsibility assigned by Public Law 103-411. • Lifetime airframe hours are used in aircraft fatigue studies for determining mean time failures and establishing aircraft maintenance cycles. • Hours flown and active aircraft information by type of flying is used for safety analyses, forecasting and planning.. • Fuel consumption data are used for planning, forecasting and for assessing the effect of the agency’s energy conservation programs. • The state in which aircraft are based is used to determine the geographical dispersion of the fleet and to estimate activity by state. Activity by state is also required to support the FAA, and state and local governments for airport master planning. • Data on avionics capability are used for assessing the ability of the general aviation fleet to use the National Airspace System. The availability of avionics data also allows the FAA to determine at which airports various aircraft can land and in which segments of airspace they can fly. These data are used in assessing the economic impact of proposed regulations on the general aviation fleet. • In addition to the FAA, NTSB, and the Department of Commerce, other organizations in federal, state and local governments, as well as the aviation industry, use the data collected in this survey for many other purposes.

US Code: 49 USC 329 Name of Law: Transportation information
   US Code: 49 USC 44501 Name of Law: Plans and Policy
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  85 FR 5291 11/10/2020
86 FR 47704 08/26/2021
Yes

  Total Request 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 36,000 39,000 0 0 -3,000 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 12,000 13,000 0 0 -1,000 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
An up to date/current wage and salary table is being used which results in a change to the burden cost. Every three years an average of respondents is calculated. Since the last three year execution period the number of respondents have decreased. As a result there is less burden hours and burden cost to conduct the survey.

$831,939
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Parasha Vincent Flowers 202 267-8757 [email protected]

  No

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.
09/27/2021


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