Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/29/2021
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Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2021
15
15
31,200
56,160
0
384,800
Airport operators of public use airports, including heliports voluntarily submit information including, airport noise exposure maps and airport noise compatibility programs, or revisions, to the FAA. The FAA conducts reviews of the submissions to determine if an airport sponsorâs noise compatibility program will reduce land uses that are incompatible with airport noise and is eligible for Federal financial assistance via grants.
If airport sponsors did not voluntarily submit noise exposure maps and noise compatibility programs for FAA review and approval, the airport sponsor would not be eligible for federal financial assistance via grants. If airport sponsors did not submit required updates or revisions of FAA approved maps or programs, those maps or programs could lose their eligibility for federal financial assistance via grants if the noise at the airport has either significantly increased or significantly decreased. The net consequence of either of these actions would be to block statutory purpose and intent, which is to make Federal funds available to airport sponsors so that they can reduce non-compatible land uses and mitigate the impacts of airport related noise.
The FAA frequently responds to requests for statistical information and information about noise compatibility programs at specific airports that are available from submittals under this program. These requests come from Congress, aviation industry groups, college students and professors, other special interest groups and increasingly the general public. The FAA also provides statistical information in its annual reports to Congress and posts the information on its Internet web sites. The FAA performs the data gathering and posting functions for interested parties. The FAA believes that continuing the present information collection process is valuable because this information would not be available apart from the present, minimal reporting burden on airport operators. The individual submittals are public domain, but are not collected in any one place, except at the FAA. In 2006, by Congressional direction, the FAA also made available on its website links to airport noise and land use information that airports across the Nation have posted on their own websites. This additional service helps the general public make informed decisions when purchasing property near airports.
US Code:
49 USC 47502
Name of Law: Noise measurement and exposure systems and identifying land use compatible with noise exposure
US Code:
49 USC 47503
Name of Law: Noise exposure maps
US Code:
49 USC 47504
Name of Law: Noise compatibility programs
The burden hours decreased and annualized costs increased to account for FY2021 dollars. There were adjustments made to the estimated burden hours for the number of respondents, responses, and response times reported in Item 13 of OMB Form 83-1 and adjustments to the annualized costs to respondents reported in Item 14 of OMB Form 83-1 to account for FY2021 dollars. These changes were made based on agency discretion and new Department of Transportation Paperwork Reduction Act guidance and corresponding supporting statement template that were issued after the previous collection was approved. In addition, the previous collection included labor costs and this submission does not. There have been no changes to the noise compatibility program statutory and regulatory requirements outlined in items 1 and 2 of the Supporting Statement A and no additional forms or applications added since the previous collection. See Supporting Statement A included under "supporting statement/other documents" for details.
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.
Noise Compatiblity Info Collection for OMB Control Number 2120-0517 14SEP21.docx
Airport Noise Compatibility Planning- Highly Controversial