Near-Miss Reporting and Analysis Program for the Maritime Transportation System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB_SupportingStatement-Part_A SafeMTS 2023-12-06.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-12-06
Copy of SafeMTS Key__11-14-2023__for OMB.xlsx Supplementary Document	2023-11-20
SafeMTS 30 Day 2023-24467.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-11-20
SafeMTS 60 Day Notice FR 2023-16865.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-11-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
263587	Near-Miss Reporting and Analysis Program for the Maritime Transportation System Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202311-2138-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/BTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Near-Miss Reporting and Analysis Program for the Maritime Transportation System
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/13/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	400	0
Time Burden (Hours)	400	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Collecting transportation safety data, including data on precursors to adverse events, is an important component of Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) responsibility to the transportation community and is authorized in BTS’s authorizing statute. Title 49 U.S.C. Chapter 63 Section 6306 authorizes the BTS Director to enter agreements with Federal, State, local, or private agencies for the purposes of transportation data collection and analysis. To ensure that all transportation statistical collections, analysis, and dissemination is carried out in a coordinated manner, the BTS Director may- (1) use the services, equipment, records, personnel, information, and facilities of other Federal agencies, or State, local, and private agencies and instrumentalities, subject to the conditions that the applicable agency or instrumentality consents to that use and with or without reimbursement for such use; (2) enter into agreements with the agencies and instrumentalities described in paragraph (1) for purposes of data collection and analysis

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 6306 Name of Law: BTS Authorizing Statue
  

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:
	88 FR 53594	08/09/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 76278	11/06/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Near-Miss Reporting and Analysis Program for the Maritime Transportation System

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	400	0	0	400	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	400	0	0	400	0	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: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New Collection. This does not apply.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,118,813

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? No

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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: 12/13/2023

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