Reporting Requirements for Traveling by Air with Service Animals

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form DOT Form United States Department of Transportation Service Animal Relief Attestation Form Form	Modified
Form DOT Form U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form Form	Modified
Service Animal Rule Supporting Statement for Emergency updated 12.7.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-12-21
Request for Emergency Clearance Letter Original Signed.docx Supplementary Document	2023-12-21
2105-0576 FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-12-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
244783	United States Department of Transportation Service Animal Relief Attestation Form Form	Modified
244782	U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2105-0576	ICR Reference No: 202312-2105-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-2105-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/OST	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Reporting Requirements for Traveling by Air with Service Animals
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 12/27/2023
Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/21/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved	12/31/2023
Responses	334,950	334,950
Time Burden (Hours)	83,738	83,738
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA, 49 U.S.C. § 41705) prohibits discriminatory treatment of persons with disabilities in air transportation. On December 2, 2020, the Department issued a final rule to amend the its ACAA regulation on the transport of service animals to ensure that our air transportation system is safe for the traveling public and accessible to individuals with disabilities. The information collection requirements in this rule allow airlines to collect from passengers traveling with service animals a U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form and, if applicable, a U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Relief Attestation. The Department believes that it is important and appropriate to allow airlines to require passengers to provide documentation to affirm that their service animal is in good health, is well behaved, and has been trained to do work or perform tasks to assist individuals with disabilities as a condition of transport.

Emergency Justfication: The Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) seeks emergency clearance to extend information collection request (ICR) under OMB Control Number 2105-2576 related to the forms that airlines are permitted to require from passengers with disabilities traveling by air with a service animal; the ICR will expire on December 31, 2023. If the ICR were to expire, airlines would not be legally permitted to collect the DOT Behavior and Health Attestation Form from passengers traveling with service animals on aircraft, which would cause significant public harm. Service animals are transported in the aircraft cabin and airlines are not permitted to require service animals to be transported in a pet carrier. The health and behavior safety information in the DOT Behavior and Health Attestation is vital for airlines to verify that a service animal is safe to transport in the cabin and that the animal does not pose a threat to the health and safety of passengers, crew, and other during air transportation. We are seeking emergency clearance to temporarily extend the ICR to ensure that airlines may continue to collect service animal forms from passengers with disabilities, which provide assurances to the airline that the service animal do not pose a safety threat to passengers and crew onboard aircraft, while OACP completes the regular ICR renewal process.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 41705 Name of Law: The Air Carrier Access Act
  

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
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 88217	12/20/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
U.S. Department of Transportation Service Animal Air Transportation Form	DOT Form	DOT Service Animal Air Transportation Form
United States Department of Transportation Service Animal Relief Attestation Form	DOT Form	DOT Service Animal Relief Attestation Form

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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	334,950	334,950	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	83,738	83,738	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $88,738

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: 12/21/2023

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