Survey of Airman Satisfaction with Aeromedical Certification Services
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
12/30/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2026
6,100
4,500
1,525
1,125
0
0
⢠The survey will be available for completion electronically.
⢠The collection is reported by survey and is voluntary.
⢠Airmen who have sought a medical certification within two years of the survey administration will be invited to participate in the survey.
⢠The survey will take place approximately every two years.
⢠The survey will be administered by the Safe Operations in Aerospace Research (SOAR) Laboratory of the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute with the support of Cherokee Federal.
⢠Demographic information will be collected from respondents, but any information disseminated to the public will be presented in aggregate form.
⢠The information obtained from the survey will be used to brief the Federal Air Surgeon, the Regional Flight Surgeons, and the Director of the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute following the survey closing.
⢠Data will be used by the senior managers of the Office of Aerospace Medicine (OAM) to: (a) evaluate stakeholder satisfaction with aeromedical certification services provided by or on behalf of the FAA; (b) identify areas in which improvements in service delivery can be made; and (c) assess changes in stakeholder satisfaction as a result of those improvements.
⢠All publications would provide data in aggregate (e.g., a technical report or journal article).
⢠The information from the survey will also be briefed in the Federal Air Surgeonâs Medical Bulletin.
⢠It is anticipated that the information collected will be disseminated to the public or used to support publicly disseminated information. As explained in the preceding paragraphs, the information gathered has utility. OAM will retain control over the information and safeguard it from improper access, modification, and destruction, consistent with OAM standards for privacy of information. See response to Question 10 of this Supporting Statement for more information on the OAM guarantee of privacy. Prior to dissemination, the information will be subjected to quality control measures and a pre-dissemination review per Section 515 of Public Law 106-554.
EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Service Standards
Change in annual responses is a linear increase applied to the upcoming 2025 administration that was observed between the 2021 and 2023 administrations (rounded up to prevent exceeding the estimate). The cost burden increase is due to latest wage figures provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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.