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OMB Control No: 2120-0008	ICR Reference No: 202106-2120-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201812-2120-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations -- Part 121
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/04/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/29/2021
Terms of Clearance: Any previous terms of clearance remain in effect.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2022
Responses	49,268,683	0	52,194,182
Time Burden (Hours)	1,456,760	0	1,514,199
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Each operator which seeks to obtain, or is in possession of, an air carrier operating certificate is mandated to comply with the requirements of FAR Part 121 in order to maintain (record keeping) data which is used to determine if the air carrier is operating in accordance with minimum safety standards. Original certification is completed in accordance with part 119. Continuing certification is completed in accordance with part 121. The information reviewed as a part of this collection (manuals and guidance documents) is used to determine air operators’ compliance with the minimum safety standards and the applicants’ eligibility for air operations certification. The FAA will use the information it reviews to insure compliance and adherence to regulations and, if necessary, take enforcement action on violators of the regulations. The information collected will not be disseminated to the public or used to support publicly disseminated information.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44701 Name of Law: General requirements
US Code: 49 USC 44702 Name of Law: Issuance of certificates

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 30513	06/08/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 66383	11/22/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	49,268,683	52,194,182	-2,925,499
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,456,760	1,514,199	-57,439
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of daily departures including international departures has greatly decreased from the numbers in the last submission. However, as the United States begins to return to normalcy, the number of daily departures is expected to increase. Given the period of adjustment and return to normalcy after the pandemic, the number of daily departures has decreased slightly. The data was based on March 2021 data received from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and increased to account for a more normal return to transportation that is forecast. The number of active air carriers operating under part 121 has decreased from the previous submission from 70 in 2018, to 66 in 2021, a 6% decrease. This is the primary driver of the overall reduction in estimated responses. The estimate for the number of aircraft operated by air carriers under part 121 has increased from the previous submission from an estimated 7,579 in 2018, to 7,752 in 2021. The increased numbers of aircraft may reflect an increase in the fleet size of air carriers or the increased use of smaller regional jets. (Source: FAA Safety Performance Analysis System) The number of pilots in command of active air carriers operating under part 121 has increased from the previous submission from an estimated 40,271 in 2018 to 40,976 in 2021. The number of other pilots of active air carriers operating under part 121 has decreased from the previous submission from an estimated 43,624 in 2018 to 43,152 in 2021. The number of flight attendants of active air carriers operating under part 121 has decreased from the previous submission from an estimated 118,779 in 2018 to 114,855 in 2021. The hour and cost estimates have all been updated to reflect 2021 wages and statistics.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Agency Contact: Sandra Ray 724 272-6756 sandra.ray@faa.gov

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