View Information Collection Request (ICR) Package

OMB Control No: 2105-0552	ICR Reference No: 201504-2105-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200803-2105-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/OST	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air transport
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/25/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/29/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	324	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	365	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,200	0	0

Abstract: Department of Transportation issued a final rule on July 3, 2014 amending the requirement for air carriers to report incidents involving the loss, injury, or death of an animal during air transport. The final rule: (1) expands the reporting requirement to U.S. carriers that operate scheduled service with at least one aircraft with a design capacity of more than 60 seats ("covered carriers"); (2) expands the definition of "animal" to any warm- or cold-blooded animal which, at the time of transportation, is being kept as a pet in a family household in the United States and any dog or cat which, at the time of transportation, is shipped as part of a commercial shipment on a scheduled passenger flight, including shipments by trainers and breeders; (3) requires covered carriers to file a calendar-year report through December; (4) requires covered carriers to include in the calendar-year report the total number of animals that were lost, injured, or died during air transport in the calendar year, including a requirement to file a negative report if the carrier did not have any reportable incidents during the calendar year; (5) requires covered carriers to provide in their calendar-year reports the total number of animals transported in the calendar year; and (6) requires a certification signed by an authorized carrier representative affirming that the report is true, correct, and complete. Additionally, the final rule moved the reporting requirement out of 14 CFR Part 234 to avoid further confusion regarding which entities are required to submit a report. The reporting requirement is now codified at 14 CFR Part 235.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 41721 Name of Law: Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air Transport

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 106 - 810 CFR 234.13 Name of Law: Reports by air carriers on incidents involving animals during air transport

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2105-AE07	Final or interim final rulemaking	79 FR 37938	07/03/2014

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 38747	06/29/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 37938	07/03/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air transport

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	324	-26	350
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	365	5	360
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,200	21,200	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In 2008, the estimated total annual burden hours was between 0 and 360 (the number of respondents was 30; the maximum number of hours assumed that all 30 respondents have one reportable incident every month during the calendar year). The most recent version of the rule decreases the number of respondents to 27. Therefore, the estimated total annual burden hours is between 27 and 324 because each respondent must, at a minimum, submit one report each year-the December report. For the other months of the year, the respondent must submit a report only if it experienced an incident in that month. The maximum number of hours assumes that all 27 respondents have one reportable incident every month during the calendar year.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $648

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Vinh Nguyen 202 366-9342 vinh.nguyen@dot.gov

View ICR - OIRA Conclusion