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OMB Control No: 2120-0790	ICR Reference No: 201910-2120-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/10/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2020
Terms of Clearance: Prior to resubmission of this ICR, FAA will evaluate mechanisms for accommodating respondents whose data exports use FAA identifiers (in addition to ICAO airport codes).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2023	36 Months From Approved
Responses	54	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,397	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	104,563	0	0

Abstract: The CORSIA MRV Program is a voluntary program for certain U.S. air carriers and commercial operators (collectively referred hereinafter as “operators”) to submit certain airplane CO2 emissions data to the FAA to enable the United States to establish uniformity with ICAO Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs) for CORSIA, which were adopted in June 2018, as Annex 16, Volume IV to the Chicago Convention. The United States supported the decision to adopt the CORSIA SARPs based on the understanding that CORSIA is the exclusive market-based measure applying to international aviation, and that CORSIA will ensure fair and reciprocal commercial competition by avoiding a patchwork of country- or regionally-based regulatory measures that are inconsistently applied, bureaucratically costly, and economically damaging. The FAA’s CORSIA MRV Program is intended to be the United States’ MRV system for monitoring, reporting, and verification of U.S. airplane operator CO2 emissions from international flights.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 112 - 200 3 Name of Law: European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011
US Code: 49 USC 40105(b)(A)

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:
	84 FR 18334	04/30/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 69448	12/18/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emissions Monitoring Plan (EMP) Template	1
Emissions Report (ER) Template	2

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	54	54
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,397	1,397
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	104,563	104,563

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: On June 27, 2018 the United States (through its International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO] Council Member) voted to adopt Annex 16, Vol. IV of the Chicago Convention. Annex 16, Vol. IV contains the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) relating to the implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Annex 16, Vol. IV is a direct result of implementation of the “European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011” (PL 112-200), which includes a provision instructing the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA Administrator to use their authority to conduct international negotiations to pursue a worldwide approach to aircraft emissions. Additionally, FAA is instructed by 49 USC § 40105(b)(A) to act consistently with the obligations of the United States Government under an international agreement. Annex 16, Vol. IV implements a single market-based measure for international aviation emissions and ensures a fair playing field for all operators. It also avoids a patchwork of country- or regionally-based regulatory measures that are inconsistently applied, bureaucratically costly, and economically damaging. To implement Annex 16, Vol. IV, U.S. aircraft operators are required to file an Emissions Monitoring Plan (EMP) if they emit more than 10,000 tonnes of emissions on international flights with fixed wing aircraft that have a maximum takeoff mass (MTOM) of greater than 5,700 kg. Flights for Heads of State, military, customs and police, and humanitarian, firefighting, and medical purposes are fully excluded. U.S. operators that have filed an EMP are also required to file an annual Emissions Report (ER). Together, an operator’s EMP and annual ERs allow an operator and the FAA to fulfill the emissions monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) requirements of Annex 16 Vol. IV. Pursuant to ICAO processes and procedures, ICAO Member States had until 22 October 2018 to register disapproval in whole or in part with Annex 16, Vol. IV. In addition, Member States had until 18 December 2018 to file differences with Annex 16, Vol. IV. Given the possibility for disapproval or significant filing of differences, the FAA is only now taking this action.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $380,000

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: Kevin Partowazam 202 267-3563 kevin.partowazam@faa.gov

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