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OMB Control No: 2120-0679	ICR Reference No: 202103-2120-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-2120-004
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 11/22/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2021
Terms of Clearance: The agency provided clarifying edits to the description of the collection, the electronic means of submission, and the estimate of burden. It also uploaded additional supplemental documents associated with the information collection, and ensured that the PDF was fully fillable.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2024	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2021
Responses	2,854	0	4,756
Time Burden (Hours)	13,813	0	23,017
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Aircraft operators on occasion of seeking operational approval to conduct Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) operations are mandated to report initial identifying information to their responsible FAA safety office. The responsible FAA safety office registers RVSM approved airframes in the FAA RVSM Approvals Database. Additionally, on the occasion of completing airworthiness, continued airworthiness and operations program requirements, operators report information to the responsible FAA safety office which grants operational approval. Although the information collected may not be expected to be disseminated directly to the public, results may be used in scientific, management, technical or general informational publications.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 40103 Name of Law: Sovereignty and use of airspace

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 4172	01/15/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 43304	08/06/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum New Applications
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Updated Applications

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,854	4,756	-1,902
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,813	23,017	-9,204
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: The previously reported 4756 respondents for an estimated annual burden of 23,017 hours has been updated to reflect the reduced current level of activity (2,854 respondents and 13,813 hours) for aircraft operators of U.S. registry seeking operational authorization to conduct RVSM operations outside the U.S. Previously in 2018, Appendix G to 14 CFR Part 91 was revised to remove the requirement for certain operators to submit a RVSM application for authorization when equipped with ADS-B) Out and operating in U.S. airspace, (83 FR 65487, Dec. 21, 2018). Operators still need to submit application for RVSM authorization when operating outside the U.S. RVSM has been implemented for more than 10 years and operators seek to update existing authorizations more than applying for new authorizations annually. The time burden for updated application is less than an application for an operator new to RVSM. A recent analysis of operator RVSM authorization data within the U.S. Minimum Aircraft System Performance Specification (MASPS) indicates that on average, 856 operators per year seek new RVSM authorizations and 1,998 operators seek to update existing authorizations.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $676,320

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: Madison Walton 202 385-4596

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