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OMB Control No: 2120-0700	ICR Reference No: 202310-2120-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200708-2120-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Revisions to Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/30/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/07/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	30,075	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	810,300	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This collection encompasses mandatory requirements to collect and retain (recordkeeping requirement), and to report (reporting requirement), flight data and cockpit voice data using a Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR). Respondents to the collection include operators of aircraft for which the operating requirements of parts 91, 121, 125, 129, or 135 require the aircraft to have and use a CVR or FDR. Collection frequency is as follows: Recordkeeping - Continuous •The FDR and CVR continuously record data, which is stored and continuously overwritten by new data, while retaining the last 2 hours (CVR) or 25 hours (FDR) of recorded data. Reporting – As-needed •The data is reported/provided to the FAA and/or NTSB on an as-needed basis (i.e., after an aircraft has been involved in a reportable accident or incident), or •The data is stored (off aircraft), upon request by the FAA and/or NTSB, until the investigation can be conducted. Use of Information Collected: The data collected by an FDR or CVR is received and used by the NTSB and/or FAA for accident and incident investigation: •Following an accident, the FDR and CVR are immediately removed from the accident site and transported to NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C. for processing. Using sophisticated computer and audio equipment, the information stored on the recorders is extracted and translated into an understandable format. •Depending on the severity of an aircraft incident, the FAA or NTSB may request the FDR and/or CVR data for an aircraft directly from the aircraft owner or operator.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44701 Name of Law: General Requirements
US Code: 49 USC 40113 Name of Law: Administrative

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2120-AH88	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 12542	03/07/2008

Federal Register Notices & Comments
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
FDR/CVR Data Collection
FDR/CVR Data Reporting
Revisions to Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	30,075	30,075
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	810,300	810,300
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: These burden estimates reflect the current estimates for collection and reporting of information using FDRs and CVRs as required by 14 CFR regulations.

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: Tanya Glines 801 257-5085 tanya.glines@faa.gov

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