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OMB Control No: 2120-0700	ICR Reference No: 202411-2120-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202310-2120-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No: Ready for OST
Title: Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 12/05/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/30/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of a final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2027
Responses	30,075	0	30,075
Time Burden (Hours)	810,300	0	810,300
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. Respondents to this collection must keep FDR and CVR data for specified timeframes. The FDR and CVR continuously record data during aircraft operation, which is stored and continuously overwritten by new data, while retaining the last 2 hours (CVR) (if the aircraft was manufactured prior to the effective dates in the new rule), 25 hours (CVR) (if the aircraft was manufactured after the effective dates in the new rule), or 25 hours (FDR) of recorded data. Respondents to this collection must report/provide the collected data to the NTSB on an as-needed basis (i.e., after an aircraft has been involved in a reportable accident or incident), or the FAA and/or NTSB may request that the data is stored (off aircraft) until the investigation can be conducted. Use: The collection of information includes both reporting and recordkeeping of information. The data collected by an FDR or CVR is received and used by the NTSB 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 NTSB may request the FDR and/or CVR data for an aircraft directly from the aircraft owner or operator. Respondents: 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 and/or FDR. The FAA estimates that 23,273 aircraft must have and use a CVR and/or FDR; 4,744 of those aircraft will be required to collect 25 hours of CVR data as a result of this final rule. Frequency: For each aircraft required to have an CVR and/or FDR, the FDR and CVR continuously record data, which is stored and continuously overwritten by new data, while retaining the last 2 hours (CVR) (if the aircraft was manufactured prior to the effective dates in this final rule), 25 hours (CVR) (if the aircraft was manufactured after the effective dates in this final rule), or 25 hours (FDR) of recorded data. Additionally, on an as-needed basis, operators of aircraft must report CVR and/or FDR data to the NTSB (i.e., after an aircraft has been involved in a reportable accident or incident).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44701 Name of Law: General Requirements
   US Code: 49 USC 40113 Name of Law: Administrative
   PL: Pub.L. 118 - 63 366 Name of Law: 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2120-AL92	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 84090	12/04/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CVR/FDR Data Collection (25hrs/25hrs)
CVR/FDR Data Collection (2hrs/25hrs)
FDR/CVR Data Reporting

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The FAA initiated a rulemaking that would increase the recording time of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) from the mandated 2 hours to a proposed 25-hour recording time for all future manufactured aircraft that are required to have a CVR installed. This rulemaking will provide accident investigators, aircraft operators, and civil aviation authorities with substantially more CVR data to help find the probable causes of incidents and accidents and use the information to prevent future incidents and accidents. An NPRM was published on December 4, 2023. Once the final rule is published (see Federal Register Docket No. FAA-2023-2270), the 25-hour CVR data collection requirement will apply to newly manufactured aircraft (that are required to have a CVR installed) after May 16, 2025, for aircraft with a MCTOW of 59,525 lbs./27,000 kg, 30 or more passenger seats, or operating in Part 121. Newly manufactured aircraft operating in Parts 91, 125, and 135 with a MCTOW of 59,524 lbs./26,999 kg and less than 30 passenger seats have three years to comply with the new rule. Additionally, the name of this IC is revised from “Revisions to Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations” to “Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder Regulations”. Changes from previously reported burden are due to: • Revised CVR data collection hours from 2 hours to 25 hours under rulemaking “25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production (refer to Federal Register Docket No. FAA-2023-2270 for Final Rule) • Revised wage estimates for reporting CVR and flight data recorder (FDR) data • Revised fleet estimates to reflect the aircraft fleet that must collect 2 hours of CVR data versus 25 hours of CVR data. Revised fleet estimates are lower than previously approved estimates resulting in lower estimated burden. • Under the CVR rulemaking, 1,585 aircraft in the fleet will be required to collect an additional 23 hours of CVR data (in addition to the 2 hours that were already required). However, the net result due to the adjustment of the fleet size estimate results in a decreased information collection burden than what was previously estimated and approved.

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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