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OMB Control No: 2120-0652	ICR Reference No: 202508-2120-008
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-2120-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Changes in Permissible Stage 2 Airplane Operations
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/16/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2026
Responses	10	30
Time Burden (Hours)	3	8
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The information collected is used by the FAA, Noise Division of the Office of Environment and Energy, to issue special flight authorizations for nonrevenue operations of transports and non-transport jet, Stage 2 airplanes at U.S. airports. The operators of such noisier airplanes that seek specific operations into U.S. airports must fill out an SFA form to request FAA approval. The collection of this information is mandatory and must be reported by operators when they need a special flight authorization after 12/31/2015. Minimal data is requested to identify the affected parties and determine whether the purpose for the flight is one of the ones enumerated in the law. The collection of information is on occasion and follows the circumstances enumerated in the law. The submitted data, about requested flight departure and arrival airports that match the purpose of flight, is used to attest to such authorized flight operations in the case of audit by FAA enforcement personnel. The FAA maintains in records the original request information. FAA form 1050-8 exists to minimize operator and FAA workload; intended to get all the information at one time in most cases (avoid repeated contacts to issue one special flight authorization).

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 112 - 95 506 Name of Law: FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
PL: Pub.L. 106 - 113 231 Name of Law: Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA) of 1990

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:
	90 FR 45889	09/23/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 58076	12/15/2025
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
Changes in Permissible Stage 2 Airplane Operations	1050-8

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	10	30	-20
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3	8	-5
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: There are no programmatic changes since the previous submission. However, an adjustment in number of respondents has been made due to updated estimates based on previous special flight authorization data collection from 2022 to 2024, which indicated a reduction in number of respondents from the prior estimate of 21 to 10. As a result, the total burden is still comparable given the compensating offset of increased labor rates to process such fewer projected requests of applicants and the servicing agency.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $640

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: Christopher Hobbs 202 267-7345 christopher.m.hobbs@faa.gov

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