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OMB Control No: 2120-0034	ICR Reference No: 202606-2120-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-2120-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No: Nonsubstantive change ready OST
Title: Medical Standards and Certification
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/20/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/08/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	08/31/2026	08/31/2026
Responses	410,381	0	410,381
Time Burden (Hours)	600,572	0	600,572
Cost Burden (Dollars)	59,879,010	0	59,879,010

Abstract: Individuals seeking to exercise pilot privileges are required to obtain a FAA medical certificate per 14 CFR §61.3(c) and §67.4. The collection is mandatory to be reported on occasion (as needed) based on the duration of the three classes of medical certificates as specified in 14 CFR §61.3(d) and will vary among respondents. The FAA collects this medical information only when an individual initially applies for or renews a FAA medical certificate. All applications and supporting documentation received are for decision-making and recordkeeping purposes. Respondents provide private medical information in order to meet FAA standards; their applications contain personally identifying information (PII). The application contains questions regarding medical history, the usage of medication, recent visits to a health professional, etc. It is anticipated that the information collected will be disseminated to Aviation Medical Examiners (i.e. public physicians designated by the FAA) through an automated system or used to support publicly disseminated information. The FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine will retain control over the information and safeguard it from improper access, modification, and destruction, consistent with FAA standards for confidentiality, privacy, and electronic information. See response to Question 10 of this Supporting Statement for more information on confidentiality and privacy. The information collection is designed to yield data that meet all applicable information quality guidelines. The FAA assigns a unique Pathology Index number (called a PI#) to each respondent’s application. Renewal applicants maintain the same PI# as their unique identifier for the lifecycle of their applications with the FAA. Following is a brief description of the purpose of this medical information collection: FAA Form 8500-7, Report of Eye Evaluation: Applicants who do not meet distant visual acuity standards and who desire an Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate must submit FAA Form 8500-7 for evaluation and determination by FAA physicians. FAA Form 8500-8, Application for Airman Medical Certificate or Airman Medical and Student Pilot Certificate: Applicants complete this form to make application for an FAA medical certificate. FAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) perform a medical examination and, based on the applicants’ input, work with Agency physicians to assess an applicant’s medical fitness. FAA Form 8500-14, Ophthalmological Evaluation for Glaucoma: Applicants with glaucoma must submit FAA Form 8500-14 so that FAA physicians can make determinations regarding permissible operational flight activities commensurate with their medical condition and public safety.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44709 Name of Law: Amendments, modifications, suspensions, and revocations of certificates
   US Code: 49 USC 40113 Name of Law: Administrative
   US Code: 49 USC 44702 Name of Law: Issuance of certificates
   US Code: 49 USC 44701 Name of Law: General requirements
   US Code: 49 USC 44703 Name of Law: Airman certificates

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2120-AL51	Final or interim final rulemaking	87 FR 71218	11/22/2022

Federal Register Notices & Comments
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 71218	11/22/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	410,381	410,381
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	600,572	600,572
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	59,879,010	59,879,010

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: In October of 2018, Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act (Public Law 115-254). Section 318 of Public Law 115-254 directed the Administrator to revise 14 CFR 61.3(c) (relating to second-class medical certificates) to apply to an operator of an air balloon to the same extent such regulations apply to a pilot flightcrew member of other aircraft. In November of 2021, the FAA issued Medical Certification Standards for Commercial Balloon Operations, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in response to the statutory directive. The NPRM proposed extending the requirement of second class medical certificates to commercial balloon pilots engaged in certain commercial balloon operations. The time burden on regulated persons has increased due to the estimated affected population increase of 2,277 respondents. The economic burden on respondents has also increased, because the FAA is now using an updated per-respose cost of $150.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,064,162

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. Yes

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. Yes

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: Nicole Harrison 202 267-6574 nicole.harrison@faa.gov

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