Certification of Airports, 14 CFR part 139

OMB Control No: 2120-0675	ICR Reference No: 201506-2120-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201106-2120-010
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certification of Airports, 14 CFR part 139
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 09/23/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/23/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2015
Responses	4,356	0	4,550
Time Burden (Hours)	96,801	0	100,132
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Certification regulations for airports serving scheduled air carrier operations in aircraft with 10-30 seats require the airports to comply with safety requirements prior to serving operations of certain air carrier aircraft. The application for an airport operating certificate and annual compliance inspections require operators of certificated airports to collect and report certain operational information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44706 Name of Law: Airport operating certificates

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 19108	04/09/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 35694	06/22/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title Form No. Form Name Certification of Airports, Recordkeeping Certification of Airports, Reporting FAA-5280-1 Application For Certificate

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,356	4,550	0	0	-194	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	96,801	100,132	0	0	-3,331	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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 primary change from the previous submission is that we recalculated many of the hourly burden and dollar amounts based on current certificated airport numbers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $357,160

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Brian Rushforth 202 493-4655

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 07/23/2015

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