FAA Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Policy

02/16/22 1370.127 Appendix A Appendix A : References 1. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 2. Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, Title 5 CFR, Part 1320 3. Government Paperwork Elimination Act, Pub. L 105-277 Title XVII 4. OMB Memorandum: Information Collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act, April 7, 5. OMB Memorandum: Paperwork Reduction Act – Generic Clearances May 28, 2010 6. OMB Memorandum M-11-26: New Fast-Track Process for Collecting Service Delivery Feedback Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, June 15, 2011 7. OMB Memorandum: Reducing Reporting and Paperwork Burdens, June 22, 2012 8. OMB Memorandum: Flexibilities under the Paperwork Reduction Act for Compliance with Information Collection Requirements, July 22, 2016 9. DOT Order 1351.29 Paperwork Reduction Act/Information Collection 10. A Guide to the Paperwork Reduction Act 11. OMB Federal Collection of Information A-1

02/16/22 1370.127 Appendix B Appendix B: Definitions 1. Burden: The total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency, including: a. Reviewing instructions; b. Developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information; c. Developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information; d. Developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information; e. Adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; f. Training personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; g. Searching data sources; h. Completing and reviewing the collection of information; and i. Transmitting or otherwise disclosing the information.

2. Collection of Information: The obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to an agency, third parties, or the public of information by or for an agency by means of identical questions posed to, or identical reporting, recordkeeping, or disclosure requirements imposed on, ten or more persons, whether such collection of information is mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain a benefit. “Collection of information” includes any requirement or request for persons to obtain, maintain, retain, report, or publicly disclose information.

3. Information - any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, electronic, or audiovisual forms.

4. Information Collection Budget (ICB) - Total amount of hours an agency/program office is allowed (has budgeted) to impose on the public for collection/reporting of information.

5. Information Collection Instrument: The means used to capture the data/information (e.g., a form, survey, script, etc.).

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02/16/22 1370.127 Appendix B 6. Information Collection Request (ICR): The set of documents that comprise the formal packet prepared by a Federal Agency that describes reporting, record keeping, disclosure, survey, or other information collection requirements imposed on the public by a federal agency. An information collection request is submitted to the OMB for review and approval to collect information from 10 or more respondents (people, businesses, entities, etc.).

7. Information Resource - information and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and information technology.

8. Person - an individual, partnership, association, corporation (including operations of government-owned contractor-operated facilities), business trust, or legal representative, an organized group of individuals, a State, territorial, tribal, or local government or branch thereof, or a political subdivision of a State, territory, tribal, or local government or a branch of a political subdivision.

9. Practical Utility - the actual, not potential, usefulness of information to or for an agency, as well as the agency’s capability to process such information in a timely and useful fashion.

10. Public Information - any information, regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses, disseminates, or makes available to the public.

11. Non-Substantive Changes (to an information collection) - Changes to an already approved information collection that do not introduce new concepts or measures that have not received public comment. Non-Substantive changes do not require public notice.

12. Substantive Changes (to an information collection) - Changes that introduce new concepts or requirements not included in the original public notice and approval.

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