A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2138-0046 (exp. date 11/30/2021). Reporting of an equipment failure is estimated to take approximately one hour, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing, and reviewing the report. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: SafeOCS Data Collection Office, Demetra Collia, US DOT/ BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room E36-302, Washington, D.C. 20590 or e-mail: Demetra.collia@dot.gov

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the BTS’ confidentiality statute, the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, (Pub. L: 115-435 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Title III), your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in any identifiable form to anyone other than BTS employees or BTS agents, i.e., telephone interviewers. In accordance with these confidentiality statutes, only statistical and non-identifying data will be made publicly available through aggregate reports. By law, every BTS employee and BTS agent has taken an oath of confidentiality and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both if he or she discloses ANY identifiable information about the respondent or reporting company or operator. BTS will not release to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior, or any other public or private entity any information that might reveal the identity of individuals or company/operator names mentioned in near-miss reports.