Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Transportation Safety Board Byline: Jennifer Homendy Date: 22 March 2022 Subject: American Government Special Collection: COVID-19

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16245-16246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06037]


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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

[Docket No.: NTSB-2021-0010, OMB Control No. 3147-0028]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the National 
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) offers the public and Federal 
agencies the opportunity to comment regarding the NTSB's submission of 
an Information Collection Request (ICR) for an extension of a 
currently-approved information collection (IC) for Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) Control No. 3147-0028. The OMB number, which is 
currently assigned to the NTSB's Request for a Medical Exception to the 
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement form, was obtained through emergency 
clearance in November 2021 and will expire on May 31, 2022. The NTSB 
published a 60-Day Notice in December 2021, soliciting comments until 
February 15, 2022. With no comments received, the NTSB is issuing this 
30-Day Notice, informing the public and Federal agencies to submit 
comments directly to the Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs 
(OIRA) regarding this ICR.

DATES: Submit comments to OIRA regarding this proposed collection of 
information by April 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments directly to OIRA within 30 days of the 
publication of this Notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Silbaugh, General Counsel, 
(202) 314-6080, rulemaking@ntsb.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To comply with the September 9, 2021, 
Executive Order (E.O.) 14043 (Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 
Vaccination for Federal Employees) and October 2021 guidance from the 
Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the NTSB created and received 
emergency clearance in November 2021 for the following form: Request 
for a Medical Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement. This 
form is designed for agency employees requesting a medical exception to 
the vaccine requirements. This IC is necessary because when an agency 
employee requests a medical exception to the COVID-19 vaccine 
requirements, the NTSB will use the information on this form to 
determine

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whether the employee provided sufficient information to justify the 
request.
    Because the OMB number assigned to this form was obtained through 
emergency clearance, the OMB number is only valid for six months and 
will expire on May 31, 2022. In anticipation of future requests from 
its employees, the NTSB is specifically seeking an extension of this 
currently-approved collection.
    Prior to submitting the ICR to OIRA, the NTSB published in December 
2020, a 60-day Notice in the Federal Register, soliciting comments 
until February 15, 2022; however, no comments were received as of the 
close of the comment period. Accordingly, the NTSB is publishing this 
30-Day Notice to inform the public that the agency is submitting an ICR 
to OIRA for review and that future comments are to be sent directly to 
OIRA.
    The NTSB currently is soliciting public comments that include: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the NTSB to perform 
its mission; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the 
NTSB to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the IC; and (4) 
ways to minimize burden without reducing the quality of the IC.

A Notice Regarding Injunctions

    The vaccination requirement issued pursuant to E.O. 14043 is 
currently the subject of a nationwide injunction. While that injunction 
remains in place, the NTSB will not process requests for a medical 
exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 
14043. The NTSB will also not request the submission of any medical 
information related to a request for an exception from the vaccination 
requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 while the injunction remains in 
place. But the NTSB may nevertheless receive information regarding a 
medical exception. That is because, if the NTSB were to receive a 
request for an exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement 
pursuant to E.O. 14043 during the pendency of the injunction, the NTSB 
will accept the request, hold it in abeyance, and notify the employee 
who submitted the request that implementation and enforcement of the 
COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 is currently 
enjoined and that an exception therefore is not necessary so long as 
the injunction is in place. In other words, during the pendency of the 
injunction, any information collection related to requests for medical 
exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 
14043 is not undertaken to implement or enforce the COVID-19 
vaccination requirement.
    Title of Collection: Request for a Medical Exception to the COVID-
19 Vaccination Requirement.
    OMB Control Number: 3147-0028.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
    Affected Public: Private sector.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 20.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 1.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Estimated No. of Annual Responses: 20.

Jennifer Homendy,
Chair.
[FR Doc. 2022-06037 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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