81 FR 13968 - Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 51 (March 16, 2016)

On March 4, 2015, the FAA published a final rule entitled ``Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements'' which will result in new information collection requirements. This technical amendment updates the FAA's list of OMB control numbers to display the control number associated with the approved information collection activities in the ``Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements'' final rule.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13968-13969]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05862]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 11

[Docket No. FAA-2011-1136; Amdt. No. 11-59]
RIN 2120-AJ33


Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: On March 4, 2015, the FAA published a final rule entitled 
``Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements'' which will result in 
new information collection requirements. This technical amendment 
updates the FAA's list of OMB control numbers to display the control 
number associated with the approved information collection activities 
in the ``Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements'' final rule.

DATES: Effective March 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning 
this action, contact Wende T. DiMuro, AFS-330, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-1685; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 4, 2015, the FAA published a final rule entitled ``Air 
Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements'' (80 FR 11537). This final 
rule amends the maintenance regulations for domestic, flag, and 
supplemental operations, and for commuter and on-demand operations for 
aircraft type certificated with a passenger seating configuration of 10 
seats or more (excluding any pilot seat). The new rules require 
affected air carriers and operators to develop policies, procedures, 
methods, and instructions for performing contract maintenance that are 
acceptable to the FAA, and include them in their maintenance manuals. 
This rule also requires the air carriers and operators to provide a 
list to the FAA of all persons with whom they contract their 
maintenance. These changes are needed because contract maintenance has 
increased to over 70 percent of all air carrier maintenance, and 
numerous investigations have shown deficiencies in maintenance 
performed by contract maintenance providers.
    This final rule will result in new information collection 
requirements. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3507(d)), the FAA submitted these information collection 
amendments to OMB for its review.
    On February 25, 2016, OMB approved the information collection 
request. The OMB control number is 2120-0766.

Technical Amendment

    The FAA lists OMB control numbers assigned to its information 
collection activities in 14 CFR 11.201(b). Accordingly, this technical 
amendment updates 14 CFR 11.201(b) to display OMB control number 2120-
0766 associated with the information collection activities in the final 
rule, Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements. See 80 FR 11537.
    Because this amendment is technical in nature and results in no 
substantive change, the FAA finds that the notice and public procedures 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. For the same reason, the FAA 
finds good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make the amendment 
effective in less than 30 days.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 11

    Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

The Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR Chapter I as follows:

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PART 11--GENERAL RULEMAKING PROCEDURES

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1. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 40103, 40105, 
40109, 40113, 44110, 44502, 44701-44702, 44711, and 46102.


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2. In Sec.  11.201 amend the table in paragraph (b) by revising the 
entries for Part 121 and Part 135 to read as follows:


Sec.  11.201  Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers 
assigned under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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    (b) * * *

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 14 CFR part or section identified
           and described                   Current OMB control No.
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Part 121..........................  2120-0008, 2120-0028, 2120-0535,
                                     2120-0571, 2120-0600, 2120-0606,
                                     2120-0614, 2120-0616, 2120-0631,
                                     2120-0651, 2120-0653, 2120-0691,
                                     2120-0702, 2120-0739, 2120-0760,
                                     2120-0766.
 
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Part 135..........................  2120-0003, 2120-0028, 2120-0039,
                                     2120-0535, 2120-0571, 2120-0600,
                                     2120-0606, 2120-0614, 2120-0616,
                                     2120-0620, 2120-0631, 2120-0653,
                                     2120-0766.
 
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    Issued in Washington, DC under the authority provided by 49 
U.S.C. 106(f) and 44701(a) on March 8, 2016.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2016-05862 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am]
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