82 FR 51330 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Reinstated Approval of Information Collection: Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 212 (November 3, 2017)

Page Range		51330-51330
FR Document		2017-23891

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. This request for clearance reflects requirements necessary to ensure safety-of-flight by ensuring that complete and adequate training, testing, checking, and experience is obtained and maintained by those who operate under certain parts of FAA's regulations and use flight simulation in lieu of aircraft for these functions.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Reinstated Approval of Information Collection: Flight 
Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information 
collection. This request for clearance reflects requirements necessary 
to ensure safety-of-flight by ensuring that complete and adequate 
training, testing, checking, and experience is obtained and maintained 
by those who operate under certain parts of FAA's regulations and use 
flight simulation in lieu of aircraft for these functions.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara 
Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 
Fort Worth, TX 76177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at: 
Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940-594-5913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0680.
    Title: Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing 
Qualification and Use.
    Form Numbers: (Pending) Forms T001A, T002, T004, T011, T011-FD2, 
T012, T023, T024, T025.
    Type of Review: This is a reinstatement of an information 
collection.
    Background: This information collection requires sponsors of flight 
simulation training devices (FSTD) to systematically plan for and 
implement the requirements of part 60 and the associated Qualification 
Performance Standard (QPS). Sponsors have been sub-grouped into small, 
medium, and large based on the number of training centers. A sponsor 
will be guided through the administrative requirements by the local 
principal operations inspector or training center program manager and 
by representatives of the National Simulator Program staff regarding 
any FSTD for which the sponsor applicant seeks qualification.
    The FAA has determined this information collection is necessary to 
amend the Qualification Performance Standards for FSTDs for the primary 
purpose of improving existing technical standards and introducing new 
technical standards for full stall and stick pusher maneuvers, upset 
recognition and recovery maneuvers, maneuvers conducted in airborne 
icing conditions, takeoff and landing maneuvers in gusting crosswinds, 
and bounced landing recovery maneuvers. These new and improved 
technical standards are intended to fully define FSTD fidelity 
requirements for conducting new flight training tasks introduced 
through changes to the air carrier training requirements. This 
information collection also addresses updated FSTD technical standards 
to better align with the current international FSTD evaluation guidance 
and introduces a new FSTD level that expands the number of qualified 
flight training tasks in a fixed base flight training device. This 
information collection will help ensure that the training and testing 
environment is accurate and realistic, in accordance with regulations.
    Respondents: The estimate is based on a current sponsor count of 68 
that changes on a continuous basis.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 44 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 93,385 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2017.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2017-23891 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am]
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agreed to terminate its operation over DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION simulation training devices (FSTD) to
the Line upon consummation of the systematically plan for and implement
transaction between GOOS and UP and Federal Aviation Administration the requirements of part 60 and the
does not object to the proposed change associated Qualification Performance
Agency Information Collection
in operators. Standard (QPS). Sponsors have been
Activities: Requests for Comments;
GOOS states that the proposed change sub-grouped into small, medium, and
Clearance of Reinstated Approval of
in operators does not involve any large based on the number of training
Information Collection: Flight
provision or agreement that would limit Simulation Device Initial and centers. A sponsor will be guided
future interchange with a third-party Continuing Qualification and Use through the administrative requirements
connecting carrier. GOOS certifies that by the local principal operations
AGENCY: Federal Aviation inspector or training center program
its projected annual revenues as a result
Administration (FAA), DOT. manager and by representatives of the
of this transaction will not result in the
ACTION: Notice and request for National Simulator Program staff
creation of a Class II or Class I rail
carrier and would not exceed $5 comments. regarding any FSTD for which the
million. sponsor applicant seeks qualification.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Under 49 CFR 1150.42(b), a change in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA The FAA has determined this
operators requires that notice be given invites public comments about our information collection is necessary to
to shippers. GOOS states that there are intention to request the Office of amend the Qualification Performance
no active shippers on the Line and that Management and Budget (OMB) Standards for FSTDs for the primary
all current freight traffic on the Line approval to renew an information purpose of improving existing technical
originates or terminates on connecting collection. This request for clearance standards and introducing new
Lines. GOOS therefore submits that the reflects requirements necessary to technical standards for full stall and
shipper notice requirement is not ensure safety-of-flight by ensuring that stick pusher maneuvers, upset
complete and adequate training, testing, recognition and recovery maneuvers,
applicable to this transaction.
checking, and experience is obtained maneuvers conducted in airborne icing
The earliest this transaction can be and maintained by those who operate conditions, takeoff and landing
consummated is November 19, 2017, the under certain parts of FAA’s regulations maneuvers in gusting crosswinds, and
effective date of the exemption. and use flight simulation in lieu of bounced landing recovery maneuvers.
If the verified notice contains false or aircraft for these functions. These new and improved technical
misleading information, the exemption DATES: Written comments should be standards are intended to fully define
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the submitted by January 2, 2018. FSTD fidelity requirements for
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA conducting new flight training tasks
may be filed at any time. The filing of at the following address: Barbara Hall, introduced through changes to the air
a petition to revoke will not Federal Aviation Administration, ASP– carrier training requirements. This
automatically stay the effectiveness of 110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort information collection also addresses
the exemption. Petitions for stay must Worth, TX 76177. updated FSTD technical standards to
be filed no later than November 9, 2017 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: better align with the current
(at least seven days before the Barbara Hall by email at: international FSTD evaluation guidance
exemption becomes effective). Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940– and introduces a new FSTD level that
594–5913. expands the number of qualified flight
An original and 10 copies of all
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: training tasks in a fixed base flight
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
Public Comments Invited: You are training device. This information
36154, must be filed with the Surface
asked to comment on any aspect of this
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., collection will help ensure that the
information collection, including (a)
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In training and testing environment is
Whether the proposed collection of
addition, one copy of each pleading information is necessary for FAA’s accurate and realistic, in accordance
must be served on Robert A. Wimbish, performance; (b) the accuracy of the with regulations.
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to Respondents: The estimate is based
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606. enhance the quality, utility and clarity on a current sponsor count of 68 that
According to GOOS, this action is of the information collection; and (d) changes on a continuous basis.
excluded from environmental review ways that the burden could be Frequency: Annual.
under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency Estimated Average Burden per
historic preservation reporting
will summarize and/or include your Response: 44 minutes.
requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(l).
comments in the request for OMB’s Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Board decisions and notices are clearance of this information collection. 93,385 hours.
available on our Web site at OMB Control Number: 2120–0680.
WWW.STB.GOV. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26,
Title: Flight Simulation Device Initial
2017.
Decided: October 27, 2017. and Continuing Qualification and Use.
Form Numbers: (Pending) Forms Barbara L. Hall,
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By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
T001A, T002, T004, T011, T011–FD2, FAA Information Collection Clearance
Director, Office of Proceedings.
T012, T023, T024, T025. Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records
Kenyatta Clay, Management Branch, ASP–110.
Type of Review: This is a
Clearance Clerk. reinstatement of an information [FR Doc. 2017–23891 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2017–23951 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] collection. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Background: This information
collection requires sponsors of flight

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted by January 2, 2018.
Contact		Barbara Hall by email at: [email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.
FR Citation		82 FR 51330

82 FR 51330 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Reinstated Approval of Information Collection: Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 212 (November 3, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration