83 FR 27821 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 115 (June 14, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 115 (June 14, 2018)
| Page Range | 27821-27822 | |
| FR Document | 2018-12796 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 27821-27822] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12796] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground Instructors AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The revision of this collection involves the logging of training time in aviation training devices under the provisions of current regulations, and the logging of flight time as a second in command (SIC) under the provisions of current regulations. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 13, 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. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940-594-5913. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 2120-0021. Title: Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors. Form Numbers: 8710-1, 8710-13. Type of Review: This is a revision of an existing information collection. Background: The FAA is publishing the final rule Regulatory Relief, Aviation Training devices; Pilot Certification, Training, and Pilot Schools; and Other Provisions (RIN 2120-AK28; Docket No. FAA-2016- 6142). In that rule, the FAA is reducing the burden for instrument currency requirements under Sec. 61.57 for those pilots that use aviation training devices. Prior to that final rule, Sec. 61.57(c)(3) required persons using an aviation training device to establish instrument experience to complete the required tasks within the preceding 2 calendar months. Persons using an aircraft, full flight simulator, flight-training device, or a combination, however, were required to establish instrument experience within the preceding 6 calendar months. 14 CFR 61.57(c)(1)-(2). The final rule amends Sec. 61.57(c) to allow pilots to accomplish instrument experience in aviation training devices by performing the same tasks required for flight simulation training devices and aircraft, and at the same 6- month interval allowed for flight simulation training devices and aircraft. The FAA estimates that, of the 102,811 active pilots with an instrument rating, that approximately 50% are maintaining currency. It is likely that only 15% of those pilots (approximately 15,422 pilots) are using an aviation training device exclusively to maintain their instrument currency. For those pilots, this change will reduce the recordkeeping requirements of logging time from 6 times a year to two times a year, when logging instrument currency exclusively in an aviation training device. The FAA estimates this burden reduction to be 6168.8 hours annually. Additionally, the final rule amends Sec. 135.99 by adding paragraph (c) to allow a certificate holder to receive approval of a second in command (SIC) professional development program (SIC PDP) via operations specifications (Ops Specs) to allow the certificate holder's pilots to log SIC time in operations conducted under part 135 in an airplane or operation that does not otherwise require a SIC. Specifically, with this [[Page 27822]] final rule, Sec. 61.159(c) allows pilots to log SIC time in part 135 operations in a single engine turbine-powered airplane or a multi- engine airplane that otherwise does not require an SIC. This will require the pilot to obtain a logbook endorsement from the pilot in command for each individual flight to log this time as SIC. The FAA estimates that of the 76,957 Commercial Pilots with airplane and instrument privileges that approximately 10% (7,696) may actively pursue a SIC position with a Part 135 operator that is approved for logging SIC time as described for this provision. But, because of the limited number of operators (approximately 457 operators as of September 28, 2017) that would qualify or actually pursue this authorization, the FAA estimates that only 15% (1,154 pilots) might actually become qualified annually to log SIC time under this provision. This additional record keeping requirement will be reflected in Section 61.159, Aeronautical experience. The FAA estimates this SIC training program burden increase is 1,154 hours annually. Respondents: The total number of respondents in the airman certification program is estimated to be approximately 25 percent of the population of active certificated pilots and instructors. Given a population of 825,000, the result is approximately 206,250 respondents providing data on an annual basis. The total number of applicants for a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating is estimated to be 39,229 annually. Frequency: As needed. Estimated Average Burden per Response: For the hour burdens resulting from the application requirements of the collection of information other than remote pilots with small UAS ratings, the FAA estimates that forms are submitted for these certificates and ratings at an average preparation time of 15 minutes (0.25 hrs) each. The average time estimate of 0.25 hours assumes that many individual applicants will submit an 8710-1 form more than once for various reasons, and that most of the information provided on the form likely will not have changed. For Part 107 we estimate that an average of 39,229 forms are submitted annually that require an average preparation time of 0.25 hours to complete. Estimated Total Annual Burden: The total number of annual responses for the airman certification program is estimated to be 1,196,653. The FAA estimates the total reporting burden hours to be 43,157 hours. The FAA estimates the total recordkeeping burden hours to be 282,329 hours. The FAA estimates the burden for the collection of information to be 325,486 hours annually. This is a burden reduction of 5,015 annual burden hours from the currently approved information collection. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2018. Barbara L. Hall, FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Management Branch, ASP-110. [FR Doc. 2018-12796 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Whether the proposed collection of Estimated Average Burden per comments in the request for OMB’s
information is necessary for FAA’s Response: 0.5 hours, + 0.1 hours for clearance of this information collection.
performance; (b) the accuracy of the special curriculum course information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to (when applicable). Barbara Hall by email at:
enhance the quality, utility and clarity Estimated Total Annual Burden: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940–
of the information collection; and (d) 31,639.6 total burden hours. 2,589.6 594–5913.
ways that the burden could be total annual reporting burden hours, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
minimized without reducing the quality and 29,050 total annual recordkeeping OMB Control Number: 2120–0021.
of the collected information. The agency burden hours. Title: Certification: Pilots and Flight
will summarize and/or include your Issued in Washington, DC, on May 30, Instructors.
comments in the request for OMB’s 2018. Form Numbers: 8710–1, 8710–13.
clearance of this information collection. Barbara L. Hall, Type of Review: This is a revision of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FAA Information Collection Clearance an existing information collection.
Barbara Hall by email at: Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Background: The FAA is publishing
Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940– Management Branch, ASP–110. the final rule Regulatory Relief, Aviation
594–5913. [FR Doc. 2018–12797 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] Training devices; Pilot Certification,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Training, and Pilot Schools; and Other
OMB Control Number: 2120–0009. Provisions (RIN 2120–AK28; Docket No.
Title: Pilot Schools—FAR 141. FAA–2016–6142). In that rule, the FAA
Form Numbers: 8420–8. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION is reducing the burden for instrument
Type of Review: This is a renewal of currency requirements under § 61.57 for
Federal Aviation Administration those pilots that use aviation training
an existing information collection.
Background: The FAA is publishing Agency Information Collection devices. Prior to that final rule,
the final rule Regulatory Relief, Aviation Activities: Requests for Comments; § 61.57(c)(3) required persons using an
Training devices; Pilot Certification, Clearance of Renewed Approval of aviation training device to establish
Training, and Pilot Schools; and Other Information Collection: Certification: instrument experience to complete the
Provisions (RIN 2120–AK28; Docket No. Pilots, Flight Instructors, and Ground required tasks within the preceding 2
FAA–2016–6142). In that rule, the FAA Instructors calendar months. Persons using an
is amending § 141.5(d) to allow part 141 aircraft, full flight simulator, flight-
pilot schools that hold training course AGENCY: Federal Aviation training device, or a combination,
approvals for special curricula courses Administration (FAA), DOT. however, were required to establish
to renew their certificates based on their ACTION: Notice and request for instrument experience within the
students’ successful completion of an comments. preceding 6 calendar months. 14 CFR
end-of-course test for these FAA 61.57(c)(1)–(2). The final rule amends
approved courses. In that rule, the FAA SUMMARY: In accordance with the § 61.57(c) to allow pilots to accomplish
further adjusts the number of pilot Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA instrument experience in aviation
schools based on population changes, invites public comments about our training devices by performing the same
and to account for the change in burden intention to request the Office of tasks required for flight simulation
associated with these new courses. Management and Budget (OMB) training devices and aircraft, and at the
We estimate that of the 31 new approval to renew an information same 6-month interval allowed for flight
applications for pilot school certificates, collection. The revision of this simulation training devices and aircraft.
25% will have special curricula courses collection involves the logging of The FAA estimates that, of the
that will need to be accounted for in the training time in aviation training 102,811 active pilots with an instrument
passage rate required for issuance of a devices under the provisions of current rating, that approximately 50% are
certificate in § 141.5(d). Of the 291 regulations, and the logging of flight maintaining currency. It is likely that
applications for renewal of pilot school time as a second in command (SIC) only 15% of those pilots (approximately
certificates, approximately 25% would under the provisions of current 15,422 pilots) are using an aviation
include special curricula courses that regulations. training device exclusively to maintain
must now be accounted for in the DATES: Written comments should be their instrument currency. For those
passage rate for renewal of a certificate submitted by August 13, 2018. pilots, this change will reduce the
under § 141.5(d). We estimate that it ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA recordkeeping requirements of logging
would take .1 hours to add this special at the following address: Barbara Hall, time from 6 times a year to two times
curricula course information to both Federal Aviation Administration, ASP– a year, when logging instrument
initial and renewal applications. 110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort currency exclusively in an aviation
8 new applications at .1 hours each = .8 Worth, TX 76177. training device. The FAA estimates this
hours. Public Comments Invited: You are burden reduction to be 6168.8 hours
73 applications at .1 hours each (adding asked to comment on any aspect of this annually.
special curr.) = 7.3 hours. information collection, including (a) Additionally, the final rule amends
171.0 hours + 8.1 hours = 181.6 total Whether the proposed collection of § 135.99 by adding paragraph (c) to
burden hours. information is necessary for FAA’s allow a certificate holder to receive
The FAA is also making a burden performance; (b) the accuracy of the approval of a second in command (SIC)
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adjustment to the number of pilot estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to professional development program (SIC
schools, increasing the population from enhance the quality, utility and clarity PDP) via operations specifications (Ops
546 pilot schools to 581 pilot schools. of the information collection; and (d) Specs) to allow the certificate holder’s
Respondents: 581 Pilot schools. ways that the burden could be pilots to log SIC time in operations
Frequency: As needed for new minimized without reducing the quality conducted under part 135 in an airplane
applications; Every 24 months for of the collected information. The agency or operation that does not otherwise
renewals of existing pilot schools. will summarize and/or include your require a SIC. Specifically, with this
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final rule, § 61.159(c) allows pilots to FAA estimates the burden for the will summarize and/or include your
log SIC time in part 135 operations in collection of information to be 325,486 comments in the request for OMB’s
a single engine turbine-powered hours annually. This is a burden clearance of this information collection.
airplane or a multi-engine airplane that reduction of 5,015 annual burden hours FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
otherwise does not require an SIC. This from the currently approved Barbara Hall by email at:
will require the pilot to obtain a logbook information collection. Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940–
endorsement from the pilot in command Issued in Washington, DC, on May 30, 594–5913.
for each individual flight to log this time 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
as SIC. The FAA estimates that of the Barbara L. Hall, OMB Control Number: 2120–0039.
76,957 Commercial Pilots with airplane FAA Information Collection Clearance Title: Operating Requirements:
and instrument privileges that Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Commuter and On-Demand Operation.
approximately 10% (7,696) may actively Management Branch, ASP–110. Form Numbers: N/A.
pursue a SIC position with a Part 135 [FR Doc. 2018–12796 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] Type of Review: This is a revision of
operator that is approved for logging SIC an existing information collection.
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
time as described for this provision. But, Background: The FAA is publishing
because of the limited number of the final rule Regulatory Relief, Aviation
operators (approximately 457 operators DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Training devices; Pilot Certification,
as of September 28, 2017) that would Training, and Pilot Schools; and Other
qualify or actually pursue this Federal Aviation Administration Provisions (RIN 2120–AK28; Docket No.
authorization, the FAA estimates that FAA–2016–6142). In that rule, the FAA
only 15% (1,154 pilots) might actually Agency Information Collection
is amending § 135.99 by adding
become qualified annually to log SIC Activities: Requests for Comments;
paragraph (c) to allow a certificate
time under this provision. This Clearance of a Revision to an Approval
holder to receive approval of a second-
additional record keeping requirement of an Existing Information Collection:
in-command (SIC) professional
will be reflected in Section 61.159, Operating Requirements: Commuter
development program (SIC PDP) via
Aeronautical experience. The FAA and On-Demand Operation
operations specifications (Ops Specs) to
estimates this SIC training program
AGENCY: Federal Aviation allow the certificate holder’s pilots to
burden increase is 1,154 hours annually.
Respondents: The total number of Administration (FAA), DOT. log SIC time in operations conducted
respondents in the airman certification ACTION: Notice and request for under part 135 in an airplane or
program is estimated to be comments. operation that does not otherwise
approximately 25 percent of the require a SIC. As explained in the rule,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the the FAA believes that a comprehensive
population of active certificated pilots Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
and instructors. Given a population of SIC PDP will provide opportunities for
invites public comments about our beneficial flight experience that may not
825,000, the result is approximately intention to request the Office of
206,250 respondents providing data on otherwise exist and also provide
Management and Budget (OMB) increased safety in operations for those
an annual basis. The total number of
approval to renew an information flights conducted in a multicrew
applicants for a remote pilot certificate
collection. The revision of this environment. The FAA is establishing
with a small UAS rating is estimated to
collection involves the amendment of requirements in § 135.99(c) for
be 39,229 annually.
Frequency: As needed. current regulations, which allows a certificate holders, airplanes, and
Estimated Average Burden per certificate holder’s pilots to log second- flightcrew members during operations
Response: For the hour burdens in-command (SIC) time in operations conducted under an approved SIC PDP.
resulting from the application conducted under part 135 in an airplane Those changes are reflected in this
requirements of the collection of or operation that does not otherwise information collection.
information other than remote pilots require a SIC. This revision also The FAA is also changing certain
with small UAS ratings, the FAA removes the burden for initial logging requirements to enable the
estimates that forms are submitted for certification under current regulations, logging of SIC time obtained under a SIC
these certificates and ratings at an as that is already counted under ICR PDP. Those changes are reflected in a
average preparation time of 15 minutes 2120–0593 (Part 119). revision to information collection 2120–
(0.25 hrs) each. The average time DATES: Written comments should be 0021.
estimate of 0.25 hours assumes that submitted by August 13, 2018. Respondents: Operators who
many individual applicants will submit ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA currently possess an FAA approved PIC
an 8710–1 form more than once for at the following address: Barbara Hall, or SIC training program could revise
various reasons, and that most of the Federal Aviation Administration, ASP– and utilize those existing programs to
information provided on the form likely 110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort qualify their pilots seeking approval to
will not have changed. For Part 107 we Worth, TX 76177. log SIC time. Those operators that do
estimate that an average of 39,229 forms Public Comments Invited: You are not already possess an approved PIC/
are submitted annually that require an asked to comment on any aspect of this SIC training program (that must include
average preparation time of 0.25 hours information collection, including (a) crew resource management training)
to complete. Whether the proposed collection of would be required to submit a proposed
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The information is necessary for FAA’s new SIC training program for FAA
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total number of annual responses for the performance; (b) the accuracy of the approval. This would be amending an
airman certification program is estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to existing part 119 certificate. As of
estimated to be 1,196,653. The FAA enhance the quality, utility and clarity September 28, 2017 the FAA estimates
estimates the total reporting burden of the information collection; and (d) that there were approximately 457 part
hours to be 43,157 hours. The FAA ways that the burden could be 135 operators with single engine
estimates the total recordkeeping minimized without reducing the quality turbine-powered airplanes or
burden hours to be 282,329 hours. The of the collected information. The agency multiengine airplanes that would
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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 August 13, 2018. | |
| Contact | Barbara Hall by email at: [email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 27821 |
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