83_FR_27937 83 FR 27822 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Revision to an Approval of an Existing Information Collection: Operating Requirements: Commuter and On-Demand Operation

83 FR 27822 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Revision to an Approval of an Existing Information Collection: Operating Requirements: Commuter and On-Demand Operation

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 115 (June 14, 2018)

Page Range27822-27823
FR Document2018-12798

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 amendment of current regulations, which allows a certificate holder's pilots to log second-in-command (SIC) time in operations conducted under part 135 in an airplane or operation that does not otherwise require a SIC. This revision also removes the burden for initial certification under current regulations, as that is already counted under ICR 2120-0593 (Part 119).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27822-27823]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12798]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Revision to an Approval of an Existing Information 
Collection: Operating Requirements: Commuter and On-Demand Operation

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. The revision of this collection involves the amendment of 
current regulations, which allows a certificate holder's pilots to log 
second-in-command (SIC) time in operations conducted under part 135 in 
an airplane or operation that does not otherwise require a SIC. This 
revision also removes the burden for initial certification under 
current regulations, as that is already counted under ICR 2120-0593 
(Part 119).

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: 
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0039.
    Title: Operating Requirements: Commuter and On-Demand Operation.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    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 amending 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. As 
explained in the rule, the FAA believes that a comprehensive SIC PDP 
will provide opportunities for beneficial flight experience that may 
not otherwise exist and also provide increased safety in operations for 
those flights conducted in a multicrew environment. The FAA is 
establishing requirements in Sec.  135.99(c) for certificate holders, 
airplanes, and flightcrew members during operations conducted under an 
approved SIC PDP. Those changes are reflected in this information 
collection.
    The FAA is also changing certain logging requirements to enable the 
logging of SIC time obtained under a SIC PDP. Those changes are 
reflected in a revision to information collection 2120-0021.
    Respondents: Operators who currently possess an FAA approved PIC or 
SIC training program could revise and utilize those existing programs 
to qualify their pilots seeking approval to log SIC time. Those 
operators that do not already possess an approved PIC/SIC training 
program (that must include crew resource management training) would be 
required to submit a proposed new SIC training program for FAA 
approval. This would be amending an existing part 119 certificate. As 
of September 28, 2017 the FAA estimates that there were approximately 
457 part 135 operators with single engine turbine-powered airplanes or 
multiengine airplanes that would

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qualify or actually pursue the authorization to conduct a SIC 
professional development program.
    The FAA estimates that approximately 20 operators would be required 
to submit a newly developed SIC Professional Development Training 
Program for approval in the first year that the program is available. 
The FAA estimates that 50 operators will request an amendment to their 
existing PIC/SIC training program. This time burden is reflected in 
Sec.  135.325, Training program and revision.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Section 135.99(c) permits a 
certificate holder to seek approval of an SIC professional development 
program via issuance of operations specifications (Ops Specs) to allow 
the certificate holder's pilots to log SIC time. Under an approved SIC 
professional development program, pilots may log SIC time in part 135 
operations conducted in multiengine airplanes and single engine 
turbine-powered airplanes that do not otherwise require an SIC, if 
those pilots: (1) Meet certification, training, and qualification 
requirements for pilots in part 135 operations, and (2) serve under the 
supervision of a part 135 PIC who meets certain experience 
requirements.
    The FAA estimates that 20 operators will take approximately 40 
hours each to develop and submit an acceptable new SIC training 
program. This program change will result in a burden increase of 800 
hours in the first year of information collection only.
    The FAA estimates that 50 operators will take approximately 20 
hours each to revise and submit an acceptable SIC training program. 
This program change will result in a burden increase of 1000 hours.
    The new or revised SIC training program will result in a burden of 
1800 total hours in the first year of information collection.
    In addition, the FAA has revised the burden in section 135.325 to 
remove the calculation of the burden for new applicants (for initial 
approval of training programs); this burden should not be reflected in 
this collection as it is already addressed in a previously approved 
collection (2120-0593 Certification: Air Carriers and Commercial 
Operators--FAR Part 119). This change is necessary to avoid double-
counting the burden.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The overall burden for part 135 was 
previously estimated at 1,154,674 hours. With the removal of the 
initial certification burden already accounted for in the part 119 
statement, addition of the SIC training program development and 
approval burden, the total new annual reduced burden estimate is 
1,146,938.6 hours. This is a reduction of 7,735.4 hours from the 
previous estimate.

    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. 2018-12798 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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27822 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Notices 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 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Notices 27823 qualify or actually pursue the development and approval burden, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For authorization to conduct a SIC total new annual reduced burden more information, and to register your professional development program. estimate is 1,146,938.6 hours. This is a intent to compete individually or as part The FAA estimates that reduction of 7,735.4 hours from the of a team, visit www.transportation.gov/ approximately 20 operators would be previous estimate. Solve4Safety, email Solve4Safety@ required to submit a newly developed Issued in Washington, DC, on May 30, dot.gov or contact Ed Strocko at 202– SIC Professional Development Training 2018. 366–8189. Program for approval in the first year Barbara L. Hall, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that the program is available. The FAA FAA Information Collection Clearance estimates that 50 operators will request Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Problem an amendment to their existing PIC/SIC Management Branch, ASP–110. In 2017, motor vehicle traffic crashes training program. This time burden is [FR Doc. 2018–12798 Filed 6–13–18; 8:45 am] resulted in an estimated 37,150 reflected in § 135.325, Training program BILLING CODE 4910–13–P fatalities.1 Comprehensively, crashes are and revision. Frequency: As needed. a societal harm that cost the Nation over Estimated Average Burden per $800 billion annually in lives lost or DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION injured, as well as lost work Response: Section 135.99(c) permits a certificate holder to seek approval of an productivity and property damage.2 Office of the Secretary of SIC professional development program When the cost of serious crashes is put Transportation via issuance of operations specifications into context, the weight of this issue (Ops Specs) to allow the certificate [DOT–OST–2018–0081] becomes much more grave and the need holder’s pilots to log SIC time. Under an for an innovative, non-traditional Solving for Safety Visualization approach becomes apparent. Safety is approved SIC professional development Challenge Solver Solicitation program, pilots may log SIC time in part USDOT’s number one priority, and we 135 operations conducted in AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation are committed to reducing the incidence multiengine airplanes and single engine Statistics, Office of the Secretary of of serious and fatal injuries on our turbine-powered airplanes that do not Transportation, DOT. roadways. otherwise require an SIC, if those pilots: ACTION: Notice. The USDOT’s transportation safety (1) Meet certification, training, and programs have decades of research and qualification requirements for pilots in SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of design behind them and have proven part 135 operations, and (2) serve under Transportation (USDOT) is launching effective in reducing injuries and the supervision of a part 135 PIC who the Solving for Safety Visualization fatalities by 40% between 1990 and meets certain experience requirements. Challenge to incentivize the use of 2011. In recent years, these advances The FAA estimates that 20 operators safety data in the development of have leveled off, and new insights and will take approximately 40 hours each innovative analytical visualization tools strategies are required to make further to develop and submit an acceptable that will reveal insights into serious advances. new SIC training program. This program crashes and improve understanding of Traditional factors do not fully change will result in a burden increase transportation safety. The Challenge explain the causes of the recent of 800 hours in the first year of serves as a platform to capture the significant increase in traffic fatalities. information collection only. imaginations of technology and data Increases in driving are one factor; The FAA estimates that 50 operators firms, transportation stakeholders, and however, the rate of fatalities per 100 will take approximately 20 hours each state and local agencies to unlock their million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to revise and submit an acceptable SIC creativity, and empower them to also increased from 1.08 fatalities per training program. This program change develop innovative new data 100 million VMT in 2014 to an will result in a burden increase of 1000 visualization tools that can help estimated 1.17 in 2017.1 Economic hours. improve road and rail user safety, to conditions, gasoline prices, weather and The new or revised SIC training benefit all transportation users. other factors are also correlated with program will result in a burden of 1800 The Challenge is open to individuals increased traffic fatalities. total hours in the first year of and teams (Solvers) from the business USDOT seeks to reverse the current information collection. and research communities, including trend, rapidly detect changes that In addition, the FAA has revised the technology companies, analytics firms, indicate unsafe conditions, and reduce burden in section 135.325 to remove the transportation carriers, industry transportation-related fatalities and calculation of the burden for new associations, research institutions, serious injuries across the transportation applicants (for initial approval of universities, mapping and visualization system. The Department is pursuing training programs); this burden should providers. Solvers will compete for cash data-informed decision-making to help not be reflected in this collection as it prizes that will be awarded throughout strategically prioritize and address is already addressed in a previously the multi-stage Challenge. The transportation safety risks. One pillar of approved collection (2120–0593 Challenge prize purse is $350,000, with this approach is data visualization. Certification: Air Carriers and four semi-finalists competing for a USDOT seeks clear, compelling data Commercial Operators—FAR Part 119). portion of the $100,000 interim prize visualization tools that make data This change is necessary to avoid and two final-stage Solvers competing analysis and insights accessible to double-counting the burden. for a portion of the $250,000 final prize. policy-makers, transportation providers daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Estimated Total Annual Burden: The DATES: The Challenge will begin on June and the public who make safety choices overall burden for part 135 was 14, 2018. After the launch, USDOT will every day. previously estimated at 1,154,674 hours. accept Stage I submissions up to 11:59 With the removal of the initial p.m. EDT on July 31, 2018. A panel of 1 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ certification burden already accounted judges will review team submissions ViewPublication/812542. for in the part 119 statement, addition and announce Stage I finalists in August 2 https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ of the SIC training program 2018. ViewPublication/812451. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted by August 13, 2018.
ContactBarbara Hall by email at: [email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.
FR Citation83 FR 27822 
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