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)

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, 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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