83 FR 34910 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 141 (July 23, 2018)

Page Range		34910-34911
FR Document		2018-15728

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. Fractional Ownership is a program that offers increased flexibility in aircraft ownership. Owners purchase shares of an aircraft and agree to share their aircraft with others having an ownership share in that same aircraft. Owners agree to put their aircraft into a ``pool'' of other shared aircraft and to lease their aircraft to another owner in that pool. The information collected is used to determine if these entities are operating in accordance with the minimum safety standards of these regulations. The FAA will use the information it reviews and collects to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and make improvements as needed, and ensure compliance and adherence to regulations.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fractional 
Aircraft Ownership Programs

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. Fractional Ownership is a program that offers increased 
flexibility in aircraft ownership. Owners purchase shares of an 
aircraft and agree to share their aircraft with others having an 
ownership share in that same aircraft. Owners agree to put their 
aircraft into a ``pool'' of other shared aircraft and to lease their 
aircraft to another owner in that pool. The information collected is 
used to determine if these entities are operating in accordance with 
the minimum safety standards of these regulations. The FAA will use the 
information it reviews and collects to evaluate the effectiveness of 
the program and make improvements as needed, and ensure compliance and 
adherence to regulations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 21, 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: 
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0684.
    Title: Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: This is a renewal of an existing information 
collection.
    Background: Each fractional ownership program manager and each 
fractional owner must comply with the requirements of 14 CFR part 91, 
subpart K (91K). Information-collection requirements under 91K include 
submission for FAA approval of management specifications, which 
comprise: Lists of fractional owners and types of aircraft; 
registration markings and serial numbers; authorizations, procedures 
and limitations under which operations are to be conducted; time 
limitations, or standards for determining time limitations, for 
overhauls, inspections, and checks for airframes, engines, propellers, 
rotors, appliances, and emergency equipment of aircraft; the specific 
location of the program manager's principal base of operations and the 
program manager's mailing address; other business names in use; 
authorization of methods for controlling weight and balance; deviations 
and exemptions from requirements of 91K, if applicable; and other 
information the Administrator deems necessary. The FAA requires this 
information to ensure that the operators' specifications comply with 
the requirements of the rule. In addition, the FAA imposes 
recordkeeping requirements on 91K operators. These include: creating 
and retaining management contracts between fractional owners and 
operators; advance notice of non-program aircraft substitution; 
briefing fractional owners on operational control responsibilities; 
issuance of management specifications; internal

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safety reporting; preparation and retention of manuals; maintenance of 
current aircraft and pilot records; flight scheduling; pilot-in-command 
designation; passenger safety briefings (oral and on information 
cards); preparation of proving-test programs; provision of drug and 
alcohol misuse education; and various personnel, maintenance, and 
minimum equipment list documentation. These requirements help ensure 
that these operators have procedures in place to facilitate compliance 
with the requirements of the rule.
    Information is collected electronically to the extent practicable, 
and the FAA likewise encourages and facilitates electronic 
recordkeeping. The FAA uses an automated Operations Specifications 
subsystem to issue management specifications to fractional ownership 
program managers. This system allows management companies to 
electronically generate and electronically sign the management 
specifications. Use of this automated system is required for the 
fractional ownership programs. While legal contractual documents, 
passenger briefing cards, and certain manuals must be kept in paper 
form for legal and safety reasons, all other records and reports 
mandated by 91K can be created, transmitted and retained 
electronically.
    The FAA will use the information it reviews and collects to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the program and make improvements as 
needed, and ensure compliance and adherence to the minimum safety 
standards of these regulations.
    Respondents: 8 fractional aircraft program managers/operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour, 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 13,736 hours, or 1,717 hours per 
respondent.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2018.
Karen Shutt,
Manager, Performance, Policy, and Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-15728 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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safety reporting; preparation and Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
retention of manuals; maintenance of 2018. through Friday, except Federal holidays.
current aircraft and pilot records; flight Karen Shutt,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
scheduling; pilot-in-command Manager, Performance, Policy, and Records Jeff Black, Flight Service, Federal
designation; passenger safety briefings Management Branch, ASP–110.
Aviation Administration, 800
(oral and on information cards); [FR Doc. 2018–15728 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am] Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
preparation of proving-test programs; BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DC 20591, Telephone (202) 267–6500;
provision of drug and alcohol misuse email jeff.black@faa.gov.
education; and various personnel, Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16,
maintenance, and minimum equipment DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2018.
list documentation. These requirements
help ensure that these operators have Federal Aviation Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
procedures in place to facilitate Background: Hazardous Inflight
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0649] Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) is a
compliance with the requirements of the
rule. Notice of Proposal To Discontinue continuous broadcast of weather
Information is collected electronically Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory advisories over a limited nationwide
to the extent practicable, and the FAA Service (HIWAS) network of VORs that provide pilots
likewise encourages and facilitates with meteorological information relating
electronic recordkeeping. The FAA uses AGENCY: Federal Aviation to hazardous weather. Since the early
an automated Operations Specifications Administration (FAA), DOT. 1980s, the broadcast, available in
subsystem to issue management ACTION: Request for public comment. various locations of the contiguous
specifications to fractional ownership United States (CONUS) allows pilots to
SUMMARY: The FAA is requesting public access hazardous weather while inflight
program managers. This system allows
comment on the agency’s proposal to without going through a Flight Service
management companies to
discontinue the Hazardous Inflight specialist. HIWAS was conceived when
electronically generate and
Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS). there was a large demand for inflight
electronically sign the management
specifications. Use of this automated DATES: Submit comments on or before briefings from specialists and wait times
system is required for the fractional August 22, 2018. could be extremely long. HIWAS
ownership programs. While legal ADDRESSES: You may send comments alleviated the workload of the
contractual documents, passenger identified by Docket Number FAA– specialists and helped to reduce wait
briefing cards, and certain manuals 2018–0649 using any of the following times for pilots. At that time, pilots had
must be kept in paper form for legal and methods: no other choice but to contact Flight
safety reasons, all other records and • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Service to obtain hazardous weather
reports mandated by 91K can be created, http://www.regulations.gov and follow updates for the route of flight. Originally
transmitted and retained electronically. the online instructions for sending your created by specialists using scripts,
comments electronically. HIWAS is now produced using text to
The FAA will use the information it voice technology.
reviews and collects to evaluate the • Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of With the advent of the internet and
effectiveness of the program and make other technology, the demand for
improvements as needed, and ensure Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West inflight services from Flight Service
compliance and adherence to the specialists has declined. Staffing was
minimum safety standards of these Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–001. 3,000+ specialists in more than 300
regulations.
• Hand Deliver or Courier: Take facilities during the early 1980s and
Respondents: 8 fractional aircraft comments to Docket Operations in now consists of three hub facilities. In
program managers/operators. Room W12–140, West Building Ground 2018, radio contacts dropped to less
Frequency: Information is collected Floor, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. than 900 per day from an average of
on occasion. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10,000 radio contacts per day.
except Federal holidays. Demand for inflight services has
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour, 20 minutes. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket diminished since the inception of
Operations at 202–493–2251. HIWAS while access has never been
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. greater, which indicates that pilots are
13,736 hours, or 1,717 hours per 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the migrating to other means of obtaining
respondent. public to better inform its rulemaking inflight weather advisories. Currently,
Public Comments Invited: You are process. DOT posts these comments, multiple sources are available that
asked to comment on any aspect of this without edit, including any personal provide access to weather and
information collection, including (a) information the commenter provides, to aeronautical information to pilots in the
Whether the proposed collection of www.regulations.gov, as described in cockpit, often presented in a graphical
information is necessary for FAA’s the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– format, making it easier to visualize
performance; (b) the accuracy of the 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at what is going on along the route of
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to www.dot.gov/privacy. flight. Pilots no longer need to contact
enhance the quality, utility and clarity Docket: Background documents or a Flight Service specialist to adhere to
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of the information collection; and (d) comments received may be read at 14 CFR 91.103 and maintain awareness
ways that the burden could be http://www.regulations.gov at any time. of hazardous weather advisories along
minimized without reducing the quality Follow the online instruction for their route of flight.
of the collected information. The agency accessing the docket or Docket As part of FAA efforts to modernize
will summarize and/or include your Operations in Room W12–140 of the and streamline service delivery, the
comments in the request for OMB’s West Building, Ground Floor at 1200 agency is interested in receiving
clearance of this information collection. New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC comments on elimination of the

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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 September 21, 2018.
Contact		Barbara Hall by email at: [email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.
FR Citation		83 FR 34910

83 FR 34910 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 141 (July 23, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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