83 FR 44690 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

Page Range		44690-44691
FR Document		2018-18882

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 regulations specified in the background of this document, and the logging of flight time as a second in command (SIC) under the provisions of regulations specified in the background of this document.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification: 
Pilots and Flight Instructors

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 logging of 
training time in aviation training devices under the provisions of 
regulations specified in the background of this document, and the 
logging of flight time as a second in command (SIC) under the 
provisions of regulations specified in the background of this document.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], or faxed to

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(202) 395-6974, or mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
    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 at (940) 594-5913, or by 
email at: [email protected].

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on June 14, 2018 (83 FR 27822). On June 27, 2018, the FAA 
published the final rule Regulatory Relief, Aviation Training devices; 
Pilot Certification, Training, and Pilot Schools; and Other Provisions 
(83 FR 30232). 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 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. However, 
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 311,329 hours. 
The FAA estimates the burden for the collection of information to be 
354,486 hours annually.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2018.
Barbara Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-18882 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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information is necessary for FAA’s SIC training program (that must include Certification: Air Carriers and
performance; (b) the accuracy of the crew resource management training) Commercial Operators—FAR Part 119).
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to would be required to submit a proposed This change is necessary to avoid
enhance the quality, utility and clarity new SIC training program for FAA double-counting the burden.
of the information collection; and (d) approval. This would be amending an Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
ways that the burden could be existing part 119 certificate. As of overall burden for part 135 was
minimized without reducing the quality September 28, 2017 the FAA estimates previously estimated at 1,154,674 hours.
of the collected information. The agency that there were approximately 457 part With the removal of the initial
will summarize and/or include your 135 operators with single engine certification burden already accounted
comments in the request for OMB’s turbine-powered airplanes or for in the part 119 statement, addition
clearance of this information collection. multiengine airplanes that would of the SIC training program
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: qualify or actually pursue the development and approval burden, the
Barbara Hall at (940) 594–5913, or by authorization to conduct a SIC total new annual reduced burden
email at: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov. professional development program. estimate is 1,314,814 hours. This is a
The FAA estimates that reduction of 160,140 hours from the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
approximately 20 operators would be previous estimate.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0039 required to submit a newly developed
Title: Operating Requirements: Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23,
SIC Professional Development Training 2018.
Commuter and On-Demand Operation Program for approval in the first year
Form Numbers: N/A. Barbara Hall,
that the program is available. The FAA FAA Information Collection Clearance
Type of Review: This is a revision of
estimates that 50 operators will request Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services
an existing information collection.
an amendment to their existing PIC/SIC Division, ASP–110.
Background: The Federal Register
training program. This time burden is [FR Doc. 2018–18883 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am]
Notice with a 60-day comment period
reflected in § 135.325, Training program
soliciting comments on the following and revision.
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collection of information was published Frequency: As needed.
on June 14, 2018 (83 FR 27822). On June Estimated Average Burden per
27, 2018, the FAA published the final DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Response: Section 135.99(c) permits a
rule Regulatory Relief, Aviation certificate holder to seek approval of an Federal Aviation Administration
Training devices; Pilot Certification, SIC professional development program
Training, and Pilot Schools; and Other via issuance of operations specifications Agency Information Collection
Provisions (83 FR 30232). In that rule, (Ops Specs) to allow the certificate Activities: Requests for Comments;
the FAA is amending § 135.99 by adding holder’s pilots to log SIC time. Under an Clearance of Renewed Approval of
paragraph (c) to allow a certificate approved SIC professional development Information Collection: Certification:
holder to receive approval of a second- program, pilots may log SIC time in part Pilots and Flight Instructors
in-command (SIC) professional 135 operations conducted in
development program (SIC PDP) via AGENCY: Federal Aviation
multiengine airplanes and single engine
operations specifications (Ops Specs) to Administration (FAA), DOT.
turbine-powered airplanes that do not
allow the certificate holder’s pilots to ACTION: Notice and request for
otherwise require an SIC, if those pilots:
log SIC time in operations conducted (1) Meet certification, training, and comments.
under part 135 in an airplane or qualification requirements for pilots in SUMMARY: In accordance with the
operation that does not otherwise part 135 operations, and (2) serve under Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
require a SIC. As explained in the rule, the supervision of a part 135 PIC who invites public comments about our
the FAA believes that a comprehensive meets certain experience requirements. intention to request the Office of
SIC PDP will provide opportunities for The FAA estimates that 20 operators Management and Budget (OMB)
beneficial flight experience that may not will take approximately 40 hours each approval to renew an information
otherwise exist and also provide to develop and submit an acceptable collection. The revision of this
increased safety in operations for those new SIC training program. This program collection involves the logging of
flights conducted in a multicrew change will result in a burden increase training time in aviation training
environment. The FAA is establishing of 800 hours in the first year of devices under the provisions of
requirements in § 135.99(c) for information collection only. regulations specified in the background
certificate holders, airplanes, and The FAA estimates that 50 operators of this document, and the logging of
flightcrew members during operations will take approximately 20 hours each flight time as a second in command
conducted under an approved SIC PDP. to revise and submit an acceptable SIC (SIC) under the provisions of regulations
Those changes are reflected in this training program. This program change specified in the background of this
information collection. will result in a burden increase of 1,000 document.
The FAA is also changing certain hours.
logging requirements to enable the The new or revised SIC training DATES: Written comments should be
logging of SIC time obtained under a SIC program will result in a burden of 1,800 submitted by October 1, 2018.
PDP. Those changes are reflected in a total hours in the first year of ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
revision to information collection 2120– information collection. invited to submit written comments on
0021. In addition, the FAA has revised the the proposed information collection to
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Respondents: Operators who burden in section 135.325 to remove the the Office of Information and Regulatory
currently possess an FAA approved PIC calculation of the burden for new Affairs, Office of Management and
or SIC training program could revise applicants (for initial approval of Budget. Comments should be addressed
and utilize those existing programs to training programs); this burden should to the attention of the Desk Officer,
qualify their pilots seeking approval to not be reflected in this collection as it Department of Transportation/FAA, and
log SIC time. Those operators that do is already addressed in a previously sent via electronic mail to oira_
not already possess an approved PIC/ approved collection (2120–0593 submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to

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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 October 1, 2018.
Contact		Barbara Hall at (940) 594-5913, or by email at: [email protected]gov.
FR Citation		83 FR 44690

83 FR 44690 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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