[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12677-12678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6614]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the information collection 
requirement described below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The FAA is 
requesting an emergency clearance immediately upon receipt of the 
request in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13. The following information 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before May 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this collection may be sent to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Docket Library, Room 10102, Attention: Desk Officer for FAA, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. A copy of the comments should also 
be sent to the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation 
Division, AFS-200, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gary Davis at the FAA address above, or on (202) 267-8166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996.
    Abstract: Section 502 of the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, 
Public Law 104-264, requires that an air carrier (as defined in 49 
U.S.C. 40102(a)(2)), before hiring an individual as a pilot, request 
and receive FAA Records, Air Carrier and other records, and National 
Driver Register Records concerning that individual. The Administrator 
was directed to promulgate standard forms for use by air carriers in 
requesting those Pilot Records. Upon receipt of any requested records, 
an air carrier ``may use such records only to assess the qualifications 
of the individual in deciding whether or not to hire the individual as 
a pilot.'' (Section 502(f)(11) of the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 
1996, P.L. 104-264.
    Use: An air carrier may use the FAA forms (numbers TBD) to request 
the records of all applicants for the position of pilot. The 
information collected on the forms will be used to facilitate search 
and retrieval of the requested records. Air carriers then may use the 
records to assess the qualifications of the individual in deciding 
whether or not to hire the individual as a pilot.
    Respondents: The respondents are the air carriers gathering data on 
perspective pilots and the airmen/pilots applying for positions with 
the air carriers. It is estimated that there will be

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105 part 121 carriers, and 2,941 part 135 carriers, and 19,280 
prospective pilots.
    Frequency: The frequency is determined by the need of the air 
carrier to hire pilots, not by statute.
    Burden: It is estimated that there will be an annual burden of 
28,920 hours on the air carriers and airmen applying for positions as 
pilots with those air carriers.

    Issued in Washington, DC., on March 11, 1997.
Patricia W. Carter,
Acting Manager, Corporate Information Division, ABC-100.
[FR Doc. 97-6614 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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