[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 57 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 14162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1466]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of 
Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection 
Activity, Request for Comments; Certification of Airmen for the 
Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current 
information collection. This proposal establishes requirements for the 
certification, operation, and maintenance of light-sport aircraft.

DATES: Carla Mauney on (202) 267-9895, or by e-mail at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Certification of Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport 
Aircraft.
    Type of Request: Revision of an approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0690.
    Form(s): 8130-6, 8130-7, 8710-11, 8130-XX, 8710-XX, 337, 8110-14, 
8110-28, 8610-2.
    Affected Public: A total of 28,449 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1.27 hours per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 72,582 hours annually.
    Abstract: This proposal establishes requirements for the 
certification, operation, and maintenance of light-sport aircraft. The 
FAA has proposed establishing a sport pilot certificate and a flight 
instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating. The FAA also has 
proposed establishing requirements for student pilots and private 
pilots to operate these aircraft, and revising the recreational pilot 
certificate to align it with privileges certificate with ratings for 
individuals who would inspect and maintain light-sport aircraft. In 
addition, the FAA has proposed a new category of special airworthiness 
certificate for light-sport aircraft that meet a consensus standard.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, Strategy and 
Investment Analysis Division, AIO-20, 800 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20591.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2007.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Strategy and Investment 
Analysis Division, AIO-20.
[FR Doc. 07-1466 Filed 3-23-07; 8:45 am]
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