[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25041]


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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; Training and Qualification Requirements 
for Check Airmen and Flight Instructors

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. The rule allows experienced pilots who would 
otherwise qualify as flight instructors or check airmen, but who are 
not eligible to hold the requisite medical certificate, to perform 
flight instructor or check airmen functions in a simulator.

DATES: Please submit comments by December 23, 2008.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Training and Qualification Requirements for Check Airmen and 
Flight Instructors.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of an approved 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0600.
    Form(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 3,000 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Response: Approximately 15 seconds per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 13 hours annually.
    Abstract: The rule allows experienced pilots who would otherwise 
qualify as flight instructors or check airmen, but who are not eligible 
to hold the requisite medical certificate, to perform flight instructor 
or check airmen functions in a simulator.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200, 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 October 10, 2008.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. E8-25041 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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