[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 126 (Thursday, July 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31790-31791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15521]


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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; Part 121 Pilot Age Limit

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 FAA is proposing to raise the upper age 
limit for pilots serving in domestic, flag, and supplemental operations 
until they reach their 65th birthday as long as the other pilot at the 
controls is under age 60. Affected pilots would have to apply for 
medical examination twice a year to maintain a first-class medical 
certificate instead of once a year to maintain a second-class medical 
certificate.

DATES: Please submit comments by August 31, 2009.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Part 121 Pilot Age Limit.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Forms(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 15,649 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected semi-annually.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Response: Approximately 15 minutes per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 3,912 hours annually.
    Abstract: The FAA is proposing to raise the upper age limit for 
pilots serving in domestic, flag, and supplemental operations until 
they reach their 65th birthday as long as the other pilot at the 
controls is under age 60. This action would impose new paperwork 
requirements. Under this proposal, all pilots over age 60 serving in 
part 121 operations would have to hold a first-class medical 
certificate, valid for 6 months and would require a line check 
(evaluation) every six months. Although it is projected that most older 
pilots serving in part 121 operations hold a first-class medical 
certificate, some pilots may not since they may serve as co-pilot and 
hold a commercial pilot certificate which requires a second-class 
medical certificate, valid for 12 months. Affected pilots would have to 
apply for medical examination twice a year to maintain a first-class 
medical certificate instead of once a year to maintain a second-class 
medical certificate.

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 June 24, 2009.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. E9-15521 Filed 7-1-09; 8:45 am]
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