[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03763]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Safety 
Assurance System External Portal

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 for a new information collection. 
The collection involves an internet based tool, the Safety Assurance 
System (SAS) External Portal. The SAS External Portal is used by the 
FAA's Office of Flight Standards to conduct initial certification, 
routine surveillance, and certificate management for applicants and 
certificate holders. The information to be collected will be used to 
better facilitate efficient certification, surveillance and certificate 
management activities.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara 
Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 
Fort Worth, TX 76177.
    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 by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-.
    Title: Safety Assurance System External Portal.
    Form Numbers: (pending) Initial Certification Data Collection Tool 
(14 CFR 121 and 135) and Initial Certification Data Collection Tool (14 
CFR 145).
    Type of Review: This is a new information collection.
    Background: The Safety Assurance System (SAS) External Portal is a 
tool used by aviation industry applicants and certificate holders to 
provide information to the FAA, primarily with Principal Inspectors and 
Certification Project Managers. The SAS External Portal allows external 
users to register and gain secure access to SAS functions for initial 
certification and configuration, and to collaborate with their FAA 
counterparts in the execution of these functions.
    There will be extensive use of the External Portal for submittal of 
electronic documents from certificate holders and applicants. The SAS 
External Portal is now accessible to all users via the internet, 
regardless of geographical location of the certificate holder or 
applicant, thus making it easier for applicants and certificate holders 
to collaborate with the FAA.
    Respondents: 300 respondents.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 146 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 43,800 hours.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 16, 2018.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-03763 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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