[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54803-54804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23721]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: 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: 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 to renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on August 27, 2018.
This collection involves the submission of forms and other
reporting and recordkeeping activities. The information to be collected
is necessary to ensure compliance with regulations governing the
manufacture and certification of light-sport aircraft, the training and
certification of light-sport pilots and instructors, and the
certification of light-sport aircraft Designated Pilot Examiners.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 30, 2018.
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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
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 at (940) 594-5913, or by
email at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120-0690.
Title: Certification of Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport
Aircraft.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 8130-15, 8710-11, 8710-12
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on August 27, 2018 (83 FR 43725). That rule generated a
need for new designated pilot examiners and designated airworthiness
representatives to support the certification of new light-sport
aircraft, pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors. This
information collection requires applicants for certification as sport
pilots to complete FAA form 8710-11, log training, take and pass a
knowledge test, and requires organizations to develop and maintain
training courses for sport pilots.
This collection also requires light-sport aircraft owners and
manufacturers to submit FAA form 8130-15, which is used to process an
applicant's request to obtain a Special Airworthiness certificate for
Light Sport Aircraft. FAA Airworthiness inspectors and designated
inspectors review the required data submissions to determine that
aviation products and their manufacturing facilities comply with ASTM
requirements, and that the products have no unsafe features
Finally, this collection requires applicants for the authorities
and privileges of Designated Pilot Examiners to submit FAA form 8710-
12, Light-Sport Standardization Board-Designated Pilot Examiner
Candidate Application.
Respondents: Manufacturers, aircraft owners, pilots, flight
instructors with a sport pilot rating, and maintenance personnel.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2.2 Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Sport pilot applicants: 3,289 hours.
Sport pilot instructor applicants: 1,176 hours. Special Light-Sport
Airworthiness certification applicants: 3,782 hours. Designated Pilot
Examiner applicants: 20 hours. Total burden: 8,267.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2018.
Barbara Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-23721 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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