[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 244 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65391-65392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27489]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Air Carrier 
Contract Maintenance Requirements

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. This information collection requires air carriers to report 
monthly to the FAA, all maintenance providers with whom they have 
contracted with to perform maintenance on their aircraft. This is 
necessary to ensure that maintenance provider data is current, and in a 
format readily accessible to the FAA. This will enable the FAA to 
adequately target its inspection resources for surveillance, and make 
accurate risk assessments.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 19, 2019.

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: 2120-0766.
    Title: Air Carrier Contract Maintenance Requirements.
    Form Numbers: There are no forms associated with this collection.
    Type of Review: This is a renewal of an information collection.
    Background: Air carrier maintenance has evolved from mostly an 
``in-house'' operation to an extended network of maintenance providers 
that fulfill contracts with air carriers to perform their aircraft 
maintenance. Any person performing maintenance for an air carrier must 
follow the air carrier's maintenance manual.
    The FAA has found that, although an air carrier is required to list 
its maintenance providers and a general description of the work to be 
done in its maintenance manual, these lists are not always kept up to 
date, are not always complete, and are not always in a format that is 
readily useful for FAA oversight and analysis purposes. Without 
accurate and complete information on the work being performed for air 
carriers, the FAA cannot adequately target its inspection resources for 
surveillance and make accurate risk assessments.
    This collection of information supports regulatory requirements 
necessary under 14 CFR part 121 and part 135 to ensure safety of flight 
by requiring air carriers to provide a list to the FAA of all persons 
with whom they contract their maintenance. The list must be updated 
with any changes, including additions or deletions, and the updated 
list provided to the FAA in a format acceptable to the FAA by the last 
day of each calendar month. The FAA uses its oversight tool, the Safety 
Assurance System (SAS), to generate and electronically provide a 
standardized template to air carriers. Air carriers document 
maintenance provider changes on this template and return it via email 
to their Flight Standards District Office or Certificate management 
Office.
    This collection also supports the FAA's strategic goal to provide 
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next level of safety, by achieving the lowest possible accident rate 
and always improving safety, so all users of our aviation system can 
arrive safely at their destinations.
    Respondents: 312 air carriers (110 large air carriers and 202 small 
air carriers).
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Estimated average burden per 
response is 6 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1688 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 14, 2018.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-27489 Filed 12-19-18; 8:45 am]
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