[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
to the
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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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