[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65210-65211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25680]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0847]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: FAA Aircraft 
Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program

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 the establishment of a new grant program in the 
FAA for the Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development. The information to 
be collected will be used for selecting projects.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Linda Long, William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic 
City International Airport, B300, 2nd Floor, Column H-15, Atlantic 
City, NJ 08405.
    By fax: 609-485-4101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Long by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 609-485-8902.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Title: FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program.
    Form Numbers: Form SF-424, SF-424A, SF424B, SF-LLL, Key Contacts 
Form V1.0, Project Narrative Attachment Form V1.2, Budget Narrative 
Attachment Form V1.2,

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Project/Performance Site Location (s) V2.0, Other Attachment Form V1.2.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Background: This is a new collection and is required to retain a 
benefit from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new 
collection will be conducted for reporting purposes and will assist in 
the FAA in administering a new Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development 
Grant Program. The program is mandated by FAA Reauthorization of 2018, 
Public Law 115-254 for the purpose to (1) Create and deliver curriculum 
designed to provide high school students with meaningful aviation 
education that is designed to prepare the students to become aircraft 
pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators. 
(2) Support the professional development of teachers using the above 
curriculum.
    Under this new authority, the FAA intends to collect information 
from the following categories of eligible applicants identified in the 
legislation. (1) Accredited Higher Education Institution (20 U.S.C. 
1001), Secondary school or high school (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) State or 
local government entity. (3) Air Carriers (sec. 40102, title 49) or 
labor unions representing aircrafts pilots and (4) Flight School that 
provides flight training (part 61, title 14) or holds a pilot school 
certificate (part, 141, title 14).
    The collection will be conducted by the FAA in applications for 
grant awards not more frequently than annually with quarterly and final 
reports from all grant recipients. It will provide critical data on 
locations where the grant dollars are being used to plan and respond 
the aircraft pilot workforce shortage. This information will provide 
the FAA with an indication of where gaps exist in planning for the 
workforce shortage and will help the FAA determine which projects have 
the great ability to help address the forecasted aircraft pilot 
shortage.
    Respondents: The Legislation identified the following categories of 
applicants as eligible to apply for grants under this program. The 
Program expects approximately 10 respondents from each category below 
for a total of approximately 40 respondents:
    (1) Accredited Higher Education Institution (20 U.S.C. 1001), 
Secondary school or high school (20 U.S.C. 7801).
    (2) State or local government entity.
    (3) Air Carriers (sec. 40102, title 49) or labor unions 
representing aircrafts pilots.
    (4) Flight School that provides flight training (part 61, title 14) 
or holds a pilot school certificate (part, 141, title 14).
    The legislation also requires the FAA to ensure participation from 
a diverse collection of public and private schools in rural, suburban, 
and urban areas.
    Frequency: The collection will be conducted by the FAA in 
applications for grant awards not more frequently than annually with 
quarterly and final reports from all grant recipients.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 4 Hours per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Estimated to be 456 hours.

    Issued in Atlantic City, NJ, on November 18, 2019.
Linda A. Long,
Program Manager, Aviation Workforce Development Grant Programs. NextGen 
Partnership Contracts Branch (ANG-A17).
[FR Doc. 2019-25680 Filed 11-25-19; 8:45 am]
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