[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65211-65212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25681]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0848]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Aviation 
Maintenance Technical 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 Aviation Maintenance Technical 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: Aviation Maintenance Technical 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, Project/Performance Site Location (s) V2.0, Other 
Attachment Form V1.2.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Background: This is a request for 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 No: 115-254 for the purpose to: (1) Establish new 
educational programs that teach technical skills used in aviation 
maintenance, including purchasing equipment or to improve existing such 
programs. (2) Enhance aviation maintenance technical education or 
aviation maintenance industry workforce. (3) To establish scholarships 
or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation 
maintenance industry. (4) Support outreach about careers in the 
aviation maintenance industry to: Primary, secondary and post-secondary 
school students, communities under-represented in the industry. (5) 
Support transition to careers in aviation maintenance; including 
members of the Armed Forces. (6) Support educational opportunities 
related to aviation maintenance in economically disadvantaged 
geographic areas.
    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).

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(2) State or local governmental entity. (3) A holder of a certificate 
issued under part 21, 121, 135, or 145 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations or a labor organization representing aviation maintenance.
    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 aviation maintenance 
technical workers shortage.
    Respondents: The Legislation identified the following categories of 
applicants as eligible to apply for grants under this program. The 
Program expects approximately 15 respondents from each of the below 
categories for a total of approximately 45 total 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) A holder of a certificate issued under part 21, 121, 135, or 145 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations or a labor organization 
representing aviation maintenance

    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.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Estimated to be 560 hours.

    Issued in Atlantic City, NJ, on November 21, 2019.
Linda A. Long,
Program Manager, Aviation Workforce Development Grant Programs, NextGen 
Partnership Contracts Branch (ANG-A17).
[FR Doc. 2019-25681 Filed 11-25-19; 8:45 am]
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