[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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