[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 55 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16188-16189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05893]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0281]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: 
Certification of Repair Stations, Part 145 of Title 14, CFR

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. The information collection is required to receive the 
benefit of obtaining an FAA Air Agency Certificate, known as a 
certificated repair station. The collection involves the applicant 
entering information onto and submitting the FAA Form 8310-3. 
Application for Repair Station Certificate/and or Rating to the 
appropriate FAA field office. Persons requesting to obtain an initial 
Air Agency Certificate to operate as an FAA certificated repair station 
or request changes to an existing repair station (air agency) 
certificate do so by submitting the request through the submission of 
the FAA Form 8310-3. This form is available to the applicant/respondent 
via www.faa.gov, email, in person, or by mail.
    The FAA Form 8310-3, Application for Repair Station Certificate 
and/or Ratings captures information such as, but not limited to; 
official name of repair station, location where business is conducted, 
official mailing address, any doing business as name, changes in 
ratings, or if initial certification, ratings sought, changes in 
location or housing and facilities, change in name or ownership, or any 
other purpose for which the applicant requests, including a request for 
approval to contract maintenance functions to outside entities.
    The FAA has identified an inaccuracy in how burden calculations are 
determined associated with initial repair station certifications and 
subsequent changes to an existing repair station certificate. The FAA 
has identified that the information collected through the FAA Form 
8310-3 does not capture the entire repair station certification 
activities or changes to an existing certificate. OMB Control Number 
2120-0682 is not only authorizing the Agency to receive information 
collected on the FAA Form 8310-3, but should also encapsulate the 
entire calculation burden associated with repair station certification 
and subsequent changes to an existing certificate.
    Once burden calculations associated with repair station 
certification activities are properly assessed, the FAA will publish a 
new notice to the Federal Register capturing the entire burden 
calculation for repair station certification and subsequent changes to 
an existing certificate.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field)
    By mail: Patricia K. Williams, Federal Aviation Administration, 
AFS-340, 950 L'Enfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC 20024.
    By fax: 202-267-1812.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Traugott Ludwig, by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-1684.

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: 2120-0682.
    Title: Certification of Repair Stations, Part 145 of Title 14, CFR.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8310-3.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information 
collection.
    Background: The FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety 
is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, section 
106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. Rulemaking was promulgated under the authority described in 
title 49, subtitle VII, part A, subpart III, section 44701, General 
requirements, and section 44707, Examining and rating air agencies. 
Under section 44701, the FAA may prescribe regulations and standards in 
the interest of safety for inspecting, servicing, and overhauling 
aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances. The FAA may 
also prescribe equipment and facilities for, and the timing and manner 
of, inspecting, servicing, and overhauling these items. Under section 
44707, the FAA may examine and rate repair stations. 14 Part 145 is 
within the scope of section 44707.
    14 CFR part 145 prescribes the requirements for the issuance of 
repair station certificates. The FAA Form 8310-3, Application for 
Repair Station Certificate and/or Rating is available to the applicant 
who wishes to obtain initial repair station certification or submit 
changes to an existing air agency certificate. The applicant 
voluntarily submits the application to the appropriate FAA office by 
mail or email for review and acceptance. The applicant enters the 
information required for certification or changes to the existing 
certificate, which consists of; official name of repair station, 
location where business is conducted, official mailing address, any 
doing business as name, changes in ratings, or if initial 
certification, ratings sought, changes in location or housing and 
facilities, change in name or ownership, or any other purpose for which 
the applicant requests, including a request

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for approval to contract maintenance functions to outside entities. 
Once the FAA reviews the submitted application and finds the applicant 
has the ability to comply with the 14 CFR part 145 requirements for 
certification, an air agency certificate and ratings is issued. The FAA 
retains a copy of the application in the FAA office that issued the 
certificate for an indefinite time or a time-period specified by the 
Agency's Records Management Order 1350.14B, mandated by the Federal 
Records Act of 1950, as amended. The applicant is not required to 
retain a copy of the form. The FAA does not provide other persons or 
entities with information contained in the form.
    Respondents: There were a total of 129 applications submitted to 
the FAA in fiscal year (FY) 2019. Out of the 129 applications, 64 
applications were for submitted for initial certification.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion. One time for 
initial certification and when or if an existing certificated repair 
station request changes to their certificate.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 32.25 hours annual burden for 
FY2019. There is no requirement for a respondent to submit this form 
annually.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2020.
Susan Traugott Ludwig,
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Safety Standards, Aircraft 
Maintenance Division, Repair Station Branch, AFS-340.
[FR Doc. 2020-05893 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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