[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 61084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21418]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0228]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Pilots 
Convicted of Alcohol or Drug-Related Motor Vehicle Offenses Subject to 
State Motor Vehicle Administrative Procedure

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on March 4, 2020. The collection involves receiving and 
maintaining correspondence required to be sent to the FAA from pilots 
who have been involved in a drug or alcohol related motor vehicle 
action. The information to be collected will be used to and/or is 
necessary because the FAA is concerned about those airmen abusing or 
dependent on drugs or alcohol in regard to the safety of the National 
Airspace System.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Marks by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 405-954-2789.

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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0543.
    Title: Pilots Convicted of Alcohol or Drug-Related Motor Vehicle 
Offenses Subject to State Motor Vehicle Administrative Procedure.
    Form Numbers: No official form numbers used.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on March 4, 2020 (85 FR 12817). After a study and audit 
conducted from the late 1970's through the 1980's by the Department of 
Transportation, Office of the Inspector General, (DOT/OIG), the DOT/OIG 
recommended the FAA find a way to track alcohol abusers and those 
dependent on the substance that may pose a threat to the National 
Airspace (NAS). Through a Congressional act issued in November of 1990, 
the FAA established a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driving 
While Intoxicated (DWI) Investigations Branch. The final rule for this 
program is found in Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)--Part 61 
Sec.  61.15.
    This regulation calls for pilots certificated by the FAA to send 
information regarding Driving Under the Influence (or similar charges) 
of alcohol and/or drugs to the FAA within 60 days from either an 
administrative action against their driver's license and/or criminal 
conviction. Part of the regulation also calls for the FAA to seek 
certificate action should an airman be involved in multiple, separate 
drug/alcohol related motor vehicle incidents within a three-year 
period. Information sent by the airmen is used to confirm or refute any 
violations of these regulations, as well as by the Civil Aerospace 
Medical Institute (CAMI) for medical qualification purposes. Collection 
by CAMI is covered under a separate OMB control number 2120-0034.
    An airman is required to provide a letter via mail or facsimile, 
with the following information: Name, address, date of birth, pilot 
certificate number, the type of violation which resulted in the 
conviction or administrative action, and the state which holds the 
records or action.
    Respondents: 589 FAA airmen with drug and alcohol related motor 
vehicle actions provide approximately 862 reports per year over the 
last three years.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 431 hours.

    Issued in Oklahoma City, OK on September 23, 2020.
Christopher Marks,
Security Specialist, Office of Security & Hazardous Materials Safety/
Enforcement Standards & Policy Division, AXE-900.
[FR Doc. 2020-21418 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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