[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12074-12075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04072]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0168]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Agricultural 
Aircraft Operations

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 Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information 
collection. The collection involves the submission of FAA Form 8710-3 
for the certification process of agricultural aircraft operators, and 
other reporting and recordkeeping activities required of agricultural 
aircraft operators. The information to be collected is necessary to 
evaluate the applicants' qualifications for certification. This 
collection also involves the submission of information in petitions for 
exemption by agricultural aircraft operators, plans for operations over 
congested areas, and recordkeeping requirements for agricultural 
aircraft operators.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Dwayne C. Morris, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 
20591.
    By email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Plessinger by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 717-443-7296.

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: 2120-0049.
    Title: Agricultural Aircraft Operations.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8710-3.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Background: This collection involves the application for issuance 
or amendment of a 14 CFR part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator 
Certificate. Application for an original certificate or amendment of a 
certificate issued under 14 CFR part 137 is made on a form, and in a 
manner prescribed by the Administrator. The FAA form 8710-3 may be 
obtained from an FAA Flight Standards District Office, or online at 
https://www.faa.gov/forms/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1020386. The completed application is sent to the district office that 
has jurisdiction over the area in which the applicant's home base of 
operation is located.
    The information collected includes: Type of application, operator's 
name/DBA, telephone number, mailing address, physical address of the 
principal base of operations, chief pilot/designee name, airman 
certificate grade and number, and aircraft make/model and registration 
numbers to be used.
    This information collection also includes safety mitigation plans 
and public interest statements in petitions for exemption; plans for 
operations over congested areas; and recordkeeping requirements.
    Respondents: There are 1,763 active agricultural aircraft 
operators. Approximately 50 operators are certificated annually, and 
approximately 50 certificates are surrendered or revoked.
    Frequency: New applications when needed; current 14 CFR part 137 
certificate do not expire, but may need to be amended on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The FAA anticipates 100 
applications for new certificates, at 0.5 hours each; 100 applications 
for amendment, at 0.5 hours each; 100 petitions for exemption, at 0.5 
hours each; and 350 submissions of plans for operations over congested 
areas, at 0.5 hours each. The total reporting burden is thus 650 
responses and 325 hours.
    All operators certificated under part 137 are required to maintain 
certain records for a minimum of 12 months. The FAA estimates this 
recordkeeping burden at 4.5 hours per operator. Assuming a universe of 
1,763 operators, the annual recordkeeping burden is 7,934 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 325 reporting hours + 7,934 
recordkeeping hours = 8,259 total hours.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 2021.
Dwayne C. Morris,
Project Manager, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and 
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-04072 Filed 2-26-21; 8:45 am]
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