[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8335-8336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03017]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0187]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: General 
Operating and Flight Rules FAR 91 and FAR 107

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 collection involves the submission of an application to 
obtain a Letter of Deviation Authority to permit flight instruction for 
compensation or hire aboard experimental category aircraft under 14 CFR 
91.319. The information to be collected will be used to determine 
whether such flight instruction can be conducted safely.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 15, 2022.

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: Jabari Raphael by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-1088.

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: 2120-0005.
    Title: General Operating and Flight Rules FAR 91 and FAR 107.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Background: In 2004, the FAA published a final rule requiring 
operators of experimental aircraft to apply for a Letter of Deviation 
Authority (LODA) to conduct operations for compensation or hire under 
14 CFR 19.319. See 69 FR 44771 (July 27, 2004). When publishing the 
2004 final rule, the FAA inadvertently omitted its submission to the 
OMB detailing the information collection burden under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA). See 69 FR at 44858 (explaining estimated PRA 
burden and OMB compliance requirements). As a result of this omission, 
the existing OMB collection does not account for the PRA burden of 
LODAs issued to operators under Sec.  91.319.
    In the 2004 final rule, the FAA also required that, beginning 
January 31, 2010, all experimental light sport aircraft (ELSA) 
operators would similarly need to apply for a LODA to conduct 
operations for compensation or hire. 69 FR at 44853 (explaining LODA 
requirements for ELSA operators). This additional LODA requirement--
published in the 2004 final rule with an effective date in 2010--was 
also inadvertently not accounted for in the OMB's information 
collection. As a result of these inadvertent omissions to OMB, the FAA 
submits this Notice for Public Comment to ensure compliance with the 
PRA.
    Importantly, the FAA has already requested and received public 
comment on the anticipated PRA burden for obtaining a LODA for 
experimental and ELSA aircraft operators. See 69 FR at 44858 
(adjudicating comments from public regarding PRA burden). Thus, the FAA 
notes that it considered comments from interested members of the public 
when finalizing the LODA requirements under Sec.  91.319. In other 
words, the FAA submits this Notice merely to ensure technical 
compliance with the OMB's

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PRA requirements, as a matter of diligence in meeting these 
requirements and ensuring accuracy in recordkeeping procedures. 
Therefore, the FAA does not anticipate any substantive impact from 
submission of this Notice to ensure technical compliance.
    Respondents: 355 certificated flight instructors. There are 
approximately 177 active LODA holders for operations under 14 CFR 
91.319, and the FAA anticipates approximately 170 new applications per 
year.
    Frequency: As needed. The duration of a LODA issued under Sec.  
91.319 is four years.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,250 hours per year.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2022.
Dwayne C. Morris,
Project Manager, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and 
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-03017 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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