[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 30327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10619]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0579]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Suspected 
Unapproved Parts Report

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 collected on the FAA Form 8120-11 is 
reported voluntarily by manufacturers, repair stations, aircraft owner/
operators, air carriers, and the general public who wish to report 
suspected unapproved parts to the FAA for review. The report 
information is collected and correlated by the FAA Hotline Program 
Office, and used to determine if an unapproved part investigation is 
warranted. When unapproved parts are confirmed that are likely to exist 
on other products or aircraft of the same or similar design or are 
being used in other facilities, the information is used as a basis for 
an aviation industry alert or notification.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By electronic docket: www.regulations.gov (enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Robert Franklin, Production and Airworthiness Systems, 
AIR-632, Aircraft Certification Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Franklin by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-1603.

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: 2120-0552.
    Title: Suspected Unapproved Parts Report.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8120-11.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The information collected on the FAA Form 8120-11, 
Suspected Unapproved Parts Report, is reported voluntarily by 
manufacturers, repair stations, aircraft owner/operators, air carriers, 
and the general public who wish to report suspected unapproved parts 
(SUP) to the FAA for review. The report information is collected and 
correlated by the FAA Hotline Program Office, and used to determine if 
an unapproved part investigation is warranted. When unapproved parts 
are confirmed that are likely to exist on other products or aircraft of 
the same or similar design or are being used in other facilities, the 
information is used as a basis for an aviation industry alert or 
notification. Alerts are used to inform industry of situations 
essential to the prevention of accidents, if the information had not 
been collected. The consequence to the aviation community would be the 
inability to determine whether or not unapproved parts are being 
offered for sale or use for installation on type-certificated products.
    Procedures and processes relating to the SUP program and associated 
reports are found in FAA Order 8120.16A, Suspected Unapproved Parts 
Program, and Advisory Circular 21-29, Detecting and Reporting Suspected 
Unapproved Parts. When unapproved parts are identified, the FAA 
notifies the public by published Field Notifications, disseminated 
using Unapproved Parts Notifications, Aviation Maintenance Alerts, 
Airworthiness Directives, entry into an issue of the Service Difficulty 
Reporting Summary, a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin, a 
display on an internet site, or direct mailing. Reporting of 
information is strictly voluntary. The information is requested from 
any individual or facility suspecting an unapproved part. Any burden is 
minimized by requesting only necessary information to warrant an 
investigation.
    Respondents: Anyone may fill out and send FAA Form 8120-11 to the 
FAA.
    Frequency: Whenever anyone discovers or suspects they have received 
an unapproved part.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: About 30 minutes to read and 
disposition each form.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The FAA collects approximately 200 
forms from the public per year.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on May 12, 2022.
Michael A. Millage,
Manager, Production & Airworthiness Systems, Policy and Innovation 
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-10619 Filed 5-17-22; 8:45 am]
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