[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31604-31605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11136]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0237]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aviation 
Maintenance Technician Schools

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation (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 Aviation Maintenance Technician 
School (AMTS) applicants and certificate holders. The information to be 
collected will be used to ensure AMTS applicants and certificate 
holders meet the regulatory requirements prior to being certificated, 
and on an ongoing basis following FAA certification.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed

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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: Tanya Glines by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-380-5896.

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: 2120-0040.
    Title: Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8610-6.
    Type of Review: This is a 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 15, 2022 (87 FR 14610). This information 
collection summarizes burden under 14 CFR part 147 regulations to be 
issued in accordance with Section 135 of the Aircraft Certification, 
Safety, and Accountability Act in Public Law 116-260, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2021.
    The collection of information includes both reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements related to AMTS. All AMTS applicants must 
submit an application and a description of their facilities, curriculum 
basis, and instructor requirements. Additionally the applicant must 
submit any other information necessary to demonstrate compliance with 
the requirements of part 147. All applicants must establish a 
curriculum that aligns with the mechanic airman certification standards 
and that will ensure students are prepared to take the requisite FAA 
tests for a mechanic certificate and rating(s). Applicants that do not 
hold accreditation by an accrediting organization recognized by the 
Department of Education, must develop a Quality Control System and have 
it approved by the FAA.
    Certificated AMTS must notify the FAA of locations, which are in 
addition to the school's primary location, where the AMTS will conduct 
training under part 147. All AMTS must maintain and utilize the 
curriculum designed to continually align with the mechanic airman 
certifications standards. AMTS must issue authenticated documentation 
that shows when a student graduated from the part 147 curriculum. This 
documentation can be used by an applicant for a mechanic certificate 
towards eligibility to take the FAA written tests. AMTS have the option 
to issue an authenticated document when a student completes only the 
General course content of the AMTS curriculum, which would allow the 
student to take the FAA General written test prior to completing the 
entire AMTS curriculum. AMTS with an FAA-Approved Quality Control 
System must maintain the records the AMTS describes, for the timeframes 
the AMTS prescribes in its Quality Control System.
    The information collected is provided to the certificate holder/
applicant's appropriate FAA Flight Standards office in order to allow 
the FAA to determine compliance with the part 147 requirements for 
obtaining and or retaining an FAA air agency certificate. For 
applicants, when all part 147 requirements have been met, an FAA air 
agency certificate is issued, with the appropriate ratings. For FAA 
certificated AMTS, the FAA uses the information collected to determine 
if the AMTS provides appropriate training at each location of the AMTS, 
meets quality control system requirements, and ensures that AMTS 
students receive an appropriate document showing the student is 
eligible to take the FAA tests to obtain a mechanic certificate.
    Respondents: Approximately 10 AMTS applicants, and 182 FAA-
certificated AMTS respond to this collection annually.
    Frequency: AMTS applicants respond one time, prior to 
certification. FAA-certificated AMTS respond occasionally after 
certification, and have ongoing recordkeeping requirements.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 19 hours/response on 
average.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 11,438 hours/year.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2022.
Tanya A. Glines,
Aviation Safety Inspector, Office of Safety Standards, Aircraft 
Maintenance Division, Airman Section.
[FR Doc. 2022-11136 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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