[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 41162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14632]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2022-0923]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Part 142, 
Certificated Training Centers

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 Certificated Training Centers. 
Operators pay Certificated Training Centers to provide training to 
their employees, typically pilots, on different types of equipment if 
training is not done in house. The information to be collected is 
necessary because it allows aviation safety inspectors (operations) to 
review and to provide surveillance to training centers to ensure 
compliance with airman training, testing, and certification 
requirements specified in other parts of the regulations. If the 
information were not collected, inspectors would not be able to 
determine if airmen who are clients are being trained, checked or 
tested to meet the safety standards established in other parts of the 
regulations. To date, FAA inspectors have used the information 
collected to determine and assess regulatory compliance during routine 
program surveillance.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 9, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Sandra L. Ray, 1187 Thorn Run Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis, 
PA 15108.
    By fax: 412-239-3063.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ray by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 412-329-3088.

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: 2120-0570.
    Title: Part 142, Certificated Training Centers.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: Part 142 Flight Schools are subject to several 
collection requirements. 14 CFR part 142 is one of several Federal 
Regulation parts that implement the Public Law. Section 142.11 provides 
that application for a training center certificate and training 
specifications shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the 
Administrator, shall provide specific information about each 
management, instructor position, and evaluator position, and contain 
certain other administrative information.
    Section 142.37 provides that application for approval of training 
programs must be in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator, 
and must provide specific information about curriculum and courses of 
the training program.
    Chapter 447, Section 44701 of Title 49, United States Code, 
provides, in pertinent part, that the Administrator may find, after 
investigation, that a person found to possess proper qualifications for 
a position as an airman may be issued such certificate. That 
certificate shall contain such terms, conditions, and limitations as to 
duration thereof, as well as periodic or special examinations, and 
other matters as the Administrator may determine to be necessary to 
assure safety in air commerce.
    Section 142.73 requires that training centers maintain records for 
a period of one year to show trainee qualifications for training, 
testing, or checking, training attempts, training checking, and testing 
results, and for one year following termination of employment the 
qualification of instructors and evaluators providing those services.
    The respondents may be the Part 142 schools, Part 121 or 135 air 
carriers who utilize these schools or new applicants seeking Part 142 
certification. The information may be collected in electronic forms. No 
specific forms are required. Information reporting may be done in 
accordance with the individual FAA office.
    Respondents: Part 142 schools, Part 121 and 135 carriers and new 
certifications.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies per requirement.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 87,112 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 5, 2022.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, AFS-260.
[FR Doc. 2022-14632 Filed 7-8-22; 8:45 am]
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