[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16709-16710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05633]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2022-1564]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification 
of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on November 22, 2022. The collection involves the 
recordkeeping requirement for owners/operators of aircraft issued a 
special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport aircraft category 
(SLSA) to keep the current status of applicable safety directives, and 
transfer these records with the aircraft at the time the aircraft is 
sold. The information to be collected is necessary to determine and 
ensure the SLSA aircraft is in a condition for safe flight prior to 
aircraft operation. The title of this collection is being revised from 
``Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport 
Aircraft'' to ``Special Light-Sport Aircraft (SLSA) Safety Directive 
Records'', to better reflect the purpose of the information collected.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 19, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.
    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

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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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0730.
    Title: Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of 
Light-Sport Aircraft.
    Form Numbers: Aircraft maintenance records/logs.
    Type of Review: 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 November 22, 2022 (87 FR 71392). Title 14 CFR, part 
91, Sec.  91.327(b)(4) states that aircraft issued a special 
airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category (SLSA) cannot be 
operated unless the owner or operator complies with each safety 
directive applicable to the aircraft. Section 91.417(a)(2)(v) requires 
each registered owner or operator to retain records containing the 
current status of applicable safety directives including, for each, the 
method of compliance, the safety directive number and revision date. 
Additionally, if the safety directive involves recurring action, the 
record must include the time (e.g., aircraft total time) and date when 
the next action is required.
    Recording safety directive compliance and retaining these records 
is necessary to determine if unsafe conditions have been corrected on 
SLSA aircraft, which assists in ensuring that an SLSA aircraft is in a 
condition safe for flight prior to its operation within the national 
airspace.
    Respondents include owners/operators of SLSA, aircraft mechanics, 
and LSA repairmen with a maintenance rating. The records of SLSA safety 
directive compliance are retained by the aircraft owner/operator, who 
must keep the records for the life of the SLSA aircraft and transfer 
them to the new owner at the time the aircraft is sold. The burden 
estimates are based on the current number of registered SLA and a 
projected future growth rate.
    Respondents: 3224 owners/operators of SLSA aircraft.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6,448 hours of annual burden.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023.
Tanya A. Glines,
Aviation Safety Inspector, Office of Safety Standards, Aircraft 
Maintenance Division, Airmen Section.
[FR Doc. 2023-05633 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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