[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 9902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02784]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2024-0366]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Pilot 
Professional Development

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 requirements primarily applicable 
to air carriers conducting domestic, flag, and supplemental operations 
to enhance the professional development of pilots in those operations. 
The action requires air carriers conducting domestic, flag, and 
supplemental operations to provide new-hire pilots with an opportunity 
to observe flight operations and become familiar with procedures before 
serving as a flightcrew member in operations. Additionally, it requires 
air carriers who have not previously revised the upgrade training to 
include professional development and to provide leadership and command 
and mentoring training for all pilots in command. The information to be 
collected is necessary to mitigate incidents of unprofessional pilot 
behavior and reduce pilot errors that can lead to a catastrophic event.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Sandra Ray, Federal Aviation Administration, AFS-260, 1187 
Thorn Run Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis, PA 15108.
    By fax: 412-239-3063.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra L. Ray by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 412-546-7344.

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: 2120-0802.
    Title: Pilot Professional Development.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The collection involves requirements primarily 
applicable to air carriers conducting domestic, flag, and supplemental 
operations to enhance the professional development of pilots in those 
operations. These amendments to part 121 set out prerequisites and levy 
requirements that must be met by certificate holders using part 121 
pilot training and qualification programs and by those individuals who 
serve in given capacities for those certificate holders.
    The FAA anticipates that certificate holders will incur costs for 
the following groups of provisions:
     Operations familiarization for new-hire pilots (Sec.  
121.435);
     Leadership and command and mentoring ground training for 
pilots currently serving as pilot in command (PIC) (Sec.  121.429) and 
recurrent PIC leadership and command and mentoring ground training 
(Sec. Sec.  121.409(b) and 121.427);
     Leadership and command training and recurrent leadership 
and command training for pilots serving as second in command (SIC) in 
operations that require three or more pilots (Sec.  121.432(a));
     Upgrade training curriculum requirements (Sec. Sec.  
121.420 and 121.426);
     Part 121, Appendix H requirements; and
     Approval of Qualification Standards Document for 
certificate holders using an Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) 
(Sec.  121.909).
    The development and approval of new and revised curriculums will be 
a one-time occurrence for each certificate holder. The documentation 
regarding training in leadership and command and mentoring for current 
PICs will be a one-time occurrence. Similarly, the documentation 
regarding training in leadership and command for current SICs serving 
in operations that require three or more pilots will be a one-time 
occurrence. The documentation of operations familiarization for new-
hire pilots will occur once for each new-hire pilot. The documentation 
of recurrent PIC leadership and command and mentoring training will 
occur every three years for each PIC. The documentation of recurrent 
leadership and command training for SICs serving in operations that 
require three or more pilots will occur every three years for each such 
SIC.
    Respondents: Part 121 Air Carriers.
    Frequency: Varies per Requirement.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies per Requirement.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 341 Hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2024.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, AFS-260.
[FR Doc. 2024-02784 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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