[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 25423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10910]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2025-0636]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Application for 
Special Purpose Pilot Authorization

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 for a new information collection. 
The collection involves application for a Special Purpose Pilot 
Authorization (SPPA) submitted to the FAA for the purpose of performing 
pilot duties on a civil aircraft of the United States and leased by a 
non-U.S. citizen. The information to be collected will be used to 
determine applicant eligibility for the issuance of a SPPA.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 15, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By email at: [email protected]. In the email subject enter: 
comments on Docket No. FAA-2025-0636.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danuta Pronczuk by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-0923.

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-XXXX.
    Title: Special Purpose Pilot Authorization, Sec.  61.77 
Application.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection. Information needed by the FAA is publicly viewable in the 
Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS). Once in DRS go to: FAA Order 8900.1 
Volume 12, Chapter 3, section 4.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Background: The FAA recognizes ``authorizations'' as equivalent to 
certificates issued by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. 44711(a)(2), 
formerly the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended. On August 4, 
1997, the FAA adopted a final rule which replaced the special purpose 
pilot certificate for foreign pilots of U.S.-registered aircraft with a 
special purpose pilot authorization (SPPA). The SPPA under 14 CFR 61.77 
provides for validation of a foreign pilot license. The rule requires 
pilots who hold a SPPA issued in accordance with Sec.  61.77 to have 
that authorization in their possession in the aircraft when exercising 
the privileges of that authorization. The information collection is 
necessary to determine applicant eligibility for the issuance of SPPA 
under 14 CFR 61.77.
    Respondents: Approximately 2,259 foreign applicants.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 Hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,259 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2025.
Katherine Haley,
Acting Manager, International Program Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-10910 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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