
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64051-64052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26880]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Training and 
Qualification Requirements for Check Airmen and Flight Instructors

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 August 12, 2015. The rule allows some experienced pilots 
who would otherwise qualify as flight instructors or check airmen, but 
who are not medically eligible to hold the requisite medical 
certificate, to perform flight instructor or check airmen functions in 
a simulator.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on

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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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 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 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: Ronda Thompson at (202) 267-1416, or 
by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0600.
    Title: Training and Qualification Requirements for Check Airmen and 
flight Instructors.
    Form Numbers: There are no FA forms associated with this collection 
of information.
    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 August 12, 2015 (80 FR 48391). Federal Aviation 
Regulations (FAR) Parts 121.411(d), 121.412(d), 135.337(d), and 
135.338(d) require the collection of this data. This collection is 
necessary to insure that instructors and check airmen have completed 
necessary training and checking required to perform instructor and 
check airmen functions.
    Respondents: Approximately 3,000 check airmen and flight 
instructors.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 seconds.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 13 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2015.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2015-26880 Filed 10-21-15; 8:45 am]
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