
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33059]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Suspected 
Unapproved Parts Notification

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 information collected on the FAA Form 8120-11 is 
reported voluntarily by manufacturers, repair stations, aircraft owner/
operators, air carriers, and the general public who wish to report 
suspected unapproved parts to the FAA for review. The report 
information is collected and correlated by the FAA, Aviation Safety 
Hotline Program Office, and used to determine if an unapproved part 
investigation is warranted.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 3, 2016.

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 
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: 2120-0552.
    Title: Suspected Unapproved Parts Notification.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8120-11.
    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 October 22, 2015 (80 FR 64054). The information 
collected on the FAA Form 8120-11 is reported voluntarily by 
manufacturers, repair stations, aircraft owner/operators, air carriers, 
and the general public who wish to report suspected unapproved parts to 
the FAA for review. The report information is collected and correlated 
by the FAA, Aviation Safety Hotline Program Office, and used to 
determine if an unapproved part investigation is warranted. When 
unapproved parts are confirmed that are likely to exist on other 
products or aircraft of the same or similar design or are being used in 
other facilities, the information is used as a basis for an aviation 
industry alert or notification. Alerts are used to inform industry of 
situations essential to the prevention of accidents, if the information 
had not been collected. The consequence to the aviation community would 
be the inability to determine whether or not unapproved parts are being 
offered for sale or use for installation on type-certificated products.
    Respondents: Approximately 150 manufactures, repair stations, 
aircraft owners/operators, and air carriers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 75 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2015.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy & 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2015-33059 Filed 12-31-15; 8:45 am]
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