[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54803-54804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23721]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification 
of 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 August 27, 2018.
    This collection involves the submission of forms and other 
reporting and recordkeeping activities. The information to be collected 
is necessary to ensure compliance with regulations governing the 
manufacture and certification of light-sport aircraft, the training and 
certification of light-sport pilots and instructors, and the 
certification of light-sport aircraft Designated Pilot Examiners.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 30, 2018.

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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 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: Barbara Hall at (940) 594-5913, or by 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0690.
    Title: Certification of Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport 
Aircraft.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8130-15, 8710-11, 8710-12
    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 27, 2018 (83 FR 43725). That rule generated a 
need for new designated pilot examiners and designated airworthiness 
representatives to support the certification of new light-sport 
aircraft, pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors. This 
information collection requires applicants for certification as sport 
pilots to complete FAA form 8710-11, log training, take and pass a 
knowledge test, and requires organizations to develop and maintain 
training courses for sport pilots.
    This collection also requires light-sport aircraft owners and 
manufacturers to submit FAA form 8130-15, which is used to process an 
applicant's request to obtain a Special Airworthiness certificate for 
Light Sport Aircraft. FAA Airworthiness inspectors and designated 
inspectors review the required data submissions to determine that 
aviation products and their manufacturing facilities comply with ASTM 
requirements, and that the products have no unsafe features
    Finally, this collection requires applicants for the authorities 
and privileges of Designated Pilot Examiners to submit FAA form 8710-
12, Light-Sport Standardization Board-Designated Pilot Examiner 
Candidate Application.
    Respondents: Manufacturers, aircraft owners, pilots, flight 
instructors with a sport pilot rating, and maintenance personnel.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2.2 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Sport pilot applicants: 3,289 hours. 
Sport pilot instructor applicants: 1,176 hours. Special Light-Sport 
Airworthiness certification applicants: 3,782 hours. Designated Pilot 
Examiner applicants: 20 hours. Total burden: 8,267.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2018.
Barbara Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-23721 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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