[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01766]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2019-0914]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification 
of Aircraft and 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 November 15, 2019. The collection involves the 
recordkeeping requirement for owners/operators of aircraft issued a 
special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport aircraft category 
(SLSA) to keep the current status of applicable safety directives, and 
transfer these records with the aircraft at the time the aircraft is 
sold. The information to be collected is necessary to determine and 
ensure the SLSA aircraft is in a condition for safe flight prior to 
aircraft operation.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 2, 2020.

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: Tanya Glines by email at: 
Tanya.glines@faa.gov; phone: 801-257-5085.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0730.
    Title: Certification of Aircraft and Airmen for the Operation of 
Light-Sport Aircraft.
    Form Numbers: Aircraft maintenance records/logs.
    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 November 15, 2019 (84 FR 62563). Title 14 CFR 
91.327(b)(4) states that aircraft issued a special airworthiness 
certificate in the light-sport category (SLSA) cannot be operated 
unless the owner or operator complies with each safety directive 
applicable to the aircraft. Title 14 CFR 91.417(a)(2)(v) requires each 
registered owner or operator to retain records containing the current 
status of applicable safety directives including, for each, the method 
of compliance, the safety directive number and revision date. 
Additionally, if the safety directive involves recurring action, the 
time and date when the next action is required.
    Recording safety directive compliance and retaining these records 
is necessary to determine if unsafe conditions have been corrected on 
aircraft issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport 
category (SLSA), which assists in ensuring that the SLSA aircraft is in 
a condition safe for flight prior to its operation within the national 
airspace.
    Respondents include owners/operators of SLSA, aircraft mechanics, 
and LSA repairmen with a Maintenance rating. The records of SLSA safety 
directive compliance are retained by the aircraft owner/operator, who 
must keep the records for the life of the SLSA aircraft and transfer 
them to the new owner at the time the aircraft is sold. The burden 
estimates are based on the current number of registered SLA and a 
projected future growth rate.
    Respondents: 2935 owners/operators of SLSA aircraft.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5870 hours annual industry burden.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 2020.
Tanya A. Glines,
Aviation Safety Inspector, Safety Standards, General Aviation 
Maintenance Branch (AFS-350).
[FR Doc. 2020-01766 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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