[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25562-25563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09247]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2021-1161]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Flight and 
Duty Limitations and Rest Requirements--Flightcrew Members

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 December 20, 2021. The collection involves reporting 
exceeded flight duty periods and flight times, including scheduled 
maximum and actual flight duty periods and flight times, basic flight 
information (e.g., city pairs, departure times, flight number), and 
reason for exceedance. Reporting and recordkeeping are required any 
time a certificated air carrier has exceeded a maximum daily flight 
time limit or a maximum daily Flight Duty Period (FDP) limit. It is 
also required for the voluntary development of a Fatigue Risk 
Management System (FRMS), and for fatigue training. The information is 
necessary to monitor trends in exceedance and possible underlying 
systemic causes requiring operator action, and to determine whether 
operator is scheduling realistically.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chester Piolunek, Jr. by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-3711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a)

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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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0751.
    Title: Flight and Duty Limitations and Rest Requirements--
Flightcrew Members.
    Form Numbers: None.
    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 December 20, 2021 (86 FR 72026). The FAA collects 
reports from air carriers conducting passenger operations certificated 
under 14 CFR part 121 as prescribed in 14 CFR part 117 Flightcrew 
Member Duty and Rest Requirements, Sec. Sec. Sec.  117.11, 117.19, and 
117.29. Air carriers are required to submit a report of exceeded flight 
duty periods and flight times, including scheduled maximum and actual 
flight duty periods and flight times, basic flight information (e.g., 
city pairs, departure times, flight number), and reason for exceedance. 
The purpose for the reports is to notify the FAA that the certificate 
holder has extended a flight time and/or FDP limitation. This 
information enables FAA to monitor trends in exceedance and possible 
underlying systemic causes requiring operator action as well as 
determine whether operators are scheduling realistically. Additionally, 
if air carriers choose to develop a Fatigue Risk Management System 
(FRMS) under Sec.  117.7 they are required to collect data specific to 
the need of the operation for which they will seek an FRMS 
authorization. It results in an annual recordkeeping and reporting 
burden when carriers adopt the system because they need to report the 
related activities to the FAA. Each air carrier is also required to 
develop specific elements and incorporate these elements into their 
training program (Sec.  117.9). Once the elements have been 
incorporated, the air carrier must submit the revised training program 
for approval.
    Respondents: 47 Air Carriers.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies by Requirement.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30,954 Hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2022.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, AFS-260.
[FR Doc. 2022-09247 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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