[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 24222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08626]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0201]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: 
Certification: Pilots 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 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 February 15, 2022. FAA regulations prescribe certification 
standards for pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors. The 
information collected is used to determine compliance with applicant 
eligibility.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 23, 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: Jean Hardy by email at: 
[email protected]. Phone: 207-289-7287.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0021.
    Title: Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors.
    Form Numbers: 8710-1, 8710-13.
    Type of Review: This is a renewal of an existing information 
collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on February 15, 2022 (87 FR 8631). Persons applying for 
an airman certificate under part 61 are mandated to report information 
using the Airman certificate and/or Rating Application form and the 
required records, logbooks and statements to the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) Flight Standards District Offices or its 
representatives on occasion. This information is used to determine 
qualifications of the applicant for issuance of a pilot or instructor 
certificate, or rating or authorization. The FAA estimates that there 
are approximately 825,000 active certificated pilot airmen. This 
includes student, private, commercial, airline transport pilot 
certificate holders, as well as ground and flight instructors. 
Approximately 25% of these pilots are providing data on an annual 
basis. Instructor certificates must be renewed every 24 months to 
remain effective. If the information collection were not conducted, the 
FAA would be unable to issue the appropriate certificates and ratings. 
Persons applying for a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating 
under part 107, are mandated to report information using the FAA Form 
8710-13, Remote Pilot Certificate and/or Rating Application. For 
applicants who do not hold a pilot certificate under part 61, the 
Remote Pilot Certificate and/or Rating Application is submitted along 
with a documentation demonstrating that the applicant passed an 
aeronautical knowledge test. For applicants who hold a pilot 
certificate under part 61 and meet the flight review requirements of 
Sec.  61.56, the Remote Pilot Certificate and/or Rating Application is 
submitted with evidence of completion of the training program is 
estimated to be approximately 25 percent of the population of active 
certificated pilots and instructors. Given a population of 825,000, the 
result is approximately 206,250 respondents providing data on an annual 
basis. The total number of applicants for a remote pilot certificate 
with a small UAS rating is estimated to be 39,229 annually.
    Respondents: Existing and prospective airmen.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 15 minutes per 
response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 333,194 hours per year for reporting 
and recordkeeping.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2022.
Dwayne C. Morris,
Project Manager, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and 
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-08626 Filed 4-21-22; 8:45 am]
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