Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Agricultural Aircraft Operations (Formerly “Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate Application”)
| Published date | 19 July 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-15235 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration,Transportation Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38177-38178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15235]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0168]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Agricultural
Aircraft Operations (Formerly ``Agricultural Aircraft Operator
Certificate Application'')
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 March 1, 2021. The collection involves the submission of
FAA Form 8710-3 for the certification process of agricultural aircraft
operators, and other reporting and recordkeeping activities required of
agricultural aircraft operators. The information to be collected is
necessary to evaluate the applicants' qualifications for certification.
This collection also involves plans for operations over congested areas
and recordkeeping requirements for agricultural aircraft operators. In
addition, the FAA is changing the name of this collection to more
accurately reflect its scope.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 18, 2021.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Plessinger by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 717-443-7296.
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. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0049.
Title: Agricultural Aircraft Operations.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 8710-3.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on March 1, 2021 (86 FR 12074). This collection involves
the application for issuance or amendment of a 14 CFR part 137
Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate. Application for an original
certificate or amendment of a certificate issued under 14 CFR part 137
is made on a form, and in a manner prescribed by the Administrator. The
FAA form 8710-3 may be obtained from an FAA Flight Standards District
Office, or
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online at https://www.faa.gov/forms/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1020386. The completed application is sent to the district
office that has jurisdiction over the area in which the applicant's
home base of operation is located.
The information collected includes: Type of application, operator's
name/DBA, telephone number, mailing address, physical address of the
principal base of operations, chief pilot/designee name, airman
certificate grade and number, and aircraft make/model and registration
numbers to be used.
This information collection also includes safety mitigation plans;
plans for operations over congested areas; and recordkeeping
requirements.
Respondents: There are 1,763 active agricultural aircraft
operators. Approximately 50 operators are certificated annually, and
approximately 50 certificates are surrendered or revoked.
Frequency: New applications when needed; current 14 CFR part 137
certificate do not expire, but may need to be amended on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The FAA anticipates 100
applications for new certificates, at 0.5 hours each; 100 applications
for amendment, at 0.5 hours each; 100 petitions for exemption, at 0.5
hours each; and 350 submissions of plans for operations over congested
areas, at 0.5 hours each. The total reporting burden is thus 650
responses and 325 hours.
All operators certificated under part 137 are required to maintain
certain records for a minimum of 12 months. The FAA estimates this
recordkeeping burden at 4.5 hours per operator. Assuming a universe of
1,763 operators, the annual recordkeeping burden is 7,934 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 325 reporting hours + 7,934
recordkeeping hours = 8,259 total hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2021.
Dwayne C. Morris,
Project Manager, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-15235 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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