[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 55 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16188-16189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05893]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0281]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection:
Certification of Repair Stations, Part 145 of Title 14, CFR
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 information collection is required to receive the
benefit of obtaining an FAA Air Agency Certificate, known as a
certificated repair station. The collection involves the applicant
entering information onto and submitting the FAA Form 8310-3.
Application for Repair Station Certificate/and or Rating to the
appropriate FAA field office. Persons requesting to obtain an initial
Air Agency Certificate to operate as an FAA certificated repair station
or request changes to an existing repair station (air agency)
certificate do so by submitting the request through the submission of
the FAA Form 8310-3. This form is available to the applicant/respondent
via www.faa.gov, email, in person, or by mail.
The FAA Form 8310-3, Application for Repair Station Certificate
and/or Ratings captures information such as, but not limited to;
official name of repair station, location where business is conducted,
official mailing address, any doing business as name, changes in
ratings, or if initial certification, ratings sought, changes in
location or housing and facilities, change in name or ownership, or any
other purpose for which the applicant requests, including a request for
approval to contract maintenance functions to outside entities.
The FAA has identified an inaccuracy in how burden calculations are
determined associated with initial repair station certifications and
subsequent changes to an existing repair station certificate. The FAA
has identified that the information collected through the FAA Form
8310-3 does not capture the entire repair station certification
activities or changes to an existing certificate. OMB Control Number
2120-0682 is not only authorizing the Agency to receive information
collected on the FAA Form 8310-3, but should also encapsulate the
entire calculation burden associated with repair station certification
and subsequent changes to an existing certificate.
Once burden calculations associated with repair station
certification activities are properly assessed, the FAA will publish a
new notice to the Federal Register capturing the entire burden
calculation for repair station certification and subsequent changes to
an existing certificate.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field)
By mail: Patricia K. Williams, Federal Aviation Administration,
AFS-340, 950 L'Enfant Plaza N SW, Washington, DC 20024.
By fax: 202-267-1812.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Traugott Ludwig, by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-1684.
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: 2120-0682.
Title: Certification of Repair Stations, Part 145 of Title 14, CFR.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 8310-3.
Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information
collection.
Background: The FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety
is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, section
106, describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. Rulemaking was promulgated under the authority described in
title 49, subtitle VII, part A, subpart III, section 44701, General
requirements, and section 44707, Examining and rating air agencies.
Under section 44701, the FAA may prescribe regulations and standards in
the interest of safety for inspecting, servicing, and overhauling
aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances. The FAA may
also prescribe equipment and facilities for, and the timing and manner
of, inspecting, servicing, and overhauling these items. Under section
44707, the FAA may examine and rate repair stations. 14 Part 145 is
within the scope of section 44707.
14 CFR part 145 prescribes the requirements for the issuance of
repair station certificates. The FAA Form 8310-3, Application for
Repair Station Certificate and/or Rating is available to the applicant
who wishes to obtain initial repair station certification or submit
changes to an existing air agency certificate. The applicant
voluntarily submits the application to the appropriate FAA office by
mail or email for review and acceptance. The applicant enters the
information required for certification or changes to the existing
certificate, which consists of; official name of repair station,
location where business is conducted, official mailing address, any
doing business as name, changes in ratings, or if initial
certification, ratings sought, changes in location or housing and
facilities, change in name or ownership, or any other purpose for which
the applicant requests, including a request
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for approval to contract maintenance functions to outside entities.
Once the FAA reviews the submitted application and finds the applicant
has the ability to comply with the 14 CFR part 145 requirements for
certification, an air agency certificate and ratings is issued. The FAA
retains a copy of the application in the FAA office that issued the
certificate for an indefinite time or a time-period specified by the
Agency's Records Management Order 1350.14B, mandated by the Federal
Records Act of 1950, as amended. The applicant is not required to
retain a copy of the form. The FAA does not provide other persons or
entities with information contained in the form.
Respondents: There were a total of 129 applications submitted to
the FAA in fiscal year (FY) 2019. Out of the 129 applications, 64
applications were for submitted for initial certification.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion. One time for
initial certification and when or if an existing certificated repair
station request changes to their certificate.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 32.25 hours annual burden for
FY2019. There is no requirement for a respondent to submit this form
annually.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2020.
Susan Traugott Ludwig,
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Safety Standards, Aircraft
Maintenance Division, Repair Station Branch, AFS-340.
[FR Doc. 2020-05893 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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