Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs, 34910-34911 [2018-15728]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Flight
Engineers and Flight Navigators
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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. This collection involves FAA
Form 8400.3, Application for an Airman
Certificate and/or Rating, (for flight
engineer and flight navigator) and
applications for approval of related
training courses that are submitted to
FAA for evaluation. The information
collection is necessary to determine
applicant eligibility for flight engineer
or flight navigator certificates. This
collection is also necessary to determine
training course acceptability for those
schools training flight engineers or
navigators.
SUMMARY:
Written comments should be
submitted by September 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA
at the following address: Barbara Hall,
Federal Aviation Administration, ASP–
110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
Worth, TX 76177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Hall by email at:
Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940–
594–5913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0007.
Title: Flight Engineers and Flight
Navigators.
Form Numbers: 8400–3.
Type of Review: This is a renewal of
an information collection.
Background: The information
collection is necessary to determine
applicant eligibility for flight engineer
or flight navigator certificates. This
collection is also necessary to determine
training course acceptability for those
schools training flight engineers or
navigators. FAA Form 8400.3,
Application for an Airman Certificate
and/or Rating, (for flight engineer and
flight navigator) and applications for
approval of related training courses are
available online and are submitted to
FAA for evaluation. The information is
reviewed to determine applicant
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eligibility and compliance with
prescribed provisions of Title 14 CFR
part 63, Certification: Flight
Crewmembers Other Than Pilots. Form
8400–3 is multiple-use form also used
for control tower operators and aircraft
dispatchers.
Respondents: 143 certain airmen
applicants and training schools.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1.8 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
268.1 hours.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17,
2018.
Karen Shutt
Manager, Performance, Policy, and Records
Management Branch, ASP–110.
[FR Doc. 2018–15631 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Fractional
Aircraft Ownership Programs
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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. Fractional Ownership is a
program that offers increased flexibility
in aircraft ownership. Owners purchase
shares of an aircraft and agree to share
their aircraft with others having an
ownership share in that same aircraft.
Owners agree to put their aircraft into a
‘‘pool’’ of other shared aircraft and to
lease their aircraft to another owner in
that pool. The information collected is
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used to determine if these entities are
operating in accordance with the
minimum safety standards of these
regulations. The FAA will use the
information it reviews and collects to
evaluate the effectiveness of the
program and make improvements as
needed, and ensure compliance and
adherence to regulations.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by September 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA
at the following address: Barbara Hall,
Federal Aviation Administration, ASP–
110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
Worth, TX 76177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Hall by email at:
Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940–
594–5913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0684.
Title: Fractional Aircraft Ownership
Programs.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: This is a renewal of
an existing information collection.
Background: Each fractional
ownership program manager and each
fractional owner must comply with the
requirements of 14 CFR part 91, subpart
K (91K). Information-collection
requirements under 91K include
submission for FAA approval of
management specifications, which
comprise: Lists of fractional owners and
types of aircraft; registration markings
and serial numbers; authorizations,
procedures and limitations under which
operations are to be conducted; time
limitations, or standards for determining
time limitations, for overhauls,
inspections, and checks for airframes,
engines, propellers, rotors, appliances,
and emergency equipment of aircraft;
the specific location of the program
manager’s principal base of operations
and the program manager’s mailing
address; other business names in use;
authorization of methods for controlling
weight and balance; deviations and
exemptions from requirements of 91K, if
applicable; and other information the
Administrator deems necessary. The
FAA requires this information to ensure
that the operators’ specifications comply
with the requirements of the rule. In
addition, the FAA imposes
recordkeeping requirements on 91K
operators. These include: creating and
retaining management contracts
between fractional owners and
operators; advance notice of nonprogram aircraft substitution; briefing
fractional owners on operational control
responsibilities; issuance of
management specifications; internal
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safety reporting; preparation and
retention of manuals; maintenance of
current aircraft and pilot records; flight
scheduling; pilot-in-command
designation; passenger safety briefings
(oral and on information cards);
preparation of proving-test programs;
provision of drug and alcohol misuse
education; and various personnel,
maintenance, and minimum equipment
list documentation. These requirements
help ensure that these operators have
procedures in place to facilitate
compliance with the requirements of the
rule.
Information is collected electronically
to the extent practicable, and the FAA
likewise encourages and facilitates
electronic recordkeeping. The FAA uses
an automated Operations Specifications
subsystem to issue management
specifications to fractional ownership
program managers. This system allows
management companies to
electronically generate and
electronically sign the management
specifications. Use of this automated
system is required for the fractional
ownership programs. While legal
contractual documents, passenger
briefing cards, and certain manuals
must be kept in paper form for legal and
safety reasons, all other records and
reports mandated by 91K can be created,
transmitted and retained electronically.
The FAA will use the information it
reviews and collects to evaluate the
effectiveness of the program and make
improvements as needed, and ensure
compliance and adherence to the
minimum safety standards of these
regulations.
Respondents: 8 fractional aircraft
program managers/operators.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
13,736 hours, or 1,717 hours per
respondent.
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.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17,
2018.
Karen Shutt,
Manager, Performance, Policy, and Records
Management Branch, ASP–110.
[FR Doc. 2018–15728 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0649]
Notice of Proposal To Discontinue
Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory
Service (HIWAS)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The FAA is requesting public
comment on the agency’s proposal to
discontinue the Hazardous Inflight
Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
identified by Docket Number FAA–
2018–0649 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–001.
• Hand Deliver or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140, West Building Ground
Floor, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instruction for
accessing the docket or Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building, Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
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between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeff Black, Flight Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Telephone (202) 267–6500;
email jeff.black@faa.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16,
2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Hazardous Inflight
Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) is a
continuous broadcast of weather
advisories over a limited nationwide
network of VORs that provide pilots
with meteorological information relating
to hazardous weather. Since the early
1980s, the broadcast, available in
various locations of the contiguous
United States (CONUS) allows pilots to
access hazardous weather while inflight
without going through a Flight Service
specialist. HIWAS was conceived when
there was a large demand for inflight
briefings from specialists and wait times
could be extremely long. HIWAS
alleviated the workload of the
specialists and helped to reduce wait
times for pilots. At that time, pilots had
no other choice but to contact Flight
Service to obtain hazardous weather
updates for the route of flight. Originally
created by specialists using scripts,
HIWAS is now produced using text to
voice technology.
With the advent of the internet and
other technology, the demand for
inflight services from Flight Service
specialists has declined. Staffing was
3,000+ specialists in more than 300
facilities during the early 1980s and
now consists of three hub facilities. In
2018, radio contacts dropped to less
than 900 per day from an average of
10,000 radio contacts per day.
Demand for inflight services has
diminished since the inception of
HIWAS while access has never been
greater, which indicates that pilots are
migrating to other means of obtaining
inflight weather advisories. Currently,
multiple sources are available that
provide access to weather and
aeronautical information to pilots in the
cockpit, often presented in a graphical
format, making it easier to visualize
what is going on along the route of
flight. Pilots no longer need to contact
a Flight Service specialist to adhere to
14 CFR 91.103 and maintain awareness
of hazardous weather advisories along
their route of flight.
As part of FAA efforts to modernize
and streamline service delivery, the
agency is interested in receiving
comments on elimination of the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fractional
Aircraft Ownership Programs
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. Fractional Ownership is a program that offers increased
flexibility in aircraft ownership. Owners purchase shares of an
aircraft and agree to share their aircraft with others having an
ownership share in that same aircraft. Owners agree to put their
aircraft into a ``pool'' of other shared aircraft and to lease their
aircraft to another owner in that pool. The information collected is
used to determine if these entities are operating in accordance with
the minimum safety standards of these regulations. The FAA will use the
information it reviews and collects to evaluate the effectiveness of
the program and make improvements as needed, and ensure compliance and
adherence to regulations.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara
Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway,
Fort Worth, TX 76177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120-0684.
Title: Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
Type of Review: This is a renewal of an existing information
collection.
Background: Each fractional ownership program manager and each
fractional owner must comply with the requirements of 14 CFR part 91,
subpart K (91K). Information-collection requirements under 91K include
submission for FAA approval of management specifications, which
comprise: Lists of fractional owners and types of aircraft;
registration markings and serial numbers; authorizations, procedures
and limitations under which operations are to be conducted; time
limitations, or standards for determining time limitations, for
overhauls, inspections, and checks for airframes, engines, propellers,
rotors, appliances, and emergency equipment of aircraft; the specific
location of the program manager's principal base of operations and the
program manager's mailing address; other business names in use;
authorization of methods for controlling weight and balance; deviations
and exemptions from requirements of 91K, if applicable; and other
information the Administrator deems necessary. The FAA requires this
information to ensure that the operators' specifications comply with
the requirements of the rule. In addition, the FAA imposes
recordkeeping requirements on 91K operators. These include: creating
and retaining management contracts between fractional owners and
operators; advance notice of non-program aircraft substitution;
briefing fractional owners on operational control responsibilities;
issuance of management specifications; internal
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safety reporting; preparation and retention of manuals; maintenance of
current aircraft and pilot records; flight scheduling; pilot-in-command
designation; passenger safety briefings (oral and on information
cards); preparation of proving-test programs; provision of drug and
alcohol misuse education; and various personnel, maintenance, and
minimum equipment list documentation. These requirements help ensure
that these operators have procedures in place to facilitate compliance
with the requirements of the rule.
Information is collected electronically to the extent practicable,
and the FAA likewise encourages and facilitates electronic
recordkeeping. The FAA uses an automated Operations Specifications
subsystem to issue management specifications to fractional ownership
program managers. This system allows management companies to
electronically generate and electronically sign the management
specifications. Use of this automated system is required for the
fractional ownership programs. While legal contractual documents,
passenger briefing cards, and certain manuals must be kept in paper
form for legal and safety reasons, all other records and reports
mandated by 91K can be created, transmitted and retained
electronically.
The FAA will use the information it reviews and collects to
evaluate the effectiveness of the program and make improvements as
needed, and ensure compliance and adherence to the minimum safety
standards of these regulations.
Respondents: 8 fractional aircraft program managers/operators.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 13,736 hours, or 1,717 hours per
respondent.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2018.
Karen Shutt,
Manager, Performance, Policy, and Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-15728 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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