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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 this information
collection. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on March
13, 2020. The collection involves
maintaining and recording ‘‘the current
status of life-limited parts of each
airframe, engine, propeller, rotor, and
appliance. The information to be
collected is necessary for maintaining
and recording that the part is airworthy.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by October 29, 2020.
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:
David A. Hoyng by email at:
david.a.hoyng@faa.gov or 9-AWA-AFS300-Maintenance@faa.gov; phone: (325)
260–8658 or (202) 267–1675.
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: 2120–0665.
Title: Safe Disposition of Life Limited
Aircraft Parts.
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 March 13, 2020 (FAA–2020–0263,
Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50
[Pages 14721–14722], Online via
[www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020–
05179]).
The FAA has found life-limited parts
that exceeded their life-limits installed
on type-certificated products during
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Collection
Approval of Information Collection:
Safe Disposition of Life Limited
Aircraft Parts
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
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accident investigations and in routine
surveillance. Although such installation
of life-limited parts violates existing
FAA regulations, concerns have arisen
regarding the disposition of these lifelimited parts when they have reached
their life limits. Concerns over the use
of life-limited aircraft parts led Congress
to pass a law requiring the safe
disposition of these parts. The Wendell
H. Ford Investment and Reform Act for
the 21st Century (Pub. L. 106–181),
added section 44725 to Title 49, United
States Code.
Current Requirements
The type design of an aircraft, aircraft
engine, or propeller includes the
Instructions for Continued
Airworthiness (ICA), which includes the
Airworthiness Limitations that describe
life limits for parts installed on the
product. See, for instance, 14 CFR
21.3(c) and 21.50. In order for an
aviation product to comply with its type
design, the life-limited parts installed
on it must fall within the acceptable
ranges described in the Airworthiness
Limitations section of the Instructions
for Continued Airworthiness. For this
reason, installation of a life-limited part
after the mandatory replacement time
has been reached would be a violation
of the maintenance regulations. Section
43.13(b) requires that maintenance work
be completed so that the product
worked on ‘‘will be at least equal to its
original or properly altered condition.
* * *’’ The product is not at least equal
to its original or properly altered
condition if a life-limited part has
reached or exceeded its life limit.
Existing regulations require that specific
markings be placed on all life-limited
parts at the time of manufacture. This
includes permanently marking the part
with a part number (or equivalent) and
a serial number (or equivalent). See 14
CFR 45.14. Persons who install parts
must have adequate information to
determine a part’s current life status. In
particular, documentation problems
may mislead an installer concerning the
life remaining for a life-limited part.
This rule further provides for the data
needs of subsequent installers to ensure
they know the life remaining on a part
and prevent the part being used beyond
its life limit. Existing regulations
provide for records on life-limited parts
that are installed on aircraft. The
regulations require that each owner or
operator under § 91.417(a)(2)(ii) and
each certificate holder under
§ 121.380(a)(2)(iii) or § 135.439(a)(2)(ii),
maintain records showing ‘‘the current
status of life-limited parts of each
airframe, engine, propeller, rotor, and
appliance.’’ These regulations do not
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govern the disposition of the part when
it is removed from the aircraft. If the
part is intended to be reinstalled,
however, a record of the life status of
the part will be needed at the time of
reinstallation to show that the part is
within its life limit and to create the
required record under
§§ 91.417(a)(2)(ii), 121.380(a)(2)(iii), or
135.439(a)(2)(ii), as applicable.
Therefore, when a life-limited part is
removed from an aircraft and that part
is intended to be reinstalled in an
aircraft, industry practice is to make a
record of the part’s current status at the
time of removal. Repair stations, air
carriers, and fixed base operators
(FBO’s) have systems in place to keep
accurate records of such parts to ensure
that they can reinstall the parts and
have the required records to show that
the part is airworthy. If the part is not
intended to be reinstalled, however,
under existing regulations and practice
there is no record required or routinely
made when a part is removed from an
aircraft. The part may be at the end of
its life limit and not eligible for
installation. Or, the part may not have
reached the end of its life limit, but is
so close that reinstallation would not be
practicable. In these cases industry
practices vary. For instance, the part
might be put in a bin and later sold as
scrap metal, it might be used as a
training aid, or it might be mutilated.
This renewal of the OMB control action
requires the continued information
collection.
Respondents: Industry associations,
air carriers, manufacturers, repair
stations, representatives of employees, a
foreign civil air authority, and
individuals estimated to 8,000.
Frequency: As identified in previous
rulemaking proposals for an annual
frequency of information collection
requirements is 100,000 procedures.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 30 minutes per procedure.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: As
identified in previous rule making
estimates for this information collection
the FAA refined its estimate of annual
burden, and has determined that there
is no more than a minimal paperwork
burden on any respondent for the record
keeping and reporting requirements of
30 minutes duration, at $54 per hour per
procedure.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
24, 2020.
David Hoyng,
Aviation Safety Inspector—LLP SME, Air
Carrier Branch/Aircraft Maintenance
Division/Office of Safety Standards.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0060]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of
Information Collection: Pilot
Professional Development
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 new information collection.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on October
7, 2016. The collection involves the
development and approval of new and
revised training curriculum for
certificate holders using part 121 pilot
training and qualification programs.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by October 29, 2020.
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:
Sheri Pippin by email at: sheri.pippin@
faa.gov; phone: 424–405–7256.
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–XXXX.
Title: Pilot Professional Development.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: This is a new
information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
SUMMARY:
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on October 7, 2016 (81 FR 69908). On
February 25, 2020, the FAA published
the Pilot Professional Development final
rule. This action amends the
requirements primarily applicable to air
carriers conducting domestic, flag, and
supplemental operations to enhance the
professional development of pilots in
those operations. This action requires
air carriers conducting domestic, flag,
and supplemental operations to provide
new-hire pilots with an opportunity to
observe flight operations and become
familiar with procedures before serving
as a flightcrew member in operations; to
revise the upgrade curriculum; and to
provide leadership and command and
mentoring training for all pilots in
command. This final rule will mitigate
incidents of unprofessional pilot
behavior and reduce pilot errors that
can lead to a catastrophic event.
Summary: The final rule requires the
development and approval of new and
revised training curriculums for the
following:
• Leadership and command and
mentoring ground training for pilots
currently serving as PIC (§ 121.429) and
recurrent PIC leadership and command
and mentoring training (§§ 121.409(b)
and 121.427);
• Leadership and command training
and recurrent leadership and command
training for pilots serving as SIC in
operations that require three or more
pilots (§ 121.432(a));
• Upgrade training curriculum
requirements (§§ 121.420 and 121.426);
• Part 121 appendix H requirements;
and
• Approval of Qualification
Standards Document for certificate
holders using an Advanced
Qualification Program (AQP)
(§ 121.909).
The final rule also requires some
additional recordkeeping related to
maintaining records of pilots
completing the following:
• Leadership and command and
mentoring ground training for pilots
currently serving as PIC (§ 121.429);
• Leadership and command training
and recurrent leadership and command
training for pilots serving as SIC in
operations that require three or more
pilots (§ 121.432(a));
• Recurrent PIC leadership and
command and mentoring ground
training (§ 121.427); and
• Operations familiarization for newhire pilots (§ 121.435).
Use: This information will be used to
ensure safety-of-flight by making certain
that adequate training is obtained and
maintained by those who operate under
part 121. The FAA will review the
respondents’ training programs and
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[FR Doc No: 2020-21523]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0263]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Collection Approval of Information Collection:
Safe Disposition of Life Limited Aircraft Parts
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 this information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on March 13, 2020. The collection involves maintaining and
recording ``the current status of life-limited parts of each airframe,
engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance. The information to be
collected is necessary for maintaining and recording that the part is
airworthy.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 29, 2020.
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: David A. Hoyng by email at:
[email protected] or [email protected]; phone:
(325) 260-8658 or (202) 267-1675.
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: 2120-0665.
Title: Safe Disposition of Life Limited Aircraft Parts.
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 March 13, 2020 (FAA-2020-0263, Federal Register Volume
85, Number 50 [Pages 14721-14722], Online via [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No:
2020-05179]).
The FAA has found life-limited parts that exceeded their life-
limits installed on type-certificated products during accident
investigations and in routine surveillance. Although such installation
of life-limited parts violates existing FAA regulations, concerns have
arisen regarding the disposition of these life-limited parts when they
have reached their life limits. Concerns over the use of life-limited
aircraft parts led Congress to pass a law requiring the safe
disposition of these parts. The Wendell H. Ford Investment and Reform
Act for the 21st Century (Pub. L. 106-181), added section 44725 to
Title 49, United States Code.
Current Requirements
The type design of an aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller
includes the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), which
includes the Airworthiness Limitations that describe life limits for
parts installed on the product. See, for instance, 14 CFR 21.3(c) and
21.50. In order for an aviation product to comply with its type design,
the life-limited parts installed on it must fall within the acceptable
ranges described in the Airworthiness Limitations section of the
Instructions for Continued Airworthiness. For this reason, installation
of a life-limited part after the mandatory replacement time has been
reached would be a violation of the maintenance regulations. Section
43.13(b) requires that maintenance work be completed so that the
product worked on ``will be at least equal to its original or properly
altered condition. * * *'' The product is not at least equal to its
original or properly altered condition if a life-limited part has
reached or exceeded its life limit. Existing regulations require that
specific markings be placed on all life-limited parts at the time of
manufacture. This includes permanently marking the part with a part
number (or equivalent) and a serial number (or equivalent). See 14 CFR
45.14. Persons who install parts must have adequate information to
determine a part's current life status. In particular, documentation
problems may mislead an installer concerning the life remaining for a
life-limited part. This rule further provides for the data needs of
subsequent installers to ensure they know the life remaining on a part
and prevent the part being used beyond its life limit. Existing
regulations provide for records on life-limited parts that are
installed on aircraft. The regulations require that each owner or
operator under Sec. 91.417(a)(2)(ii) and each certificate holder under
Sec. 121.380(a)(2)(iii) or Sec. 135.439(a)(2)(ii), maintain records
showing ``the current status of life-limited parts of each airframe,
engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance.'' These regulations do not
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govern the disposition of the part when it is removed from the
aircraft. If the part is intended to be reinstalled, however, a record
of the life status of the part will be needed at the time of
reinstallation to show that the part is within its life limit and to
create the required record under Sec. Sec. 91.417(a)(2)(ii),
121.380(a)(2)(iii), or 135.439(a)(2)(ii), as applicable. Therefore,
when a life-limited part is removed from an aircraft and that part is
intended to be reinstalled in an aircraft, industry practice is to make
a record of the part's current status at the time of removal. Repair
stations, air carriers, and fixed base operators (FBO's) have systems
in place to keep accurate records of such parts to ensure that they can
reinstall the parts and have the required records to show that the part
is airworthy. If the part is not intended to be reinstalled, however,
under existing regulations and practice there is no record required or
routinely made when a part is removed from an aircraft. The part may be
at the end of its life limit and not eligible for installation. Or, the
part may not have reached the end of its life limit, but is so close
that reinstallation would not be practicable. In these cases industry
practices vary. For instance, the part might be put in a bin and later
sold as scrap metal, it might be used as a training aid, or it might be
mutilated. This renewal of the OMB control action requires the
continued information collection.
Respondents: Industry associations, air carriers, manufacturers,
repair stations, representatives of employees, a foreign civil air
authority, and individuals estimated to 8,000.
Frequency: As identified in previous rulemaking proposals for an
annual frequency of information collection requirements is 100,000
procedures.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes per procedure.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: As identified in previous rule
making estimates for this information collection the FAA refined its
estimate of annual burden, and has determined that there is no more
than a minimal paperwork burden on any respondent for the record
keeping and reporting requirements of 30 minutes duration, at $54 per
hour per procedure.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2020.
David Hoyng,
Aviation Safety Inspector--LLP SME, Air Carrier Branch/Aircraft
Maintenance Division/Office of Safety Standards.
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