Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 15, 2017 / Notices 13917 

Department of State (telephone: 202– 

632–6471; email: section2459@

state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. 

Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite 

5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Mark Taplin, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–05165 Filed 3–14–17; 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: Alternative 

Pilot Physical Examination and 

Education Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 establish a new information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on December 

27, 2016. The information collected is 

used to verify that pilots in command 

meet the requirements of the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 

2016 (FESSA). The new information 

collection is in response to 

implementation of the medical 

certification of certain small aircraft 

pilots section of FESSA. This section of 

FESSA established a new voluntary 

program of physical examination and 

education requirements for certain 

pilots in command in lieu of those 

pilots holding a medical certificate. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by April 14, 2017. 

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 oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov, 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. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronda Thompson by email at: 

Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX. 

Title: Alternative Physical 

Examination and Education 

Requirements. 

Form Numbers: FAA form 8700–2 & 

8700–3. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Background: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) Extension, Safety, 

and Security Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114– 

190) (FESSA) was enacted on July 15, 

2016. Section 2307 of FESSSA, medical 

certification of certain small aircraft 

pilots, directed the FAA to ‘‘issue or 

revise regulations to ensure that an 

individual may operate as pilot in 

command of a covered aircraft’’ if the 

pilot and aircraft meet certain 

prescribed conditions as outlined in 

FESSA. Those provisions include 

requirements for the person to: 

• Possess a valid driver’s license; 

• Have held a medical certificate at 

any time after July 15, 2006; 

• Have not had the most recently held 

medical certificate revoked, suspended, 

or withdrawn; 

• Have not had the most recent 

application for airman medical 

certification completed and denied; 

• Have taken a medical education 

course within the past 24 calendar 

months; 

• Have completed a comprehensive 

medical examination within the past 48 

months; 

• Be under the care of a physician for 

certain medical conditions; 

• Have been found eligible for special 

issuance of a medical certificate for 

certain specified mental health, 

neurological, or cardiovascular 

conditions; 

• Consent to a National Driver 

Register check; 

• Fly only certain small aircraft, at a 

limited altitude and speed, and only 

within the United States; 

• Not fly for compensation or hire. 

The FAA notes that the use of section 

2307 by any eligible pilot is voluntary. 

Persons may elect to use these 

alternative pilot physical examination 

and education requirements or may 

continue to operate using any FAA 

medical certificate. 

On January 11, 2017, the FAA 

published a final rule, Alternative Pilot 

Physical Examination and Education 

Requirements, to implement the 

provisions of section 2307 (RIN 2120– 

AK96). 82 FR 3149. The FAA recognizes 

that many persons will choose to use 

the provisions of section 2307 in lieu of 

holding a FAA-issued medical 

certificate. Accordingly, the FAA is 

providing notice of its intent to establish 

a new collection of information, 

Alternative Pilot Physical Examination 

and Education Requirements (OMB 

control number 2120–XXXX), to reflect 

the burden associated with the 

requirements of section 2307. 

In a separate notice, the FAA is 

providing notice of its intent to reduce 

the burden associated with the existing 

information collection, Medical 

Standards and Certification (OMB 

control number 2120–0034) by the 

population anticipated to use the 

provisions of section 2307. 

Respondents: Approximately 453,993 

individuals. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 21 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

159,000 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 

2017. 

Ronda L. Thompson, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Performance, Policy & Records 

Management Branch, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2017–05175 Filed 3–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Medical 

Standards and Certification 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 


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