Document ID: FAA-2020-0799-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Mechanics, Repairman, Parachute Riggers
Posted Date: 2020-12-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82570-82571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27922]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0799]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Certification: 
Mechanics, Repairman, Parachute Riggers.

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on August 19, 2020. The collection involves 14 CFR part 65 
requirements for mechanics, repairmen, parachute riggers, and 
inspection authorization. The information to be collected will be used 
to determine applicant eligibility for certification or authorization.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 19, 2021.

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: Tanya Glines by email at: 
Tanya.glines@faa.gov; phone: 202-380-5869

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: 2120-0022.
    Title: Certification: Mechanics, Repairman, Parachute Riggers.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8610-1, FAA Form 8610-2, FAA Form 8610-3.
    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 August 19, 2020 (85 FR 51144). 14 CFR part 65 
prescribes, among other things, rules governing the issuance of 
certificates and associated ratings for mechanics, repairmen, parachute 
riggers, and the issuance and renewal of inspection authorizations.
    The information is collected on forms submitted by applicants for 
mechanic, repairman, or parachute rigger certificates, or applicants 
for an initial or renewed inspection authorization. The information is 
used for evaluation by the FAA, and is necessary for determining 
eligibility for issuance of a certificate, rating, or authorization.
    Applicants for a light-sport repairman certificate must complete a 
prescribed number of training hours, based on the repairman rating and 
class of aircraft being applied for. Parachute riggers must maintain 
records of the packing, maintenance, and alteration of parachutes 
performed or supervised by the parachute rigger. Applicants who fail a 
required certification test, and who test within 30 days of that test 
failure, must present a signed statement certifying that the applicant 
has received additional instruction in each of the subjects failed.
    A new FAA form is being proposed for repairman applications. In 
lieu of repairman applicant information being collected on FAA Form 
8610-2 as currently required, it will be collected on a new FAA Form 
8610-3.
    Respondents: 36,000 mechanic, parachute rigger, and repairman 
applicants.
    Frequency: On occasion.

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    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 40,000 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 15, 2020.
Tanya A. Glines,
Aviation Safety Inspector, Safety Standards, General Aviation 
Maintenance Branch.
[FR Doc. 2020-27922 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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