Document ID: FAA-2014-0194-0020
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Standards and Certification
Posted Date: 2015-09-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 55711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23191]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; 
Revision of an Existing Information Collection: Medical Standards and 
Certification

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 and 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAA invites 
public comments about our intention to request OMB approval to revise 
an existing information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection 
of information was published on June 22, 2015. The information 
collected is used to determine if applicants are medically qualified to 
perform the duties associated with the class of airman medical 
certificate sought. The FAA intends to revise the information it is 
collecting via FAA form 8500-8, in part, to respond to recommendations 
made in an April 2014 General Services Administration report entitled 
``FAA Should Improve Usability of its Online Application System and 
Clarity of the Pilot's Medical Form.'' This change will have a 
negligible effect on the estimated time to complete form 8500-8.

DATES: Comments should be submitted by October 16, 2015.

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.
    The FAA is seeking comments only with regard to the burden 
associated with the information collection activity under OMB Control 
Number 2120-0034. As such, any comments received that cite this notice 
but are outside of the scope of the collection activity under OMB 
Control Number 2120-0034 will not be addressed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson at (202) 267-1416, or 
by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0034.
    Title: Medical Standards and Certification.
    Form Numbers: FAA forms 8500-7, 8500-8, and 8500-14.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on June 22, 2015 (80 FR 35695). The Secretary of 
Transportation collects this information under the authority of 49 
U.S.C. 40113; 44701; 44510; 44702; 44703; 44709; 45303; and 80111. The 
airman medical certification program is implemented by Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 61 and 67 (14 CFR parts 61 and 67). The 
FAA determines if applicants are medically qualified to perform the 
duties associated with the class of airman medical certificate sought.
    Respondents: Approximately 396,782 applicants for airman medical 
certificates.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 572,673 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 9, 2015.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2015-23191 Filed 9-15-15; 8:45 am]
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