Document ID: FAA-2021-0180-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Report of Inspections Required by Airworthiness Directive, Part 39
Posted Date: 2021-03-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16832-16833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06646]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0180]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Report of 
Inspections Required by Airworthiness Directive, Part 39

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 collection involves the member of the public that may 
submit an Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOC) request to the FAA 
by using the Airworthiness Directives Development (ADD) External 
website. The information to be collected will be used to support 
publicly disseminated information to the FAA and/or is necessary 
because this information supports the Department of Transpiration's 
strategic goal to promote the public health and safety by working 
toward eliminating transportation-related deaths and injuries.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:

By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field)
By mail: Robert Romero, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 5N154, Fort Worth, TX 
76177
By fax: 817-222-5959

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Romero by email at: 
Robert.A.Romero@faa.gov; phone: 817-222-5102

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. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0056.
    Title: Report of Inspections Required by Airworthiness Directives, 
Part 39.
    Form Numbers: There is no standard form to use for AMOC submission. 
However, the public may access the ADD External website to submit an 
AMOC request to the FAA.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOC) are submitted 
to the FAA by the general public. While anyone may submit an AMOC there 
is no standard form to use. From Order 8110.103B Alternative Methods of 
Compliance (AMOC), Section 32:

    3-2. AMOC Proposal. 14 CFR 39.19 states in part that ``anyone 
may propose to FAA an alternative method of compliance or a change 
in the compliance time, if the proposal provides an acceptable level 
of safety.''
    a. Although a letter is preferred, AMOC proposals may be 
submitted by other means, such as email, fax, or telephone. AMOC 
proposals received by telephone must be documented.

    An AMOC Response Letter is written by an internal FAA user and sent 
to the AMOC Requester. The template may be generated from the ADD 
Dashboard and follows the latest Order. There is not an FAA or OMB 
number on this template.
    A member of the public may submit an AMOC request to the FAA by 
using the ADD External website. Registration is not needed to use this 
website. External users must consent to the ``Terms of Use'' statement 
before proceeding to the AMOC proposal web page. An AMOC is required if 
an owner/operator of aircraft cannot comply with an AD or finds a 
different method to comply with the actions specified in an AD, as 
mandated by 14 CFR part 39.
    Respondents: The respondents are a member of the public who may 
submit an AMOC request to FAA by using the ADD External website. We 
estimate that 25 ADs yearly will require reports of information and 
findings. The average AD affects about 1,120 owners/operators. 
Therefore, 25 ADs times 1,120 owners/operators per year equal 28,000 
reports.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: These reports, requiring an 
average of 1 hour each to prepare, consume 28,000 reporting hours.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The total annualized cost to 
respondents is $2,380,000. We base this on the 28,000 reporting hours 
times an estimated hourly rate of $85/hour per respondent. The average 
cost to the respondents per AD per year is $85.00 ($2,380,000 divided 
by 28,000).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 03, 2021.
Patrick Idlett,
ASKME Program Manager, Office of Enterprise Program Management (AEM), 
Project Portfolio Performance Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-06646 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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