Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-0406
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Rebuilding and Alteration
Posted Date: 2014-04-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 20964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08366]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Maintenance, 
Preventative Maintenance, Rebuilding and Alteration

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. FAR Part 43 prescribes the rules governing maintenance, 
rebuilding, and alteration of aircraft components, and is necessary to 
ensure this work is performed by qualified persons, and at proper 
intervals. This work is done by certified mechanics, repair stations, 
and air carriers authorized to perform major alterations and major 
repairs.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by 
email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0020
    Title: Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Rebuilding and 
Alteration.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 337.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: FAR Part 43 prescribes the rules governing maintenance, 
rebuilding, and alteration of aircraft components, and is necessary to 
ensure this work is performed by qualified persons, and at proper 
intervals. This work is done by certified mechanics, repair stations, 
and air carriers authorized to perform major alterations and major 
repairs. The information collection associated with FAR 43 is necessary 
to ensure that maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration of aircraft, 
aircraft components, etc., is performed by qualified individuals and at 
proper intervals. Further, proper maintenance records are essential to 
ensure that an aircraft is properly maintained and is mechanically safe 
for flight.
    Respondents: An estimated 87,769 certified mechanics, repair 
stations, and air carriers authorized to perform maintenance.
    Frequency: Information is collected as needed.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes to one hour per 
response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 34,125 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy 
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 6500 S. 
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC on: April 8, 2014.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2014-08366 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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