Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Safety Assurance System (SAS) External Portal
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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 SAS external portal is a web-based tool developed for 14 CFR part 121, 135, 141, 142, 145 and 147 applicants and certificate holders (also referred to as external users) to exchange information with Flight Standards (FS) employees, primarily to collaborate and communicate with their FS counterparts regarding initial certification applications, and requesting new programs for acceptance and approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 134 (Friday, July 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37783-37784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15131]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0486]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Safety
Assurance System (SAS) External Portal
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 SAS external portal is a web-based tool developed for
14 CFR part 121, 135, 141, 142, 145 and 147 applicants and certificate
holders (also referred to as external users) to exchange information
with Flight Standards (FS) employees, primarily to collaborate and
communicate with their FS counterparts regarding initial certification
applications, and requesting new programs for acceptance and approval.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 14, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: Wendy Johnson (c/o Denise Beaudoin), 13873 Park Center Rd,
Herndon, VA 20171.
By fax: 703-481-6043.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Johnson by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e794b404a5700644146405d41406e484f4f00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="194e7c777d6037537671776a7677597f7878377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>; phone 571-421-4110.
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: 2120-0774.
Title: Safety Assurance System (SAS) External Portal.
Form Numbers: List of the following web-based forms:
<bullet> Submitting a Preapplication Statement of Intent (PASI)
Form (FAA Form 8400-6) (14 CFR parts 121, 135 and 141);
<bullet> Submitting an Application for Repair Station (FAA Form
8310-3) (14 CFR part 145);
<bullet> Submitting an Application for Aviation Maintenance School
Certificate and Ratings Application (FAA Form 8310-6) (14 CFR part
147).
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: The SAS external portal is a web-based tool developed
for applicants and certificate holders (also referred to as external
users) to exchange information with Flight Standards employees,
primarily the Certification Project Managers (CPMs), Principal
Inspectors (PIs) and Training Center Program Managers (TCPMs). SAS
external portal creates the ability for our external users to
collaborate and communicate with their FS counterparts in the execution
of the following functions:
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<bullet> Submitting a Preapplication Statement of Intent (PASI)
Form (FAA Form 8400-6) (14 CFR parts 121, 135 and 141);
<bullet> Submitting an Application for Repair Station (FAA Form
8310-3) (14 CFR part 145);
<bullet> Submitting an Application for Aviation Maintenance School
Certificate and Ratings Application (FAA Form 8310-6) (14 CFR part
147);
<bullet> Submitting a Letter of Intent (14 CFR part 142);
<bullet> Submitting Element Design (ED) data collection tools
(DCTs); and,
<bullet> Sharing of other documentation as needed.
Benefits to the certificate holder or applicant to use the external
portal include:
<bullet> Ease of submission and expedited processing and tracking
of documents/requests;
<bullet> Documents/requests are sent directly to the FS employees,
which eliminates wait time for the entry of information by the PI/CPM;
and,
<bullet> Access to DCTs.
Respondents: Applicant respondents--922,
Certificate Holder respondents--7892.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Applicant respondents--135
hours,
Certificate Holder respondents--90 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Applicants $7,027,935,
Certificate Holders $40,104,456.
Issued in Minneapolis, MN, on June 10, 2021.
Wendy I. Johnson,
Assistant Program Office Manager, System Approach for Safety Oversight
(SASO) Program Office, AFS-910.
[FR Doc. 2021-15131 Filed 7-15-21; 8:45 am]
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