Notice2025-01488
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Agricultural Aircraft Operations
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Published
January 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
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 October 21, 2024. The collection involves the submission of FAA Form 8710-3 for the certification process of agricultural aircraft operators, and other reporting and recordkeeping activities required of agricultural aircraft operators. The information to be collected is necessary to evaluate the applicants' qualifications for certification. This collection also involves the submission of information in petitions for exemption by agricultural aircraft operators, plans for operations over congested areas, and recordkeeping requirements for agricultural aircraft operators.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7734-7735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01488]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2024-2470]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Agricultural
Aircraft Operations
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 October 21, 2024. The collection involves the submission
of FAA Form 8710-3 for the certification process of agricultural
aircraft operators, and other reporting and recordkeeping activities
required of agricultural aircraft operators. The information to be
collected is necessary to evaluate the applicants' qualifications for
certification. This collection also involves the submission of
information in petitions for exemption by agricultural aircraft
operators, plans for operations over congested areas, and recordkeeping
requirements for agricultural aircraft operators.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 21, 2025.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#117e7863704e6264737c786262787e7f517e7c733f747e613f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97f8fee5f6c8e4e2f5fafee4e4fef8f9d7f8faf5b9f2f8e7b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Plessinger by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5220332b3f3d3c367c223e3721213b3c353720123433337c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff8d9e869290919bd18f939a8c8c9691989a8dbf999e9ed1989089">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: 717-443-7296.
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: 2120-0049.
Title: Agricultural Aircraft Operations.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 8710-3.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on October 21, 2024 (89 FR 84239). This collection
involves the application for issuance or amendment of a 14 CFR part 137
Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate. Application for an original
certificate or amendment of a certificate issued under 14 CFR part 137
is made on a form, and in a manner prescribed by the Administrator. The
FAA form 8710-3 may be obtained from an FAA Flight Standards District
Office, or online at https://www.faa.gov/forms/
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index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1020386. The completed
application is sent to the district office that has jurisdiction over
the area in which the applicant's home base of operation is located.
The information collected includes: type of application, operator's
name/DBA, telephone number, mailing address, physical address of the
principal base of operations, chief pilot/designee name, airman
certificate grade and number, and aircraft make/model and registration
numbers to be used.
This information collection also includes safety mitigation plans
and public interest statements in petitions for exemption; plans for
operations over congested areas; and recordkeeping requirements.
Respondents: There are 1,763 active agricultural aircraft
operators. Approximately 50 operators are certificated annually, and
approximately 50 certificates are surrendered or revoked.
Frequency: New applications when needed; current 14 CFR part 137
certificate do not expire, but may need to be amended on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The FAA anticipates 100
applications for new certificates, at 0.5 hours each; 100 applications
for amendment, at 0.5 hours each; 100 petitions for exemption, at 0.5
hours each; and 350 submissions of plans for operations over congested
areas, at 0.5 hours each. The total reporting burden is thus 650
responses and 325 hours.
All operators certificated under part 137 are required to maintain
certain records for a minimum of 12 months. The FAA estimates this
recordkeeping burden at 4.5 hours per operator. Assuming a universe of
1,763 operators, the annual recordkeeping burden is 7,934 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 325 reporting hours + 7,934
recordkeeping hours = 8,259 total hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.
D. C. Morris,
Aviation Safety Analyst, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-01488 Filed 1-21-25; 8:45 am]
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