Notice2025-21243
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Suspected Unapproved Parts Report
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Published
November 26, 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 May 22, 2025. The information collected on the FAA Form 8120-11 is reported voluntarily by manufacturers, repair stations, aircraft owner/operators, air carriers, and the general public who wish to report the discovery of, and potential use or possession of aircraft suspected unapproved parts to the FAA for review. The report information is collected and evaluated by the FAA, Aviation Safety Hotline Program Office, and used to determine if an unapproved part investigation is warranted.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54452-54453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21243]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA -2025-0601]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Suspected
Unapproved Parts Report
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 May 22, 2025. The information collected on the FAA Form
8120-11 is reported voluntarily by manufacturers, repair stations,
aircraft owner/operators, air carriers, and the general public who wish
to report the discovery of, and potential use or possession of aircraft
suspected unapproved parts to the FAA for review. The report
information is collected and evaluated by the FAA, Aviation Safety
Hotline Program Office, and used to determine if an unapproved part
investigation is warranted.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 26, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Jeffery by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3155504758551f5b545757544348715750501f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="177376617e73397d72717172656e5771767639707861">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: 937-898-3991 ext. 204.
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.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0552.
Title: Suspected Unapproved Parts Report.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 8120-11.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on May 22, 2025 (90 FR 21983). The information collected
on the FAA Form 8120-11 is reported voluntarily by manufacturers,
repair stations, aircraft owner/operators, air carriers, and the
general public who wish to report suspected unapproved parts to the FAA
for review. The report information is collected and correlated by the
FAA, Aviation Safety Hotline Program Office, and used to determine if
an unapproved part investigation is warranted. When unapproved parts
are confirmed that are likely to exist on other products or aircraft of
the same or similar design or are being used in other facilities, the
information is used as a basis for an aviation industry alert or
notification. Alerts are used to inform industry of situations
essential to the prevention of accidents. If the information had not
been collected, the consequence to the aviation community would be the
inability to determine whether or not unapproved parts are being
offered for sale or use for installation on type-certificated products.
Procedures and processes relating to the SUP program and associated
reports are found in FAA Order 8120.16A,
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Suspected Unapproved Parts Program, and AC 21-29, Detecting and
Reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts. When unapproved parts are
identified, the FAA notifies the public by published Field
Notifications (FN), disseminated using Unapproved Parts Notifications
(UPN), a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO), Aviation Maintenance
Alerts, Airworthiness Directives (AD), entry into an issue of the
Service Difficulty Reporting Summary, a Special Airworthiness
Information Bulletin, a display on an internet site, or direct mailing.
Reporting of information is strictly voluntary. The information is
requested from any individual or facility suspecting an unapproved
part. Any burden is minimized by requesting only necessary information
to warrant an investigation.
Respondents: Anyone may fill out and send a Form 8120-11 into the
FAA.
Frequency: Whenever anyone discovers or suspects they have received
an unapproved part.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: About 12 minutes to read and
disposition each form.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The FAA collects approximately 30
forms from the public per year.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rex A. Loveday,
Directives and Forms Management Officer, Office of Aviation Safety,
Policy and Standards Division, AIR-600.
[FR Doc. 2025-21243 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am]
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