Notice2026-03491
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Experimental Aircraft: Letters of Deviation Authority (LODA)
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Published
February 23, 2026
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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. The collection involves the submission of an application to obtain a Letter of Deviation Authority to permit flight instruction for compensation or hire aboard experimental-category aircraft under 14 CFR 91.319. The information to be collected will be used to determine whether such flight instruction can be conducted safely.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 8569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03491]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2026-1915]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Experimental
Aircraft: Letters of Deviation Authority (LODA)
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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval. The collection involves the
submission of an application to obtain a Letter of Deviation Authority
to permit flight instruction for compensation or hire aboard
experimental-category aircraft under 14 CFR 91.319. The information to
be collected will be used to determine whether such flight instruction
can be conducted safely.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 24, 2026.
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: Christopher Morris, 800 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20591.
By email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25464d574c560b484a57574c56654344440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a5952485349145755484853497a5c5b5b145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jabari Raphael by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99d3f8fbf8ebf0b7cbf8e9f1f8fcf5d9fff8f8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d476c6f6c7f64235f6c7d656c68614d6b6c6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: 202-267-1088.
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: 2120-0812.
Title: Experimental Aircraft: Letters of Deviation Authority
(LODA).
Form Numbers: There is no official form involved, but an applicant
must submit a request for deviation authority in a form and manner
acceptable to the Administrator at least 60 days before the date of
intended operations. A request for deviation authority must contain a
complete description of the proposed operation. Further application
guidance can be found in Advisory Circular 91-94, which may be
retrieved from <a href="https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1043235">https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1043235</a>.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: In 2004, the FAA published a final rule requiring
operators of experimental aircraft to apply for a Letter of Deviation
Authority (LODA) to conduct operations for compensation or hire under
14 CFR 19.319. See 69 FR 44771 (July 27, 2004). When publishing the
2004 final rule, the FAA inadvertently omitted its submission to the
OMB detailing the information collection burden under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). See 69 FR at 44858 (explaining estimated PRA
burden and OMB compliance requirements). The FAA corrected this
technical oversight in 2022; see 87 FR 8335 (February 14, 2022), and
the OMB approved the request as a standalone collection with control
number 2120-0812. The FAA now seeks to renew that collection to enable
certificated flight instructors to request permission to offer training
for compensation or hire in experimental-category aircraft.
Respondents: 355 certificated flight instructors. There are
approximately 177 active LODA holders for operations under 14 CFR
91.319, and the FAA anticipates approximately 170 new applications per
year.
Frequency: As needed. The duration of a LODA issued under Sec.
91.319 is four years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,250 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 19, 2026.
D.C. Morris,
Aviation Safety Analyst, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-03491 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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