Notice2026-05656
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Application for Employment With the Federal Aviation Administration
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Published
March 23, 2026
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public to make public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection involves an automated application process for employment with the Federal Aviation Administration by way of the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) USAJOBS website: www.usajobs.gov. The Applicants begin the application process by building an account on USAJOBS website and thereafter, they are passed into the FAA Automated Vacancy Information Access Tool for Online Referral (AVIATOR) to answer specific questions related to FAA job vacancy of interest. This pass through is a direct USAJOBS interface with AVIATOR and hence, there is no standalone link to be used by the applicants. The information collected is necessary to determine basic eligibility for employment and potential eligibility for Veteran's Preference, Veteran's Readjustment Act, and People with Disability appointments. In addition, there are specific occupation questions that assist the FAA Office of Human Resource Management (AHR) in determining candidates' qualifications in order that the best-qualified candidates are hired for the many FAA occupations.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13927-13928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05656]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. XXXX-XXXX]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Application
for Employment With the Federal Aviation Administration
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 to make public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. The collection involves an automated
application process for employment with the Federal Aviation
Administration by way of the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM)
USAJOBS website: <a href="http://www.usajobs.gov">www.usajobs.gov</a>. The Applicants begin the application
process by building an account on USAJOBS website and thereafter, they
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are passed into the FAA Automated Vacancy Information Access Tool for
Online Referral (AVIATOR) to answer specific questions related to FAA
job vacancy of interest. This pass through is a direct USAJOBS
interface with AVIATOR and hence, there is no standalone link to be
used by the applicants.
The information collected is necessary to determine basic
eligibility for employment and potential eligibility for Veteran's
Preference, Veteran's Readjustment Act, and People with Disability
appointments. In addition, there are specific occupation questions that
assist the FAA Office of Human Resource Management (AHR) in determining
candidates' qualifications in order that the best-qualified candidates
are hired for the many FAA occupations.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 22, 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: Toni Main-Valentin, Federal Aviation Administration, AHF-
002, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Room 117, Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Main-Valentin by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83f7ecedeaadeee2eaedaef5e2efe6edf7eaedc3e5e2e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a7e65646324676b6364277c6b666f647e63644a6c6b6b246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: 2120-0597.
Title: Application for Employment with the Federal Aviation
Administration.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: Under the provisions of Public Law 104-50, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) was given the authority and the
responsibility for developing and implementing its own personnel system
without regard to most of the provisions of Title 5, United States
Code, exceptions being those concerning veteran's preference and
various benefits.
The OPM developed a suite of forms for use in automated employment
processes: all under a single OMB approval. The FAA AHR has the same
OMB approval for its automated application for employment. By
automating processes for employment application and the evaluation of
candidates, AHR has markedly improved the service it provides to the
public as well as its ability to locate and hire the best-qualified
applicants. Lastly, via this process, applicants are provided with on-
line results immediately upon submitting their application
questionnaires.
The Agency is requesting certain information necessary to determine
basic eligibility for employment and potential eligibility for
Veteran's Preference, Veteran's Readjustment Act, and People with
Disability appointments. In addition, occupation specific questions
assist AHR in determining candidates' qualifications in order that the
best-qualified candidates are hired for the many FAA occupations. The
system currently in use for this collection is the Automated Vacancy
Information Access Tool for Online Referral (AVIATOR). This system
cannot be directly accessed. Applicants are transferred to the AVIATOR
system from OPM's USAJOBS website during the application process.
Respondents: 78,713 US citizens identified as applicants for
employment with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Frequency: On occasion/as interested.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 Hour.
<bullet> 1 Hour--Average time for an applicant to complete the
entire application process.
<bullet> 10 Minutes--Approximate time for an AHR huma resource
specialist to review and validate applicant's application.
<bullet> 40 Minutes--Approximate time for the IT staff to generate
ad-hoc data and reports for a vacancy announcement that an applicant
has applied to.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 78,713 hours (Applicant), 12,594
hours (FAA AHR Staff), and 23,614 hours (FAA IT Staff).
Issued in New Cumberland, PA on February 23, 2026.
Erik L. Chuba,
PMP, IT Project Manager/AVIATOR System Owner and PM [IT Project
Manager, Office of Information and Technology (AIT), Mission
Partnership Service (APS), APS-120, Partnerships and Project
Management, Branch B.
[FR Doc. 2026-05656 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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