Notice2026-07774
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Alternative Pilot Physical Examination and Education Requirements (BasicMed)
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Published
April 22, 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 to renew an information collection. The Federal Aviation Administration Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-190) (FESSA) was enacted on July 15, 2016. Section 2307 of FESSA, Medical Certification of Certain Small Aircraft Pilots, directed the FAA to "issue or revise regulations to ensure that an individual may operate as pilot in command of a covered aircraft" without having to undergo the medical certification process prescribed by FAA regulations if the pilot and aircraft meet certain prescribed conditions as outlined in FESSA. This collection enables those eligible airmen to establish their eligibility with the FAA.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21591-21592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07774]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2026-4170]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Alternative
Pilot Physical Examination and Education Requirements (BasicMed)
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 to renew an information
collection. The Federal Aviation Administration Extension, Safety, and
Security Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114-190) (FESSA) was enacted on July 15,
2016. Section 2307 of FESSA, Medical Certification of Certain Small
Aircraft Pilots, directed the FAA to ``issue or revise regulations to
ensure that an individual may operate as pilot in command of a covered
aircraft'' without having to undergo the medical certification process
prescribed by FAA regulations if the pilot and aircraft meet certain
prescribed conditions as outlined in FESSA. This collection enables
those eligible airmen to establish their eligibility with the FAA.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 22, 2026.
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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, AFS-830, 800 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20591.
By Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593a312b302a7734362b2b302a193f3838773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4c7ccd6cdd78ac9cbd6d6cdd7e4c2c5c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Zeigler by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d2f3f2c29212834632e633728242a21283f0d2b2c2c632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d6f7f6c69616874236e237768646a61687f4d6b6c6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: 202-267-9601.
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: 2120-0770.
Title: Alternative Pilot Physical Examination and Education
Requirements (BasicMed).
Form Numbers: FAA form 8700-2.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: The FAA will use this information to determine that
individual pilots have met the requirements of section 2307 of Public
Law 114-190. It is important for the FAA to know this information as
the vast majority of pilots conducting operations described in section
2307 of Public Law 114-190 must either hold a valid medical certificate
or be conducting operations using the requirements of section 2307 as
an alternative to holding a medical certificate.
The FAA published a final rule, Alternative Pilot Physical
Examination and Education Requirements, to implement the provisions of
section 2307, on January 11, 2017.
Respondents: Approximately 50,000 individuals.
Frequency: Course: Once every two years; medical exam: once every
four years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 21 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 17,500 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026.
Eugene H. McClure, III,
Manager, General Aviation and Commercial Division, Office of Safety
Standards, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-07774 Filed 4-21-26; 8:45 am]
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