Notice2026-09953
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
May 19, 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 Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on February 23, 2026. 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 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29248-29249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09953]
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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 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 February 23, 2026. 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 June 18, 2026.
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: Jabari Raphael by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcf6dddeddced592eeddccd4ddd9d0fcdadddd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7fdd6d5d6c5de99e5d6c7dfd6d2dbf7d1d6d699d0d8c1">[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.
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: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on February 23, 2026 (91 FR 8569). 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
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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. Out of this population, the FAA anticipates 20 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 of reporting
activity and 14 hours of recordkeeping, for a total of 19 hours per
response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20*19 = 380 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2026.
D.C. Morris,
Aviation Safety Analyst, Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and
Commercial Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-09953 Filed 5-18-26; 8:45 am]
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