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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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 March 27, 2026. 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 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31517-31518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10458]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2026-3367
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 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 March 27, 2026. 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
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 June 26, 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: Toni Main-Valentin by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f78398999ed99a969e99da81969b9299839e99b7919696d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e1a01000740030f070043180f020b001a07002e080f0f40090118">[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.
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: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on March 27, 2026 (91 FR 14904). 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
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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 human 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 May 12, 2026.
Erik L. Chuba,
IT Project Manager/AVIATOR System Owner and PM, Office of Information
and Technology (AIT), Mission Partnership Service (APS) APS-120,
Partnerships and Project Management, Branch B.
[FR Doc. 2026-10458 Filed 5-26-26; 8:45 am]
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