[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 51330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23891]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Reinstated Approval of Information Collection: Flight
Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use
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. This request for clearance reflects requirements necessary
to ensure safety-of-flight by ensuring that complete and adequate
training, testing, checking, and experience is obtained and maintained
by those who operate under certain parts of FAA's regulations and use
flight simulation in lieu of aircraft for these functions.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara
Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway,
Fort Worth, TX 76177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.
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: 2120-0680.
Title: Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing
Qualification and Use.
Form Numbers: (Pending) Forms T001A, T002, T004, T011, T011-FD2,
T012, T023, T024, T025.
Type of Review: This is a reinstatement of an information
collection.
Background: This information collection requires sponsors of flight
simulation training devices (FSTD) to systematically plan for and
implement the requirements of part 60 and the associated Qualification
Performance Standard (QPS). Sponsors have been sub-grouped into small,
medium, and large based on the number of training centers. A sponsor
will be guided through the administrative requirements by the local
principal operations inspector or training center program manager and
by representatives of the National Simulator Program staff regarding
any FSTD for which the sponsor applicant seeks qualification.
The FAA has determined this information collection is necessary to
amend the Qualification Performance Standards for FSTDs for the primary
purpose of improving existing technical standards and introducing new
technical standards for full stall and stick pusher maneuvers, upset
recognition and recovery maneuvers, maneuvers conducted in airborne
icing conditions, takeoff and landing maneuvers in gusting crosswinds,
and bounced landing recovery maneuvers. These new and improved
technical standards are intended to fully define FSTD fidelity
requirements for conducting new flight training tasks introduced
through changes to the air carrier training requirements. This
information collection also addresses updated FSTD technical standards
to better align with the current international FSTD evaluation guidance
and introduces a new FSTD level that expands the number of qualified
flight training tasks in a fixed base flight training device. This
information collection will help ensure that the training and testing
environment is accurate and realistic, in accordance with regulations.
Respondents: The estimate is based on a current sponsor count of 68
that changes on a continuous basis.
Frequency: Annual.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 44 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 93,385 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2017.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2017-23891 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am]
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