[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34910-34911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15728]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fractional
Aircraft Ownership Programs
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. Fractional Ownership is a program that offers increased
flexibility in aircraft ownership. Owners purchase shares of an
aircraft and agree to share their aircraft with others having an
ownership share in that same aircraft. Owners agree to put their
aircraft into a ``pool'' of other shared aircraft and to lease their
aircraft to another owner in that pool. The information collected is
used to determine if these entities are operating in accordance with
the minimum safety standards of these regulations. The FAA will use the
information it reviews and collects to evaluate the effectiveness of
the program and make improvements as needed, and ensure compliance and
adherence to regulations.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 21, 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:
OMB Control Number: 2120-0684.
Title: Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
Type of Review: This is a renewal of an existing information
collection.
Background: Each fractional ownership program manager and each
fractional owner must comply with the requirements of 14 CFR part 91,
subpart K (91K). Information-collection requirements under 91K include
submission for FAA approval of management specifications, which
comprise: Lists of fractional owners and types of aircraft;
registration markings and serial numbers; authorizations, procedures
and limitations under which operations are to be conducted; time
limitations, or standards for determining time limitations, for
overhauls, inspections, and checks for airframes, engines, propellers,
rotors, appliances, and emergency equipment of aircraft; the specific
location of the program manager's principal base of operations and the
program manager's mailing address; other business names in use;
authorization of methods for controlling weight and balance; deviations
and exemptions from requirements of 91K, if applicable; and other
information the Administrator deems necessary. The FAA requires this
information to ensure that the operators' specifications comply with
the requirements of the rule. In addition, the FAA imposes
recordkeeping requirements on 91K operators. These include: creating
and retaining management contracts between fractional owners and
operators; advance notice of non-program aircraft substitution;
briefing fractional owners on operational control responsibilities;
issuance of management specifications; internal
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safety reporting; preparation and retention of manuals; maintenance of
current aircraft and pilot records; flight scheduling; pilot-in-command
designation; passenger safety briefings (oral and on information
cards); preparation of proving-test programs; provision of drug and
alcohol misuse education; and various personnel, maintenance, and
minimum equipment list documentation. These requirements help ensure
that these operators have procedures in place to facilitate compliance
with the requirements of the rule.
Information is collected electronically to the extent practicable,
and the FAA likewise encourages and facilitates electronic
recordkeeping. The FAA uses an automated Operations Specifications
subsystem to issue management specifications to fractional ownership
program managers. This system allows management companies to
electronically generate and electronically sign the management
specifications. Use of this automated system is required for the
fractional ownership programs. While legal contractual documents,
passenger briefing cards, and certain manuals must be kept in paper
form for legal and safety reasons, all other records and reports
mandated by 91K can be created, transmitted and retained
electronically.
The FAA will use the information it reviews and collects to
evaluate the effectiveness of the program and make improvements as
needed, and ensure compliance and adherence to the minimum safety
standards of these regulations.
Respondents: 8 fractional aircraft program managers/operators.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 13,736 hours, or 1,717 hours per
respondent.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2018.
Karen Shutt,
Manager, Performance, Policy, and Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-15728 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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