14 CFR § 65.11 requires that
applications for a certificate or rating under this part be
reported on a form and in a manner prescribed by the FAA
Administrator. The applications forms are submitted by the
applicant, to the FAA, by way of the local Flight Standards Office.
The information collected on the forms is, and has been, used by
the FAA to determine eligibility for a mechanic, repairman, or
parachute rigger certificate and/or rating, or a mechanic
certificate inspection authorization. Application and certification
is necessary to ensure qualifications of the applicant. A new FAA
form, 8610-3, is being requested to collect the repairman applicant
information previously collected on FAA Form 8610-2. Additionally,
Mechanic and parachute rigger applicants must pass FAA knowledge
and practical tests, with a minimum passing grade of 70%, to be
eligible for certificate issuance. Applicants may retest 30 days
after failing a test, however if an applicant desires to test prior
to 30 days from the test failure, they must present a signed
statement from an airman holding the certificate and rating sought
by the applicant, certifying that the airman has given the
applicant additional instruction in each of the subjects failed and
that the airman considers the applicant ready for retesting.
Certificated parachute riggers must also keep records, as required
by §65.131. This is a mandatory requirement of the certificate
holder. The record describes the parachute being packed,
maintained, or altered. The record must include a description of
the work done to the parachute, and the date and place where the
work was performed. The records must be kept for at least 2 years
after the date each was made.
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USC 44702 Name of Law: Issuance of Certificates
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USC 44703 Name of Law: Airman Certificates
This collection requests
approval of a new information collection instrument, FAA Form
8610-3, specific to repairman applicants under 14 CFR part 65,
Subpart E. • This is not a request to collect new information, only
to separate repairman information collection from mechanics and
parachute riggers. • Separating these collections of information
will benefit the applicants, as the forms will be more specific to
applicant type. • Separation also allows the form to be formatted
to enable a better user experience, including attaching
instructions specific to the application for the specific
certificate being requested. Reporting burden estimated in this IC
is 1,979 hours and $619,212 more than what was estimated in the
previous IC, for the following reasons: • The burden associated
with mechanic and parachute rigger retests, within 30 days of a
test failure, was inadvertently omitted from the previous IC.(+ 190
hours) • The burden associated with light sport repairmen training
requirements was inadvertently omitted from the previous IC.
(+10,960 hours) • Burden hours for IA application and renewal is
less than reported in the previous IC. (-68 hours) • The number of
applications in total, for mechanics, parachute riggers, and
repairman is lower than reported in the last collection.(-9,149
respondents) • The wage rates for positions has been updated,
resulting in higher cost of burden hours. Recordkeeping burden
estimated in this IC is 6,899 hours less, and $483,721 more than
what was estimated in the previous IC for the following reasons: •
Less certificated parachute riggers has lowered the estimated
number of recordkeeping entries made.(-2,375) • The wage rate for a
parachute riggers has been updated, resulting in higher cost of
burden hours. Agency burden estimated in this IC is 2500 hours and
$1,482,453 more than what was reported in the previous IC. • This
is primarily due to the fully burdened FAA inspector wage rate of
$105.47 being used instead of the previously used wage rate of
$38.46. • The source of the previous wage rate was not cited and is
unknown.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 8610-2 Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application – Mechanic and Parachute Rigger
Supporting Statement A - 2120-0022 R2.docx
Part 65 Forms-Details of IC.xlsx
44703.pdf
Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application – Mechanic and Parachute Rigger