AGC Approved Privacy Act Statement (PAS)

Privacy Act Statement

Privacy Act Statement (5 U.S.C. § 552a, as amended):

Authority: The information collected on the FAA Form 8610-1 – Mechanic’s Application for Inspection Authorization (14 C.F.R. Part 65), is in accordance with

49 U.S.C. §§ 106(g), 40113, 44702, 44703, 44709, 44710, 44711(a)(2) and 14 C.F.R. Parts 65.

Purpose: The information collected will be used to identify and evaluate your qualifications and eligibility for the issuance of a mechanic certificate inspection authorization.

Routine Uses: The information collected on this form is included in a Privacy Act System of Records DOT/FAA 847, Aviation Records on Individuals and is subject to the routine uses published in the Federal Register (75 FR 68849-52 - Nov. 9, 2010) including;

• Providing basic airmen certification and qualification information to the public upon request; examples of basic information include:

  • The type of certificates and rating held;

  • The status of the airman’s certificate (i.e., whether it is current or has been amended, modified, suspended or revoked for any reason);

  • The airman’s home address, unless requested by the airman to be withheld from public disclosure per 49 U.S.C. 44703(c);

  • Information relating to an individual’s physical status or condition used to determine statistically the validity of FAA medical standards; and

  • Information relating to an individual’s eligibility for medical certification, requests for exemption from medical requirements, and requests for review of certificate denials.

• Using contact information to inform airmen of meetings and seminars conducted by the FAA regarding aviation safety.

• Disclosing information to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in connection with its investigation responsibilities.

• Providing information about airmen to Federal, State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies when engaged in an official investigation in which an airman is involved.

• Providing information about enforcement actions, or orders issued thereunder, to government agencies, the aviation industry, and the public upon request.

• Making records of delinquent civil penalties owed to the FAA available to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for collection pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3711(g).

• Making records of effective orders against the certificates of airmen available to their employers if the airmen use the affected certificates to perform job responsibilities for those employers.

• Making airmen records available to users of FAA’s Safety Performance Analysis System (SPAS), including the Department of Defense Commercial Airlift Division’s Air Carrier Analysis Support System (ACAS) for its use in identifying safety hazards and risk areas, targeting inspection efforts for certificate holders of greatest risk, and monitoring the effectiveness of targeted oversight actions.

• Making records of an individual’s positive drug test result, alcohol test result of 0.04 or greater breath alcohol concentration, or refusal to submit to testing required under a DOT-required testing program, available to third parties, including employers and prospective employers of such individuals. Such records also contain the names and titles of individuals who, in their commercial capacity, administer the drug and alcohol testing programs of aviation entities.

• Providing information about airmen through the airmen registry certification system to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office to the Child Support Enforcement, and the Federal Parent Locator Service that locates noncustodial parents who owe child support. Records in this system are used to identify airmen to the child support agencies nationwide in enforcing child support obligations, establishing paternities, establishing and modifying support orders and location of obligors. Records named within the section on Categories of Records will be retrieved using Connect: Direct through the Social Security Administration’s secure environment.

• Making personally identifiable information about airmen available to other Federal agencies for the purpose of verifying the accuracy and completeness of medical information provided to FAA in connection with applications for airmen medical certification.

• Making records of past airman medical certification history data available to Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) on a routine basis so that AMEs may render the best medical certification decision.

• Making airman, aircraft, and operator record elements available to users of FAA’s Skywatch system, including the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other authorized Federal agencies, for their use in managing, tracking and reporting aviation related security events.

• Providing information about airmen to Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement, notional security or homeland security agencies whenever such agencies are engaged in the performance of threat assessments affecting the safety of transportation or national security.

The Department has also published 15 additional routine uses applicable to all DOT Privacy Act systems of records. These routine uses are published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 55222 - October 15, 2019, 77 FR 42796 - July 20, 2012, and 75 FR 82132 – December 29, 2010 and under “Privacy Act System of Records Notices” (available at https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices).

Disclosure: Submission of all requested data is voluntary. Failure to provide all the required information would result in FAA not being able to issue a certificate and/or rating.