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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0661]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: General
Operating and Flight Rules FAR 91 and
FAR 107
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves
information required to process a
request for a Minimum Equipment List
(MEL) Letter of Authorization (LOA) in

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accordance with certain regulations
prescribing general operating and flight
rules. The information to be collected is
necessary because a written request is
required to obtain an MEL LOA. The
information collected includes only
those details essential to evaluate the
request, approve the MEL, and issue the
LOA.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: Dwayne C. Morris, 800
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20591.
By fax: 202–267–1078.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Attebury by email at: john.h.attebury@
faa.gov; phone: 281–443–5862.
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
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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: 2120–0005.
Title: General Operating and Flight
Rules FAR 91 and FAR 107.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: A person who desires to
operate an aircraft with inoperative
instruments or equipment under the
provisions of 14 CFR 91.213(a) must
receive approval for their minimum
equipment list and be issued an LOA to
use that MEL. The person must submit
the MEL for approval along with a
written request for an LOA to the
responsible Flight Standards office. The
information collected includes only
those details essential to evaluate the
request, approve the MEL, and issue the
LOA. This information includes the
aircraft operator’s name and address, the
name and telephone number or email
address of the person responsible for
aircraft operations, aircraft make, model,

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series, aircraft registration number,
aircraft serial number, the proposed
MEL, and nonessential equipment and
furnishings list, if applicable.
The FAA currently issues MEL
approvals under the provisions of
§ 91.213(a) through two methods: (1)
D095 LOA and (2) D195 LOA. The FAA
is simplifying § 91.213(a) MEL
approvals by transitioning to one
method of approval, LOA D195, and
streamlining the application and
approval process to reduce regulatory
costs, burdens, and delays. While
developing this new § 91.213(a) LOA
policy, the FAA discovered that
approval for information collection was
inadvertently overlooked during the
§ 91.213 rulemaking process. We now
seek to remedy that omission.
Respondents: Approximately 2,638
aircraft operators of U.S.-registered
aircraft who desire to operate under 14
CFR 91.213(a).
Frequency: One time for the initial
request for MEL approval and LOA
issuance, and thereafter for MEL
revision.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 20 hours for initial approval;
4 hours for revision
Estimated Total Annual Burden: We
estimate the average annual burden for
the first 10 years will be 38,792 hours.
Due to implementation of new MEL
policy, we anticipate an annual burden
of 55,392 hours for the first 5 years and
22,192 hours thereafter, resulting in a
10-year average of 38,792 hours per
year. Our rationale follows:
The FAA Aerospace Forecast for
Fiscal Years 2020–2040 projects the
general aviation fleet to decline slightly,
rounded up to an average of 0% change
annually. Therefore, we will use the
current average of 1308 part 91 MEL
LOAs issued per year. Over the past 4
years, 81% of these LOAs were for
initial MEL approval and 19% were for
MEL revision. We estimate a 20 hour
burden for an initial MEL request and a
4 hour burden for an MEL revision. This
results in an annual burden of 22,192
hours.
1,308 × 81% = 1,060; 1,060 × 20 hours
= 21,200 hours
1,308 × 19% = 248; 248 × 4 hours = 992
hours
21,200 hours + 992 hours = 22,192
hours
Additionally, there are 8,300 active
D095 LOAs. The new FAA policy will
phase out the use of D095 over five
years. Holders of D095 LOAs who wish
to operate under § 91.213(a) must
request D195 LOA issuance. Therefore,
on average, for the first 5 years, we
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requests. These would all be initial MEL
requests and result in an additional
33,200 hours each year for the first 5
years.
1,660 × 20 hours = 33,200 hours
Therefore, for the first 5 years, we
anticipate an annual burden of 55,392
hours (22,192 + 33,200) and 22,192
hours thereafter, resulting in an average
of 38,792 hours per year.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2020.
Dwayne C. Morris,
Project Manager, Flight Standards Service,
General Aviation and Commercial Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0066; Notice 1]

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.,
Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:

Volkswagen Group of
America, Inc., (Volkswagen) has
determined that certain model year
(MY) 2019 2020 Volkswagen and Audi
motor vehicles do not fully comply with
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 138, Tire Pressure
Monitoring Systems. Volkswagen filed a
noncompliance report dated May 6,
2020, and later amended it on May 15,
2020. Volkswagen subsequently
petitioned NHTSA on May 20, 2020,
and later amended it on June 8, 2020,
for a decision that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety. This
notice announces receipt of
Volkswagen’s petition.
DATES: Send comments on or before
August 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written data, views,
and arguments on this petition.
Comments must refer to the docket and
notice number cited in the title of this
notice and submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Mail: Send comments by mail
addressed to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments
by hand to the U.S. Department of
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Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Section is open on weekdays from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal
holidays.
• Electronically: Submit comments
electronically by logging onto the
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) website at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Comments may also be faxed to
(202) 493–2251.
Comments must be written in the
English language, and be no greater than
15 pages in length, although there is no
limit to the length of necessary
attachments to the comments. If
comments are submitted in hard copy
form, please ensure that two copies are
provided. If you wish to receive
confirmation that comments you have
submitted by mail were received, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard with the comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
All comments and supporting
materials received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated
above will be filed in the docket and
will be considered. All comments and
supporting materials received after the
closing date will also be filed and will
be considered to the fullest extent
possible.
When the petition is granted or
denied, notice of the decision will also
be published in the Federal Register
pursuant to the authority indicated at
the end of this notice.
All comments, background
documentation, and supporting
materials submitted to the docket may
be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may
also be viewed on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by following the
online instructions for accessing the
docket. The docket ID number for this
petition is shown in the heading of this
notice.
DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement is available for review in a
Federal Register notice published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Overview: Volkswagen has
determined that certain MY 2019 2020
Volkswagen and Audi motor vehicles do
not fully comply with the requirements
of paragraph S6(f)(3) of FMVSS No. 138,
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (49
CFR 571.138). Volkswagen filed a

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