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OMB Control No: 2120-0022	ICR Reference No: 202210-2120-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-2120-011
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No: Ready for OST Review
Title: Certification: Mechanics, Repairman, Parachute Riggers
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/20/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/15/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2025
Responses	332,737	0	266,657
Time Burden (Hours)	47,900	0	39,920
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: 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. Section 65.93(a)(4) specifies that, mechanics with an IA can complete a refresher course(s) acceptable to the Administrator, of not less than 8 hours of instruction for each year of the two-year renewal requirement. Respondents who are requesting FAA acceptance of an IA renewal course are required to submit FAA Form 8610-6, IA Refresher Course Acceptance Request to the FAA.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44702 Name of Law: Issuance of Certificates
US Code: 49 USC 44703 Name of Law: Airman Certificates

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 22758	04/29/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 11803	03/02/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	332,737	266,657	66,080
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	47,900	39,920	7,980
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This ICR adds the information collected under part 65 for the purposes of IA course renewal acceptance, including FAA Form 8610-6. Previously, the FAA published inspectors’ guidance for IA fresher course acceptance in December 2018 that contained a submittal form, (Figure 3-164 of FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3 Chapter 56 Section 1) embedded in the order. Entities desiring to be course providers or request course renewals were required to use this form, and submit the form every 2 years. However the FAA suspended IA renewal course acceptances using this form in February 2020 when the PRA concerns were identified. The new form (in this IC) does not require information regarding the course instructor, copy of test given, or samples of attendance or training completion forms as did its predecessor. Additionally, increasing the course acceptance renewal from 2 to 4 years is a notable reduction of burden to the course providers. The increase in burden reflected in this ICR is directly related to the addition of IA course acceptance burden. The agency burden estimates were recalculated for the entire IC to reflect current wage rates and benefits for FAA personnel. The annual burden to the federal government is lower than what was in the previous IC due to more accurate estimates on FAA personnel conducting the tasks associated with this IC. The information related to Airman Application information collection (approved in March 2022) is updated with new FAA labor costs; 2022 wages were applied to all of FAA burden estimates. Revised Privacy Act Statements (PASs) were applied to FAA Forms 8610-1, 8610-2, and 8610-3 to correct some errors found on the previous statements. The revised PASs and forms have been uploaded to ROCIS.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,455,580

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Tanya Glines 801 257-5085 tanya.glines@faa.gov

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