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OMB Control No: 2120-0819	ICR Reference No: 202407-2120-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202304-2120-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: One Time Re-Application for Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) for Experimental Aircraft Broadly Offered For Training, Testing or Checking under Part 91
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/05/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/03/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2028	36 Months From Approved
Responses	90	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	360	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This paperwork burden directly supports the Department of Transportation Strategic Goal on Safety. Specifically, the goal is to promote the public health and safety by working toward the elimination of transportation related deaths, injuries, and property damage. The LODA requirements under § 91.326(b) are similar to the current LODA requirements under § 91.319(h) for operators of certain experimental aircraft who broadly offer their aircraft for training, testing, or checking. In the “Public Aircraft Logging of Flight Time, Training in Certain Aircraft Holding Special Airworthiness Certificates, and Flight Instructor Privileges” final rule, the FAA will terminate current training LODAs issued under 91.319(h) within two years of the effective date of a final rule. To ensure that all operations in which an aircraft with a special airworthiness certificate is “held out” for training, testing, or checking comply with the proposed requirements, holders of current exemptions and LODAs permitting these training operations will need to apply for a LODA under the revised § 91.326(b).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44701 Name of Law: General requirements

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2120-AL61	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 80310	10/02/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reapplication for Letter of Deviation Authority

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	90	90
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	360	360
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The final rule creates § 91.326(b) which establishes unified requirements for operators who broadly offer certain aircraft with special airworthiness certificates for flight training, testing, or checking to obtain prior approval from the FAA in the form of a LODA. Through the LODA process, the FAA provides oversight of operators who “hold out” certain aircraft with special airworthiness certificates for elective and specialized flight training, testing, and checking. The advisory circular published concurrently with this proposed rule provides guidance, sample documentation, and training materials to fulfill Recommendation A-12-035 of the National Transportation Safety Board. The FAA expects that the proposed § 91.326(c) and advisory circular will ensure consistency and clarify the application process, thereby making it easier for potential applicants to understand requirements and submit a successful application. The FAA will terminate all active LODAs for training operations for compensation in experimental aircraft within two years of the effective date of the final rule. The FAA expects operators of experimental aircraft with active LODAs who broadly offer their aircraft for training to re-apply for a LODA under the proposed § 91.326(b) within this time period. The FAA currently issues LODAs without expiration dates for eligible operators who broadly offer their aircraft for training. The FAA will terminate current LODAs to ensure that all operators comply with the revised requirements.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,549

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. No

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. No

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: Chris Morris 202 267-4418

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