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OMB Control No: 2120-0022	ICR Reference No: 202504-2120-025
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202502-2120-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 12/02/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/09/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	332,789	0	332,737
Time Burden (Hours)	37,141	0	47,900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: 14 CFR part 65 prescribes, among other things, rules governing the issuance of certificates and associated ratings for mechanics, repairmen, parachute riggers, and the issuance and renewal of inspection authorizations. The information is collected on forms submitted by applicants for mechanic, repairman, or parachute rigger certificates, or applicants for an initial or renewed inspection authorization. The information is used for evaluation by the FAA and is necessary for determining eligibility for issuance of a certificate, rating, or authorization. In addition to the required application for a certificate or authorization, applicants are required to provide the FAA evidence of training or experience related to the certificate, rating, authorization, or certificate privileges sought, to include the following: • Mechanic applicants must provide evidence of meeting one of the experience requirements of § 65.77. • Inspection authorization renewal applicants must provide evidence of their renewal activity. • Parachute rigger applicants must provide evidence of packing a minimum number of parachutes, and in some cases experience. • Repairman applicants employed by a repair station or air carrier must provide their employer recommendation and evidence of training or experience. • Amateur aircraft builder repairmen must show evidence they are the primary builder of the aircraft for which privileges are sought. Applicants for a light-sport repairman (certificate must complete an FAA-accepted training course and provide completion documentation. Training course providers of light-sport repairman training courses must submit their training course to the FAA for acceptance. Additionally, the training course provider must issue a completion certificate to students who complete an FAA-accepted light-sport repairman training course. Mechanic and parachute rigger applicants who fail a required certification test, and who test within 30 days of that test failure, must present a signed statement certifying that the applicant has received additional instruction in each of the subjects failed. Certificated parachute riggers must maintain records of the packing, maintenance, and alteration of parachutes performed or supervised by the parachute rigger. 14 CFR § 65.11 requires that applications for a certificate or rating under this part be made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the FAA Administrator. The instruments (forms) described below are submitted by the applicant, to the FAA, by way of the local Flight Standards Office. The airman application forms included in this collection are: • FAA Form 8610-1, Mechanic’s Application for Inspection Authorization • FAA Form 8610-2, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application – Mechanic and Parachute Rigger • FAA Form 8610-3, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application – Repairman The information collected on the airman application 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 are necessary to ensure qualifications of the applicant. The Pilots Bill of Rights (PBR) is a notification included in the supplemental information of FAA Forms 8610-1, 8610-2, and 8610-3. The PBR notifies all applicants that they are under investigation, which is precipitated by submission of the application, to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications for the airman certificate, rating, or inspection authorization being requested. Respondents submit the FAA airmen application forms in this collection to local FAA Flight Standards offices, for review by the FAA, to determine the applicant’s eligibility. The maintenance and dissemination of the data is described in DOT/FAA System of Records Notice (SORN) 847, Aviation Records on Individuals.

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:
	89 FR 8559	02/08/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 35034	07/24/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	332,789	332,737	52
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	37,141	47,900	-10,759
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The FAA is revising this collection to reflect changes to FAA Form 8610-3, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application – Repairman, to align with proposed rulemaking Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC), Docket No. FAA-2023-1377 . The specific changes to this form include: • Revised the name of the “repairman certificate (light-sport aircraft)” to “repairman certificate (light-sport)” and removed use of “LSA” acronym, • Replaced the term “Class” with “Aircraft Category”, • Listed the following aircraft categories, with an associated checkbox for each: airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered-lift, powered parachute, and weight-shift control aircraft. The burden estimates related to FAA acceptance of light-sport repairman training courses have been revised. These burden changes are not a result of the MOSAIC rulemaking and are not new. However, previous estimates were incorrectly based on the number of light-sport repairman applicants, which is inaccurate because the training courses themselves do not result in PRA-related burden on applicants; training course burden estimates have been revised to reflect the burden on training course providers for development of training courses and for issuing the required training course completion certificate. Training courses no longer have a 2-year expiration date. Therefore, the burden associated with renewing training courses every two years has been removed from estimates previously approved. The estimated burden to the Federal government was also increased because the previous IC did not include Federal burden related to the FAA review of light-sport repairman training courses. The supplemental document “Part 65 Forms-Details of IC” has been revised to reflect the specific changes made to each page of 8610-3 under this revision. Changes to the form do not result in new impacts on the collection, its justification, or burden estimates.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,575,900

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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