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OMB Control No: 2120-0018	ICR Reference No: 202512-2120-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202409-2120-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certification Procedures for Products and Parts
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: 12/10/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/10/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	62,800	0	62,800
Time Burden (Hours)	18,807	0	18,807
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), 88 FR 47650, July 24, 2024, that proposed amendments of rules related to the certification, maintenance, and operation of light-sport category aircraft. That NPRM also provided notice of amendments to this information collection to align with final rulemaking, including changes to both FAA Form 8130-6 and FAA Form 8130-15. The specific changes to FAA Form 8130-6 include updated the “LIGHT-SPORT” field to accommodate any aircraft class, Updated the “RESTRICTED” filed to add newly codified operations, Experimental number 8 operating light-sport is a single option with new name “operating former light-sport category aircraft,” Updated the “EXPERIMENTAL” field to add new purpose for “operating light-sport category kit-built aircraft,” Updated the “EXPERIMENTAL” field to add new purpose for “operating former-military aircraft. The specific changes to FAA Form 8130-15 include updated name of form to “Light-Sport Category Aircraft / Kit Statement of Compliance, updated the “Check applicable items” field to change the 14 CFR reference for kits, accommodate any aircraft class, and indicate whether the aircraft meets eligibility requirements in part 61 for a sport pilot. Updated the “FAA Applicable Accepted Standard(s)” and revise statement(s) to remove references to 14 CFR LSA definition and ensure new statements required by this rule are included and updated the certifying statement field to add training/certification credentials for the person signing the form. All responses to this collection of information are required to obtain or retain benefits per 14 CFR Part 21. Any identity may initiate a certification. This information is used to (1) collect the name of the party, corporation, or organization to whom the Type Certificate, Amended Type Certificate, Production Certificate, Supplemental Type Certificate, or Amended Supplemental Type Certificate will be issued. This is necessary because the same name will appear on the certificate exactly as it is entered in this form. Also, to obtain the signature of the certifying official which must be the holder or the person duly authorized to sign for the holder, company, or corporation. FAA Airworthiness safety inspectors, designated inspectors, engineers, and designated engineering representatives review the required data submittals to determine whether the aviation products and /or articles, or their manufacturing facilities, comply with the applicable regulatory requirements, and that the products and articles have no unsafe features. Those products and articles, and their facilities that do comply with the minimum regulatory requirements, are issued an appropriate approval or certificate. A probable unsafe condition could exist for the owner /operator of the product or article, and /or the public, if the certification procedures for products and articles required by Title 14 CFR Part 21 were not followed. The collection of the information referenced herein is based on the applicants need, not a set time or frequency. Information collected is required as needed, to be used by the Aircraft Certification Office Branch in the geographical area of the applicant in order to initiate the certification project and gather resources to work on the particular certification project.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44702 Name of Law: Issuance of Certificates
   US Code: 49 USC 40113 Name of Law: Administrative
   US Code: 49 USC 44704 Name of Law: Type certificates, production certificates, and airworthiness certificates
   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-AL50	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 35220	07/24/2025

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	62,800	62,800
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,807	18,807
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $546,365

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: Rex Loveday 817 677-8874 rex.a.loveday@faa.gov

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