Certification of Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 8710-11 61.13 Light-Sport Aircraft - Pilot Certification Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 8710-11 61.43 - Light-sport Instructor Certification Form and Instruction	Modified
2120-0690 06-20-25.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-06-20
Statutory Authority.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
25853	61.13 Light-Sport Aircraft - Pilot Certification Form and Instruction	Modified
254310	61.407 - Purchase Training Course	Unchanged
254067	61.407 - Apply to take knowledge test	Unchanged
254066	61.39 - Logbook entry after practical test	Unchanged
254065	61.311 - Logbook endorsements	Unchanged
254064	61.307 - Logbook Endorsement	Unchanged
233728	61.43 - Light-sport Instructor Certification Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2120-0690	ICR Reference No: 202512-2120-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202504-2120-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certification of Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change 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
	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	12/31/2025
Responses	4,528	0	4,528
Time Burden (Hours)	767	0	767
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection mandates that applicants who wish to obtain or maintain certification as sport pilots or light sports aircraft flight instructors report information to the FAA on occasion. The Airman certificate and/or Rating Application Form and the required records/logbooks/statements required by the federal regulations are submitted to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) district offices or its representatives to determine qualifications of the applicant for issuance of a pilot or instructor certificate, rating, privilege, or authorization. Since light-sport airman certificates do not expire, these information-reporting and recordkeeping activities are conducted on occasion (i.e., when an individual decides to pursue a light-sport airman certificate, or fails a knowledge or practical test and decides to retake that test). There is no requirement for periodic re-testing or certificate-renewal. Approximately 10,000 pilots and flight instructors have sought certification to date. Applicants for a new certificate for the student pilot, sport pilot, ground, and flight instructor with a sport pilot rating or new category or class privileges are required to submit FAA Form 8710-11, Sport Pilot Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 44702 Name of Law: Issuance of certificates
   US Code: 49 USC 44701 Name of Law: General requirements
   US Code: 49 USC 40113 Name of Law: Administrative
   US Code: 49 USC 44703 Name of Law: Airman certificates
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2120-AL50	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 35220	07/24/2025

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
61.13 Light-Sport Aircraft - Pilot Certification	8710-11	Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application-Sport Pilot
61.307 - Logbook Endorsement
61.311 - Logbook endorsements
61.39 - Logbook entry after practical test
61.407 - Apply to take knowledge test
61.407 - Purchase Training Course
61.43 - Light-sport Instructor Certification	8710-11	Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,528	4,528	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	767	767	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $252,648

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/18/2025

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