# 2025-23770: FAA Launches Voluntary Survey for Pilot Examiners

2025-23770, Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Designated Pilot Examiners: Post Activity Survey, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2025-12-29, effective 2026-02-27 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-23770
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Designated Pilot Examiners: Post Activity Survey
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 60852
- Published: 2025-12-29
- Effective: 2026-02-27
- Comments close: 2026-02-27
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

FAA Launches Voluntary Survey for Pilot Examiners

## Summary

The FAA wants to start a new survey for pilots who take tests from private examiners to see how well these examiners are doing. This survey is voluntary and helps the FAA keep things safe and fair, as required by a new law. Pilots and examiners are affected, and the FAA is asking for public comments by February 27, 2026, before making it official.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection. The collection includes a voluntary survey for pilots evaluated by private citizens who have been granted examination authority by the FAA.

## Effects PRIA read

- Voluntary post‑exam pilot survey: cost, low. The FAA will ask pilots who complete practical exams from Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs) to fill out a voluntary survey of about twelve yes-or-no questions about professionalism, exam environment, exam content, and the length of the ground and flight portions. The agency estimates about 49,000 p…
- FAA tracking of DPE performance: benefit, low. The FAA will use the collected survey responses to track the performance and merit of Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs), as directed by Section 833 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The survey results will be part of FAA oversight of DPEs.

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## Sources
- [2025-23770 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23770/agency-information-collection-activities-request-for-comments-clearance-of-a-new-approval-of)
- [2025-23770 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23770.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23770 (as of 2026-06-08).