# 2026-12606: FAA Seeks Airline Input on Foreign Aircraft Repair Data

2026-12606, Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvements, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration published 2026-06-23, effective Written comments should be submitted by August 24, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12606
- As of: 2026-06-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12606
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvements
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 37489
- Published: 2026-06-23
- Effective: Written comments should be submitted by August 24, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-30

## In one line

FAA Seeks Airline Input on Foreign Aircraft Repair Data

## Summary

The FAA wants to collect new info from airlines using repair shops outside the U.S. for big airplane fixes. This helps spot safety problems and keep flights safer worldwide. Airlines have until August 24, 2026, to share their thoughts, and this effort aims to improve safety without adding extra costs.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection. The collection involves gathering data from 14 CFR part 121 air carriers that utilize 14 CFR part 145 repair stations operating outside the United States to perform heavy maintenance. The information to be collected is required by section 302 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (codified at 49 U.S.C. 44733(g)) and will be analyzed by the FAA to detect safety issues associated with heavy maintenance performed outside the United States.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Annual Reporting for Air Carriers: cost, high. 14 CFR part 121 air carriers that use 14 CFR part 145 repair stations outside the United States must submit an annual report by the end of the following fiscal year. The report must identify each location, describe the work and its completion date, list failures found within 30 days after return to…
- FAA Analysis to Detect Foreign Maintenance Risks: benefit, medium. The FAA will analyze the collected annual reports (required by section 302(g) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) to detect safety issues associated with heavy maintenance performed outside the United States. The analysis is intended to improve FAA oversight of heavy maintenance at foreign repa…

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## Sources
- [2026-12606 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12606/agency-information-collection-activities-requests-for-comments-clearance-of-a-new-approval-of)
- [2026-12606 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12606.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12606 (as of 2026-06-30).