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to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18, 

2010. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3704 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on October 

16, 2009, vol. 74, no. 199, pages 53316– 

53317. Title 49, United States Code, 

Section 44702 authorizes the 

appointment of appropriately qualified 

persons to be representatives of the 

Administrator to allow those persons to 

examine, test and certify other persons 

for the purpose of issuing them pilot 

and instructor certificates. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

March 26, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Representatives of the 

Administrator, 14 CFR part 183. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0033. 

Form(s): 8110–14, 8110–28, 8710–6, 

8710–10. 

Affected Public: An estimated 5,015 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 1.4 hours per 

response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 7,098 hours annually. 

Abstract: Title 49, United States Code, 

Section 44702 authorizes the 

appointment of appropriately qualified 

persons to be representatives of the 

Administrator to allow those persons to 

examine, test and certify other persons 

for the purpose of issuing them pilot 

and instructor certificates. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18, 

2010. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3721 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0192] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before seeking 

OMB approval, Federal agencies must 

solicit public comment on proposed 

collections of information, including 

extensions and reinstatements of 

previously approved collections. 

This document describes a generic 

Information Collection Request (ICR) for 

which NHTSA intends to seek OMB 

approval. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation Dockets, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., W46–474, Washington, 

DC 20590. Docket No. NHTSA–2009– 

0192. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Roberts, PhD, Contracting Officer’s 

Technical Representative, Office of 

Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–132), 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., W46–495, Washington, DC 20590. 

Dr. Roberts’ phone number is 202–366– 

5594 and his e-mail address is 

Scott.Roberts@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must publish a document in 

the Federal Register providing a 60-day 

comment period and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information. The OMB has 

promulgated regulations describing 

what must be included in such a 

document. Under OMB’s regulations (at 

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask 

for public comment on the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 


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(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks public 

comment on the following proposed 

collection of information: 

Title: Focus Groups for Traffic Safety 

Programs, Interventions and 

Countermeasures. 

Type of Request: New generic 

information collection request. 

OMB Clearance Number: N/A. 

Form Number: This collection of 

information uses no standard forms. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: May 31, 2013. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: The National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

anticipates the needs to periodically 

conduct focus group sessions to refine 

its efforts to reduce traffic injuries and 

fatalities. Session participation would 

be voluntary and compensated with a 

$75 honorarium. Focus group topics 

will include: strategic messaging (e.g., 

slogans or advertisement concepts 

concerning seat belt use, impaired 

driving, driver distraction or tire 

pressure monitoring), problem 

identification (e.g., discussions with 

high-risk groups on beliefs, attitudes, 

driving behaviors, or reactions to 

interventions and countermeasures), 

and resource development (e.g., testing 

materials designed to communicate 

essential information about traffic safety 

issues such as vehicle or equipment 

performance rating systems). The 

purpose of the generic clearance request 

is to obtain approval for NHTSA’s 

general approach to conducting focus 

group research. NHTSA will submit an 

individual Information Collection 

Request (ICR), detailing the specific 

nature and methodology of planned 

focus group sessions, to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) prior to 

any collection activity covered under 

this generic clearance. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information—The National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

was established by the Highway Safety 

Act of l970 (23 U.S. C. 101) to carry out 

a Congressional mandate to reduce the 

mounting number of deaths, injuries, 

and economic losses resulting from 

motor vehicle crashes on the Nation’s 

highways. In support of this mission, 

NHTSA anticipates the occasional need 

to conduct focus group sessions in order 

to develop and refine effective 

interventions and countermeasures. 

NHTSA will use the findings from 

focus group sessions to help focus 

current programs, interventions and 

countermeasures in order to achieve the 

greatest benefit in decreasing crashes 

and resulting injuries and fatalities, and 

provide informational support to States, 

localities, and law enforcement agencies 

that will aid them in their efforts to 

reduce traffic crashes. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number, and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information)—Each year 

NHTSA anticipates conducting 100 

focus groups sessions. Likely 

respondents are licensed drivers 18 

years of age and older who have not 

participated in a previous focus group 

session. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 

Resulting from the Collection of 

Information—Each of the 100 focus 

group sessions will consist of 10 

participants on average and last 

approximately 80 minutes. Participants 

will be recruited by intercept or 

telephone using a brief screening 

questionnaire estimated to take no more 

than 10 minutes. Therefore, the 

estimated annual burden is 1500 hours. 

The respondents would not incur any 

reporting cost from the information 

collection. The respondents also would 

not incur any record keeping burden or 

record keeping cost from the 

information collection. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Issued on: February 19, 2010. 

Jeff Michael, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3656 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Civil Supersonic Aircraft Panel 

Discussion 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting participation. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises interested 

persons that the FAA is participating in 

a panel session on civil supersonic 

aircraft research. The session will 

include presentations on current 

research programs and a question and 

answer session for attendees. The FAA 

is seeking to raise public awareness of 

the continuing technological advances 

in supersonic aircraft technology aimed 

at reducing the intensity of sonic boom. 

DATES: The public session will take 

place on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. 

The panel discussion is from 7 p.m. to 

8:30 p.m. in Baltimore, Maryland. 

ADDRESSES: The symposium is 

sponsored by the joint meeting of the 

159th Acoustical Society of America 

and NOISE–CON 2010 and it will be 

held at the Baltimore Marriott 

Waterfront Hotel, Grand Ballroom V, 

700 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 

21202. Attendance is open to all 

interested parties, and there are no fees 

to attend this session. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurette Fisher, Office of Environment 

and Energy (AEE–100), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

facsimile (202) 267–5594, telephone 

(202) 267–3561. 

Background: Since March 1973, 

supersonic flight over land by civil 

aircraft has been prohibited in the 

United States. The Concorde was the 

only civil supersonic airplane that 

offered service to the United States, but 

that airplane is no longer in service. 

The interest in supersonic aircraft 

technology has not disappeared. Current 

research is dedicated toward reducing 

the impact of sonic booms as they reach 

the ground, in an effort to make 

overland flight acceptable. Recent 

research has produced promising results 

for low boom intensity, and has 

renewed interest in developing 

supersonic civil aircraft that could be 

considered environmentally acceptable 

for supersonic flight over land. 

The FAA led its first panel discussion 

entitled, ‘‘State of the Art of Supersonics 

Aircraft Technology—What has 

progressed in science since 1973,’’ in 

Chicago, IL on Friday, October 24, 2008, 

as part of the O’Hare Noise 

Compatibility Commission Symposium. 

The second panel discussion was held 

in Palm Springs, CA on Sunday, March 

1, 2009, as part of the Annual University 

of California Symposium on Aviation 

Noise and Air Quality. 

The FAA’s third presentation and 

panel discussion will take place on 

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, as part of 

the joint meeting of the 159th 

Acoustical Society of America and 


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