[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26871-26872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11492]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Request Renewal From the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) of Seven Current Public Collections of Information

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), the FAA invites public comment on seven currently approved 
public information collections which will be submitted to OMB for 
renewal.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the FAA at the 
following address: Ms. Judith Street, Room 613, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Standards and Information Division, APF-100, 800 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Judith Street at the above address 
or on (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA solicits comments on the following 
seven current collections of information in order to evaluate the 
necessity of the collection, the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden, the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected, and possible ways to minimize the burden of the collection. 
Following are short synopses of the information collection activities 
which will be submitted to OMB for review and renewal:
    1. 2120-0045, Bird/Other Wildlife Strike. The data collection is 
used by the FAA and the International Civil Aviation Organization 
(ICAO) to develop standards to cope with bird and other wildlife 
hazards to aircraft injury to personnel, and for wildlife habitat 
control methods on or adjacent to airports. The Bird/Other Wildlife-
Strike Reports form a statistical base in providing assistance and 
monitoring of the overall national bird hazard program. The responses 
are on a voluntary basis from pilots or others seeing bird or other 
wildlife strikes to aircraft. It is estimated to take 5 minutes or less 
to complete the form. Based on previous counts, the estimated annual 
burden is 125 hours.
    2. 2120-0557, Passenger Facility Charge. The Aviation Safety and 
Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508) authorizes airports 
to impose passenger facility charges (PFC). The final rule (14 CFR 158) 
implementing this Act was effective June 28, 1991. This program 
requires public agencies and certain members of the aviation industry 
to prepare and submit applications and reports to the DOT/FAA. This 
program provides additional funding for airport development which is 
needed now and in the future. The respondents are air carriers and 
public agencies. The total annual burden is estimated to be 25,500 
hours.
    3. 2120-0559, Aviation Research Grants Program. The FAA Aviation 
Research and Development Grants Program establishes uniform policies 
and procedures for the award and administration of research grants to 
colleges, universities, not for profit organizations, and profit 
organizations for security research. The respondents are grantees. The 
estimated annual burden is 2800 hours.
    4. 2120-0563, Part 161--Notice and Approval of Airport Noise and 
Access Restrictions, Part 161. The Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 
1990, Public Law 101-508, mandates the formulation of a national noise 
policy. One part of that mandate is the development of a national 
program to review noise and access restrictions on the operation of 
Stage 2 and Stage 3 aircraft. Respondents are airport operation of 
proposing voluntary agreements and/or mandatory restrictions on Stage 2 
and Stage 3 aircraft operations and aircraft operators that request 
reevaluation of a restriction. There are an estimated 18 respondents 
with an average annual burden of 32,000 hours.
    5. 2120-0614, Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments 
in Transport Category Airplanes. This information collection pertains 
to specific reporting requirements for affected operators under parts 
121 and 135. A new paragraph was added to sections 121.314 and 135.169 
to require each certificate holder to report, on a quarterly basis, the 
serial numbers of the airplanes in that holder's fleet in which all 
Class D compartments have been retrofitted to meet Class C or E 
requirements, and the serial numbers of airplanes that have Class D 
compartments yet to be retrofitted. It is estimated that there would be 
130 certificate holder respondents for an annual hourly burden of 1000 
hours.
    6. 2120-0616, Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorders. This rule 
requires that certain airplanes be equipped to accommodate additional 
digital flight data recorder parameters. The revisions follow a series 
of safety recommendations issued by the NTSB and the FAA's decision 
that the FDR rules should be revised to upgrade recorder capabilities 
in most transport airplanes. The revisions require additional 
information to be collected to enable more thorough accident or 
incident investigation and to enable industry to predict certain trends 
and make necessary modifications before an accident or incident occurs. 
The burden on the public is the cost of retrofitting the remaining 
aircraft.
    7. 2120-0619, Commercial Passenger-Carrying Operations in Single 
Engine Aircraft Under Instrument Flight Rules. The information and 
recordkeeping requirements will be used by the operator to ensure that 
all maintenance performed on the standby vacuum and electrical systems 
is complete, accurate, and standardized to ensure continued 
airworthiness. The operator will also

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use the information on the engine trend monitoring system to ensure 
engine reliability by analyzing the trend indicators and performing 
inspections or replacing engine parts as indicated. The respondents are 
an estimated 1800 part 135 operators. The estimated annual 
recordkeeping burden is 10,800 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2000.
Steve Hopkins,
Manager, Standards and Information Division, APF-100.
[FR Doc. 00-11492 Filed 5-8-00; 8:45 am]
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