Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 23 / Monday, February 5, 2007 / Notices 5315 

to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oir_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to 

(202) 395–6974. 

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 January 29, 

2007. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Strategy and Investment Analysis 

Division, AIO–20. 

[FR Doc. 07–464 Filed 2–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

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 

comment about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) extension without change 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 September 14, 2006, 

vol. 71, no. 178, pages 54329–54330. 

This information is needed to obtain 

accurate billing information for FAA air 

traffic and related services for certain 

aircraft that transit U.S. controlled 

airspace but neither take off from, nor 

land in, the United States. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

March 7, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Overflight Billing and 

Collection Customer Information Form. 

Type of Request: Revision of a current 

approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0618. 

Form(s): There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: An estimated 600 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Response: Approximately 5 minutes per 

response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 50 hours annually. 

Abstract: This information is needed 

to obtain accurate billing information 

for FAA air traffic and related services 

for certain aircraft that transit U.S. 

controlled airspace but neither take off 

from, nor land in, the United States. The 

respondents are air carriers who meet 

the criteria of transiting U.S. controlled 

airspace. 

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 Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oiro_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

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 January 29, 

2007. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Strategy and Investment Analysis 

Division, AIO–20. 

[FR Doc. 07–466 Filed 2–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice: RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultant Opportunities 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announced today 

that it is seeking to identify qualified 

industry consultants to assist 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, 121, 

125, 129, 135 applicants as they pursue 

approval to conduct ‘‘Required 

Navigation Performance Special Aircraft 

and Aircrew Authorization Required’’

(RNP SAAAR) approaches. Provisions 

for gaining those approvals are 

contained within FAA Advisory 

Circular 90–101, ‘‘Approval Guidance 

for RNP Procedures with SAAAR.’’

Applicants who meet certain 

qualifications will be permitted to enter 

into an agreement with the FAA to be 

listed as RNP SAAAR Approval 

Consultants. 

DATES: Formal letter of application must 

be received on or before March 2, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Vincent Chirasello, Federal Aviation 

Administration, AFS–400 Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, 

470 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 4102, 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 385–4586. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RNP 

SAAAR procedures provide an 

opportunity to improve safety, 

efficiency and capacity. Safety is 

improved when RNP approaches 

replace visual or non-precision 

approaches, and efficiency is improved 

through more repeatable and optimum 

flight paths. Capacity can be improved 

by de-conflicting traffic during 

instrument conditions. RNP SAAAR 

procedures provide an unprecedented 

flexibility in construction of approach 

procedures. RNP SAAAR procedures 

build upon the performance based 

National Airspace System (NAS) 

concept. The performance requiremetns 

to conduct an approach are defined, and 

aircraft are qualified against these 

performance requirements. RNP 

approaches include unique, 

characteristics that require special 

aircraft and aircrew capabilities and 

authorization similar to Category (CAT) 

II/III ILS operations. The AC 90–101 

RNP SAAAR approval process is 

complex and the success of the process 

depends on the quality of the 

application. Although the FAA is 

committed to providing approval 

services, a reduced budget and increase 

in attrition leaves fewer resources 

available to assist new entrants in the 

approval process. In an effort to address 

this new RNP SAAAR entrant need, the 

FAA will develop and maintain a list of 

qualified AC 90–101 RNP SAAAR 

Approval Consultants to assist in the 

approval process. This process will 

benefit the general public by helping 

expedite new entrant applications. 

(a) Eligibility Requirements: To be 

identified as an FAA-qualified RNP 

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