73268 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 226 / Tuesday, November 24, 2015 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Pilot Schools— 

FAR 141 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: 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 to renew an information 

collection. 49 U.S.C. 44707 empowers 

the Administrator of the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) to 

provide for the examination and rating 

of civilian schools giving instruction in 

flying. This CFR prescribes the 

requirements for issuing pilot school 

certificates, provisional pilot school 

certificates and associated ratings to 

qualified applicants. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by January 25, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ronda 

Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation 

Administration, ASP–110, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or 

by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0009. 

Title: Pilot Schools—FAR 141. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 8420–8. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The information on FAA 

Form 8420–8, Application for Pilot 

School Certificates, is required from 

applicants who wish to be issued pilot 

school certificates and associated 

ratings. Pilot schools train private, 

commercial, flight instructor, and 

airline transport pilots, along with 

training for associated ratings in various 

types of aircraft. The form is also 

necessary to assure continuing 

compliance with part 141, renewal of 

certificates every 24 months, and for any 

amendments to pilot school certificates, 

FAA approval of pilot school certificate 

amendments enables schools to provide 

new training courses not previously 

approved. 

Respondents: Approximately 546 

applicants. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 27 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

29,770 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

18, 2015. 

Ronda Thompson, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records 

Management Branch, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2015–29923 Filed 11–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA 2015–0007–N–29] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted 

below are being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICRs 

describes the nature of the information 

collections and their expected burdens. 

The Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collections 

of information was published on March 

3, 2015 (80 FR 11518). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 24, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kimberly Toone, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6132). 

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109 

Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On September 21, 

2015, FRA published a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register soliciting comment 

on ICR that the agency was seeking 

OMB approval. See 80 FR 57044. FRA 

received no comments after issuing this 

notice. Accordingly, these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and are being forwarded to 

OMB for review and approval pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.12(c). 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30 day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 

submit their respective comments to 

OMB within 30 days of publication to 

best ensure having their full effect. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

Below is a brief summary of the 

information collection activities that 

FRA will submit for clearance by OMB 

as required under the PRA: 

Title: Grant Awards and Cooperative 

Agreements. 

Abstract: FRA solicits grant 

applications for viable projects 

including, but not limited to, 

preconstruction planning activities, 

safety improvements, congestion relief, 

improvement of grade crossings, rail 

line relocation, as well as projects that 

encourage development, expansion, and 

upgrades to passenger and freight rail 

infrastructure and services. Funded 

projects are those that meet FRA and 

government wide evaluation standards 

and align with the President’s key 

strategic transportation goals to create 

safe and efficient transportation choices, 

build a foundation for economic 

competitiveness, promote energy 

efficiency and environmental quality, 

and support interconnected livable 

communities. 

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