[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44028-44029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21741]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements, Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describes 
the nature of the information collection and their expected burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
May 15, 1997 (62 FR 26845-26846).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Street, ABC-100; Federal 
Aviation Administration; 800 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 
20591; Telephone number (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: FAA Commercial Tour Overflights Study.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0610.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals (a maximum of 500 visitors at the 
selected national park).
    Abstract: The proposed research is the civilian counterpart of a 
study, mandated by Pub. L. 100-91, to determine the most appropriate 
allocation and uses of airspace for commercial tour overflights on 
National Parks. The FAA seeks to identify and reduce any problems or 
adverse impacts associated with commercial tour overflights on national 
parks. The results of this study will further the FAA's understanding 
of the issue by including the effects attributable to sound produced by 
commercial tour overflights.
    Need: This data is necessary for the FAA to develop a national rule 
that evaluates noise impacts of commercial tour overflights on national 
parks.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 83 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
    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 estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
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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 August 12, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-21741 Filed 8-15-97; 8:45 am]
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