[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51175-51176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25827]


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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 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 six currently approved 
public information collections which will be submitted to OMB for 
renewal.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on any of these collections may be mailed or 
delivered to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Judith Street, Room 
612, Federal Aviation Administration, Corporate Information Division, 
ABC-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 any of the 
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 six, currently approved public information 
collection activities, which will be submitted to OMB for review and 
renewal:
    1. 2120-0021, Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors. The FAA 
is empowered to issue airmen certificates to properly qualified 
persons. This clearance request covers the burden imposed on airmen 
directly responsible for the control of aircraft. 14 CFR part 61 
prescribes requirements for pilot and flight instructor certificates. 
14 CFR part 143 prescribes requirements for ground instructors. The 
current burden for this collection is estimated to be 8020 hours 
reporting and 248,675 hours in recordkeeping. Information collected is 
used to determine compliance and applicant eligibility. The number of 
respondents is estimated to be 709,540.
    2. 2120-0022, Certification: Mechanics. Repairmen, Parachute 
Riggers--14 CFR part 65. The regulation prescribes requirements for 
mechanics, repairmen, parachute riggers, and inspection authorizations. 
Information collected shows applicant eligibility. Certification is 
required to perform these job functions. The current burden associated 
with this collection is 31,559 hours of reporting burden, and 26,250 
hours of recordkeeping burden. The number of respondents is estimated 
to be 39,639.
    3. 2120-0036, Notice of Landing Area Proposal. 14 CFR part 157 
requires that each person who intends to construct, activate, 
deactivate, or change the status of an airport, runway, or taxiway 
shall notify the FAA. FAA Form 7480-1, Notice of Landing Area Proposal, 
is used to collect the required information on an as needed basis. The 
current burden is estimated to be 2,989 hours with 3,986 respondents.
    4. 2120-0075, Airport Security--part 107 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR Ch. I, part 107). Airport security programs, 
training records and screening, bomb threats, and arrest reports are 
needed to ensure protection of persons and property in air 
transportation against acts of criminal violence, ensure passenger 
screening procedures are effective and that information is available to 
comply with Congressional reporting requirements. The current burden is 
estimated at 15,268 hours of reporting and 59,546 hours of 
recordkeeping on 465 respondents.
    5. 2120-0085, Certification and Operations, 14 CFR part 125. The 
FAA is authorized to issue Air Carrier Operation Certificates. 14 CFR 
part 125 prescribes requirements for leased aircraft, Aviation Service 
Firms and Air Travel Clubs. Information collected shows compliance and 
applicant's eligibility. The current burden is estimated at 11,683 
reporting hours annually and 17,762 recordkeeping hours annually by 57 
respondents.
    6. 2120-00573, Special Federal Aviation regulation--SFAR-64 was 
effective on June 3, 1993, and permitted certain operations of noise-
restricted aircraft without a formal grant of exemption under 14 CFR 
part 11. Absent this SFAR, there is no regulatory basis for approval of 
limited special flight authorization for noncomplying aircraft under 14 
CFR part 91, subpart I. Operators of these aircraft would need to 
petition for and receive a grant of exemption under 14 CFR part 11, 
which is costly and time consuming for both the petitioner and the FAA. 
The FAA believes that it is in the public interest to allow limited 
operations of certain airplanes that do not meet the noise standards of 
14 CFR part 91, subpart I, for the purpose of delivering the airplane 
to a foreign purchaser or flying it to the site of a modifier in the 
United States who will bring it into compliance with 14 CFR 91.805. 
Under this SFAR, operators would be able to apply for a special flight 
authorization to allow limited nonrevenue operations at specific U.S. 
airports. The information will be used by the FAA to issue special 
flight authorizations for operations of Stage 1 or Stage 2 airplanes at 
U.S. airports. The current number of respondents is estimated at 25 for 
a total annual burden of 38 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC., on September 24, 1997.
Steve Hopkins,
Manager, Corporate Information Division, ABC-100.
[FR Doc. 97-25827 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am]
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