[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63406-63407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31241]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration 
(DOT/FAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 request described below will be forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. This notice 
describes the paperwork burden associated with this rule and allows for 
a 60-day comment period. The following information describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected burden.
    Although the May 17, 1988, proposed rule provided a 150-day comment 
period and the final rule is based on the comments received, paperwork 
reduction and recordkeeping were not addressed in that document. 
Therefore, as required by section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the FAA has submitted a copy of the final rule to OMB for 
its review of these information collection requirements.

DATES: Submit any comments to OMB and FAA by January 27, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Retrofit of Improved Seats in Air Carrier Transport Category 
Airplanes.
    Collection of Information: Only air carrier operators that wish to 
continue to operate aircraft equipped with older, approved seats that 
are in partial compliance with newer dynamic seat requirements must 
submit an application and supporting data to the FAA. The information 
needs to be submitted only once, within four years of the effective 
date of the final rule. The FAA estimates 100 applications will be 
submitted per year for four years, with 425 hours of reporting burden 
per application and an annual reporting burden of 42,500 hours for each 
of the four years. The total cost to respondents is estimated to be 
$850,000 per year for 2 years; this figure is derived by multiplying 
42,500  x  $20.00 per hour. Cost estimates were obtained from 
applicants. After four years, there will no longer be application/
reporting requirements.
    Organizations and individuals desiring to submit comments on the

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information collection requirements should direct them to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Room 10102, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503; Attention: Desk Officer for 
Federal Aviation Administration and also to John Petrakis, Aircraft 
Engineering Division (AIR-120), Aircraft Certification Service, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 
20591.
    The FAA considers comments by the public on this proposed 
collection of information to (1) evaluate whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the collection of information 
on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of 
information contained in these proposed regulations between 30 and 60 
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. 
Therefore, a comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect 
if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 21, 1997.
Steve Hopkins,
Manager, Corporate Information Division, ABC-100.
[FR Doc. 97-31241 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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