53528 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 166 / Friday, August 26, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: August 17, 2011. 

Stephanie L. Richardson, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21781 Filed 8–25–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Protection of 

Voluntarily Submitted Information 

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 for to renew an information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 21, 

2011, vol. 76, no. 119, pages 36168– 

36169. One of the ways to have an 

information program designated as 

protected under Section 40123 is for an 

air carrier or other person to submit an 

application for an individual program. 

The FAA evaluates the application and 

either publishes a designation based on 

the application for public comment or 

denies the application. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by September 26, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Scott on (202) 385–4293, or by 

e-mail at: Carla.Scott@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0646. 

Title: Protection of Voluntarily 

Submitted Information. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: To encourage people to 

voluntarily submit desired information, 

§ 40123 was added to Title 49, United 

States Code, in the Federal Aviation 

Reauthorization Act of 1996. Section 

40123 allows the Administrator, 

through FAA regulations, to protect 

from disclosure voluntarily provided 

information relating to safety and 

security issues. This rule imposes a 

negligible paperwork burden for air 

carriers that choose to participate in this 

program. The air carrier submits a letter 

notifying the Administrator that they 

wish to participate in a current program. 

Respondents: Approximately 5 

applicants. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5 

hours. 

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 the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 19, 

2011. 

Carla Scott, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21768 Filed 8–25–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Advanced 

Qualification Program (AQP) 

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 for to renew an information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 21, 

2011, vol. 76, no. 119, page 36169. The 

Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) 

incorporates data driven quality control 

processes for validating and maintaining 

the effectiveness of air carrier training 

program curriculum content. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by September 26, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Scott on (202) 385–4293, or by email at: Carla.Scott@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0701. 

Title: Advanced Qualification 

Program (AQP). 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Under SFAR No. 58, 

Advanced Qualification Program (AQP), 

the FAA provides certificated air 

carriers, as well as training centers they 

employ, with a regulatory alternative for 

training, checking, qualifying, and 

certifying aircrew personnel subject to 

the requirements of 14 CFR parts 121 

and 135. AQP is continuously validated 

through the collection and analysis of 

trainee performance. Data collection and 

analysis processes ensure that the 

certificate holder provides performance 

information on its crewmembers, flight 

instructors, and evaluators that will 

enable the certificate holder and the 

FAA to determine whether the form and 

content of training and evaluation 

activities are satisfactorily 

accomplishing the overall objectives of 

the curriculum. 

Respondents: Approximately 18 

certificated air carriers and training 

centers. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

monthly. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 1.20 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 432 

hours. 

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 the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 


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