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DC 20591. Or deliver comments to:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),

Room 815, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591. Comments

must identify the TSO file number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John Lewis, Technical Programs &

Continued Airworthiness Branch, AIR–

120, Aircraft Engineering Division,

Aircraft Certification Service, Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 815,

Washington, DC 20591; Telephone

No.—(202) 493–4841; FAX No.—(202)

267–5340; E-mail address—

John.Lewis@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed TSO listed in

this notice by submitting such written

data, views, or arguments as they desire

to the above specified address.

Comments received on the proposed

TSO may be examined, before and after

the comment closing date, in Room 815,

FAA Headquarters Building (FOB–10A),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, weekdays

except Federal holidays, between 8:30

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments specified above will be

considered by the Director, Aircraft

Certification Service before issuing the

final TSO.

Background

Traditionally, avionics systems

consisted of dedicated Line Replaceable

Units (LRUs) which performed specific

functions such as autoflight, flight

management, and flight deck display.

TSOs were written for these LRUs and

their functions. Advancements in digital

technology have created a trend toward

higher levels of integration and

modularity. In many modern integrated

systems software determines

functionality, while hardware serves as

a platform for input, output, data

storage, and software execution. Since

these basic attributes tend to be similar

for various applications, efficiencies can

be gained by using various types of

generic airborne hardware elements to

execute these functions.

This TSO refers to these generic

hardware elements as ‘‘IMA hardware

elements’’, which includes modules,

cabinets, or racks. A module may

contain software to enable electronic

part marking and/or future loading of

functional software. These modules will

not function without being installed in

specific cabinets or racks. Module types

may include data processing modules,

power supply modules, communication

and data bus modules, or others.

Cabinets or racks are use to host IMA

modules. These cabinets or racks may

be simple mechanical enclosures, or

they may incorporate active cooling

elements, power supplies,

communication interfaces, backplanes

for data and power, or any combination

of these features.

How to Obtain Copies

You may obtain a copy of the

proposed TSO via Internet (http://avinfo.faa.gov/software/drafts.htm) or on

request from the office listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Copies

of Document Nos. RTCA/DO–160D

(change 2), RTCA/DO–178B, and RTCA/

DO–254 may be purchased from the

RTCA Inc., 1828 L Street, NW., Suite

807, Washington, DC 20036 (website:

http://www.rtca.org). Aviation

Recommended Practice number ARP–

4754 may be obtained from the Society

of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400

Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA

15096–0001 (website: http://

www.sae.org).

You may inspect the RTCA

documents at the FAA office location

listed under ADDRESSES. However,

RTCA documents are copyrighted and

may not be reproduced without the

written consent of RTCA, Inc.

Issued in Washington, DC on December 11,

2001.

David W. Hempe,

Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering

Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 01–31002 Filed 12–14–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8879

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning Form

8879, IRS e-file Signature Authorization.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 15, 2002

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to George Freeland, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5577, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: IRS e-file Signature

Authorization.

OMB Number: 1545–1758.

Form Number: 8879.

Abstract: Form 8879 is used to allow

taxpayers to authorize the Electronic

Return Originators to enter the

taxpayer’s PIN on the electronically

filed tax returns.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individual or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,000,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 41

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,440,000.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Books or records relating to a collection

of information must be retained as long

as their contents may become material

in the administration of any internal

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and

tax return information are confidential,

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

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minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Approved: December 10, 2001.

George Freeland,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–31008 Filed 12–14–01; 8:45 am]

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