Document ID: FAA-2011-1311-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Exemptions for Air Taxi and Commuter Air Carrier Operations
Posted Date: 2011-11-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 72239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30083]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Exemptions for 
Air Taxi and Commuter Air Carrier Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments

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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 to renew an information 
collection. 14 CFR part 298 requires air carrier operators to obtain a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity from the DOT, with the 
exception of air taxi and commuter air operators.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 23, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by 
email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0633.
    Title: Exemptions for Air Taxi and Commuter Air Carrier Operations.
    Form Numbers: OST Form 4507.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 14 part 298, 
Exemptions for Air Taxi and Commuter Air Carrier Operations, 
establishes two classifications of air carriers known as air taxi 
operators and commuter air carriers, the latter being air taxis that 
offer scheduled passenger service. Generally, they are small 
businesses, and Part 298 sets a maximum on the size of the aircraft 
they may operate. The regulation exempts these small operators from 
certain provisions of the Federal statute to permit them to obtain 
operating authority by filing a one-page OST Form 4705, Air Taxi 
Operator and Commuter Air Carrier Registration, and amendments under 
part 298 of the Regulations of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
    Respondents: Approximately 2,040 air taxi operators and commuter 
air carriers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,026 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy 
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, AES-200, 6500 S. 
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
    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 November 14, 2011.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2011-30083 Filed 11-21-11; 8:45 am]
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