Document ID: FAA-2021-0862-0003
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Disclosure of Seat Dimensions to Facilitate the Use of Child Safety Seats on Airplanes During Passenger-Carrying Operations
Posted Date: 2022-04-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 23909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08523]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA 2021-0862]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Disclosure 
of Seat Dimensions To Facilitate the Use of Child Safety Seats on 
Airplanes During Passenger-Carrying Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation (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. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on September 21, 2021. The collection involves each passenger 
carrying air carrier operating under the Code of Federal Regulations to 
post on the internet website of the air carrier the maximum dimensions 
of a child safety seat that can be used on those aircraft. The 
information to be collected will be used to facilitate the use of child 
restraint systems onboard airplanes and is required by section 412 of 
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Burnett by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-412-4952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0760.
    Title: Disclosure of Seat Dimensions to Facilitate the Use of Child 
Safety Seats on Airplanes During Passenger-Carrying Operations.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on September 21, 2021 (86 FR 52544). Section 412 of the 
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95) specifically 
required the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct 
rulemaking ``[T]o require each air carrier operating under part 121 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations to post on the internet website 
of the air carrier the maximum dimensions of a child safety seat that 
can be used on each aircraft operated by the air carrier to enable 
passengers to determine which child safety seats can be used on those 
aircraft.'' As a result, the FAA amended 14 CFR 121.311, which requires 
passenger carrying air carriers to make available on their websites the 
width of the widest passenger seat in each class of service for each 
make, model and series of airplane used in passenger-carrying 
operations (80 FR 58575). Section 412 of Public Law 112-95 requires 
that all air carriers provide this required information on their 
internet websites. The vast majority of this burden occurred on a one-
time basis as air carriers initially provided information on their 
websites in order to comply with the regulation. After initial 
implementation, the only time air carriers need to update their 
websites after initial implementation is when a new airplane make, 
model, or series is introduced to an air carrier's fleet, or when an 
air carrier replaces the widest or narrowest seats installed on an 
existing airplane make, model, or series with wider or narrower seats. 
The purpose of this collection is to facilitate the use of child 
restraint systems onboard airplanes by providing greater information to 
caregivers to help them determine whether a particular child restraint 
system will fit in an airplane seat.
    Respondents: Approximately 44 Operators.
    Frequency: As required by regulation.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies per requirement.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 327 Hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2022.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, AFS-260.
[FR Doc. 2022-08523 Filed 4-20-22; 8:45 am]
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