Document ID: FAA-2020-0409-0003
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Commercial Air Tour Operator Reports
Posted Date: 2020-12-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 82571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27940]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2020-0409]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Commercial 
Air Tour Operator Reports

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. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on May 8, 2020. The collection involves information from 
commercial air tour operators on the numbers and types of air tours 
over national park units. The information to be collected will be used 
by the FAA and the National Park Service to track air tour operations 
over national parks and as background information in the development of 
air tour management plans and voluntary agreements for purposes of 
addressing any potential significant impacts from commercial air tour 
operations on the natural or cultural resources or visitor experience 
at the parks.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 19, 2021.

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: Keith Lusk by email at: 
Keith.Lusk@faa.gov; phone: 424-405-7017

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: 2120-0750.
    Title: Commercial Air Tour Operator Reports.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection of information.
    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 May 8, 2020 (85 FR 27506). The FAA Modernization and 
Reform Act of 2012 included amendments to the National Parks Air Tour 
Management Act (NPATMA) of 2000, which applies to commercial air tour 
operators who conduct tours over or within a half mile of a national 
park unit. One of these amendments requires commercial air tour 
operators conducting tours over national park units to provide the FAA 
and National Park Service with certain information on these operations. 
The information collected includes the date and time of day of the tour 
operation, the make and model of aircraft the tour was taken in, and 
the name of tour route flown. The information allows the agencies to 
track air tour activity over national park units and provides 
background information that the agencies can utilize when developing an 
air tour management plan or voluntary agreement for a national park 
unit. Respondents are the commercial air tour operators currently 
authorized to conduct tours over national parks. Operators provide the 
information on a reporting template and either email it or mail it in 
to the agencies.
    Respondents: 48 commercial air tour operators nationwide.
    Frequency: Information is collected semi-annually (twice a year), 
or annually for park units with 50 or fewer tours per year.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 11.83 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,136 hours.

    Issued in El Segundo, CA, on December 15, 2020.
Keith Lusk,
Program Manager,Special Programs Office, FAA Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2020-27940 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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