Document ID: FAA-2023-0976-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: National Air Tours Safety Standards
Posted Date: 2023-05-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 26640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09117]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2023-0976]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: National Air 
Tours Safety Standards

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 collection involves requirements in FAA regulations 
that set safety and oversight rules for a broad variety of sightseeing 
and commercial air tour flights to improve the overall safety of 
commercial air tours by requiring all air tours to submit information.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Sandra Ray, Federal Aviation Administration, Voluntary 
Programs and Rulemaking Section AFS-260, 1187 Thorn Run Road, Suite 
200, Coraopolis, PA 15108.
    By fax: 412-239-3063.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected]; phone: 412-329-
3088.

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. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0717.
    Title: National Air Tours Safety Standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: FAA regulations set safety and oversight rules for a 
broad variety of sightseeing and commercial air tour flights to improve 
the overall safety of commercial air tours by requiring all air tour 
operators to submit information. The FAA uses the information it 
collects and reviews to ensure compliance and adherence to regulations 
and, if necessary, take enforcement action on violators of the 
regulations.
    Respondents: Commercial Air Tour Operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies by Response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,400 Hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2023.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, AFS-260.
[FR Doc. 2023-09117 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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