Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-0256
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets
Posted Date: 2013-11-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69741-69742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27690]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Experimental 
Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets

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 August 21, 2013, vol. 78, no. 162, pages 51807-51808. The 
FAA collects data from applicants for experimental permits in order to 
determine whether they satisfy the requirements for obtaining an 
experimental permit under 14 CFR part 437.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 20, 2013.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0722.
    Title: Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.

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    Background: 14 CFR Part 437 established requirements for the FAA's 
authority to issue experimental permits for reusable suborbital rockets 
to authorize launches for the purpose of research and development, crew 
training and showing compliance with the regulations. The information 
collected includes data required for performing a safety review, which 
includes a technical assessment to determine if the applicant can 
launch a reusable suborbital rocket without jeopardizing public health 
and safety and the safety of property. The applicant is required to 
submit information that enables FAA to determine, before issuing a 
permit, if issuance of the experimental permit would jeopardize the 
foreign policy or national security interests of the U.S.
    Respondents: Approximately 10 applicants for experimental permits.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 18.6 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: An estimated 2,567 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503.
    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 13, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-27690 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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