Document ID: FAA-2012-0552-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use
Posted Date: 2012-05-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 29748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12098]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Flight 
Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use

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 of this information is necessary to ensure 
safety of flight by ensuring complete and adequate training, testing, 
checking, and experience is obtained and maintained by those who 
conduct flight simulation training.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 17, 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: 2120-0680.
    Title: Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing 
Qualification and Use.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: This request reflects requirements necessary under 
Title 14 CFR part 61, part 63, part 91, part 121, part 135, part 141, 
and part 142, to ensure safety-of-flight by ensuring that complete and 
adequate training, testing, checking, and experience is obtained and 
maintained by those who operate under these parts of the regulation and 
use flight simulation in lieu of aircraft for these functions. The FAA 
uses the information it collects and reviews to ensure compliance and 
adherence to regulations and, where necessary, to take enforcement 
action on violators of the regulations.
    Respondents: 46 flight simulation device operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 88 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 66,840 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 May 10, 2012.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2012-12098 Filed 5-17-12; 8:45 am]
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