Document ID: FAA-2011-0100-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medical Standards and Certification
Posted Date: 2011-02-01T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 5648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2074]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Medical 
Standards and Certification

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 for 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 October 28, 2010, vol. 75, no. 208, page 66422-66423. The 
information collected is used to determine if applicants are medically 
qualified to perform the duties associated with the class of airman 
medical certificate sought.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 3, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Scott on (202) 267-9895, or by 
e-mail at: Carla.Scott@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0034.
    Title: Medical Standards and Certification.
    Form Numbers: FAA Forms 8500-7, 8500-8, 8500-14, 8500-20.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Secretary of Transportation collects this 
information under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 40113; 44701; 44510; 
44702; 44703; 44709; 45303; and 80111. Airman medical certification 
program is implemented by Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
parts 61 and 67 (14 CFR parts 61 and 67). Using four forms to collect 
information, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determines if 
applicants are medically qualified to perform the duties associated 
with the class of airman medical certificate sought.
    Respondents: Approximately 380,000 applicants for airman medical 
certificates.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 577,982 hours.

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 January 25, 2011.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2011-2074 Filed 1-31-11; 8:45 am]
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