Document ID: FAA-2008-0358-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Notice of Intent To Request Approval From the Office of Management and Budget of a New Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; National Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Survey
Posted Date: 2008-03-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register: March 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 55)]
[Notices]               
[Page 15042-15043]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Notice of Intent To Request Approval From the Office of 
Management and Budget of a New Information Collection Activity, Request 
for Comments; National Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Survey

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information 
collection. This project involves the random and representative 
sampling of Flight Attendants currently employed by U.S. air carriers. 
The goal of this effort is to identify the type of fatigue that flight 
attendants experience, the frequency with which they experience 
fatigue, and the consequences fatigue may have on the safety of U.S. 
air carriers.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 19, 2008.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: National Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Survey.

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    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Form(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 12,000 respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1 hour per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 12,000 hours annually.
    Abstract: This project involves the random and representative 
sampling of Flight Attendants currently employed by U.S. air carriers. 
The goal of this effort is to identify the type of fatigue that flight 
attendants experience, the frequency with which they experience 
fatigue, and the consequences fatigue may have on the safety of U.S. 
air carriers. The results obtained from this survey are intended to 
provide information to FAA policy makers regarding flight attendant 
rest and duty time.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20591.
    Comments Are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2008.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
 [FR Doc. E8-5576 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]

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