Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-1767
Agency: faa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Laser Operations in Navigable Airspace
Posted Date: 2017-11-30T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56851-56852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25841]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Laser 
Operations in the Navigable Airspace (Advisory Circular (AC), Outdoor 
Laser Operations Previously Mistitled Notice of Proposed Outdoor Laser 
Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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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 reinstate a previously approved 
information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on August 31, 2017. In that the notice the 
collection was mistitled: ``Laser Operations in the Navigable Airspace 
(Advisory Circular (AC), Outdoor Laser Operations.'' We received no 
comments. In order for the FAA to ensure safety it proposes to collect 
information from potential outdoor laser operators. The FAA will review 
the proposed laser activity against air traffic operations and verify 
that the laser operation will not interfere with air traffic 
operations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 2, 2018.

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 
[email protected], 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall at (940) 594-5913, or by 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0662.
    Title: Laser Operations in the Navigable Airspace (Advisory 
Circular (AC), Outdoor Laser Operations.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form AC 7140-1.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
peri0d soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on August 31, 2017(82 FR 41463). No comments were 
received. The FAA will use the information gathered from laser 
operators planning to conduct outdoor laser operations to evaluate 
potential hazards to aircraft operating in the National Airspace System 
(NAS). Ultimately, the goal is to prevent an aircraft from being hit by 
the laser operation. The information will be reviewed by one of the 
three FAAs service centers and sent to the facility, which can be a 
Tower, TRACON or Center, that is being impacted by the operation. The 
faculty will review the proposed operation and state no objection or 
list an objection to the operation. If the facility lists an objection, 
then the service center will contact the proponent and see if 
adjustments can be made to the proposed operation.
    Respondents: Approximately 405 laser operations.
    Frequency: One time per laser operation.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 4 hours per 
form.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: An estimated 1,620 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 1, 2017.
Barbara Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2017-25841 Filed 11-29-17; 8:45 am]
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