06-9936. Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on August 11, 2006, vol. 71, no. 155, page 46253. This action responds to the Wendall H. Ford Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century by requiring that all persons who remove any life-limited aircraft part have a method to prevent the installation of that part after it has reached its life limit.

DATES:

Please submit comments by February 2, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carla Mauney at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Safe Disposition of Life-Limited Aircraft Parts.

Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0665.

Form(s): There are no forms associated with this collection.

Affected Public: An estimated 8,000 respondents.

Frequency: This information is collected on occasion.

Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 6.5 hours per response.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 52,000 hours annually.

Abstract: This action responds to the Wendall H. Ford Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century by requiring that all persons who remove any life-limited aircraft part have a method to prevent the installation of that part after it has reached its life limit. This action reduces the risk of life-limited parts being used beyond their life limits. This action would also require that manufacturers of life-limited parts provide marking instructions, when requested.

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 Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone].

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.

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2006.

Carla Mauney,

FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Strategy and Investment Analysis Division, AIO-20.