06-9247. Notice of Intent to Request Revision From the Office of Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; FAA Antidrug And Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current information collection. The FAA uses this information for determining program compliance or non-compliance of regulated aviation employers, oversight planning, determining who must provide annual MIS testing information, and communicating with entities subject to the program regulations.

DATES:

Please submit comments by January 16, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carla Mauney on [phone], or by e-mail at: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Total: FAA Antidrug And Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs.

Type of Request: Revision of an approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0535.

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

Affected Public: A total of 7,000 Respondents.

Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.

Estimated Average Burden Per Response: Approximately 5 minutes per response.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 22,892 hours annually.

Abstract: The FAA uses this information for determining program compliance or non-compliance of regulated aviation employers, oversight planning, determining who must provide annual MIS testing information, and communicating with entities subject to the program regulations. In addition, the information is used to ensure that appropriate action is taken in regard to crew members and other safety-sensitive employees who have tested positive for drugs or alcohol, or have refused to submit to testing.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, Strategy and Investment Analysis Division, AIO-20, 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 November 13, 2006.

Carla Mauney,

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