[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63406-63407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31241]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection
Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
(DOT/FAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces that the information
collection request described below will be forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. This notice
describes the paperwork burden associated with this rule and allows for
a 60-day comment period. The following information describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected burden.
Although the May 17, 1988, proposed rule provided a 150-day comment
period and the final rule is based on the comments received, paperwork
reduction and recordkeeping were not addressed in that document.
Therefore, as required by section 3507(d) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the FAA has submitted a copy of the final rule to OMB for
its review of these information collection requirements.
DATES: Submit any comments to OMB and FAA by January 27, 1998.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Retrofit of Improved Seats in Air Carrier Transport Category
Airplanes.
Collection of Information: Only air carrier operators that wish to
continue to operate aircraft equipped with older, approved seats that
are in partial compliance with newer dynamic seat requirements must
submit an application and supporting data to the FAA. The information
needs to be submitted only once, within four years of the effective
date of the final rule. The FAA estimates 100 applications will be
submitted per year for four years, with 425 hours of reporting burden
per application and an annual reporting burden of 42,500 hours for each
of the four years. The total cost to respondents is estimated to be
$850,000 per year for 2 years; this figure is derived by multiplying
42,500 x $20.00 per hour. Cost estimates were obtained from
applicants. After four years, there will no longer be application/
reporting requirements.
Organizations and individuals desiring to submit comments on the
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information collection requirements should direct them to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503; Attention: Desk Officer for
Federal Aviation Administration and also to John Petrakis, Aircraft
Engineering Division (AIR-120), Aircraft Certification Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC
20591.
The FAA considers comments by the public on this proposed
collection of information to (1) evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of
information contained in these proposed regulations between 30 and 60
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 21, 1997.
Steve Hopkins,
Manager, Corporate Information Division, ABC-100.
[FR Doc. 97-31241 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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