02-9120. Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the currently approved collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and the expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on November 14, 2001, page 57149.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2002. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Judy Street on [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Certification of Airports.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0063.

Form(s): FAA 5280-1.

Affected Public: A total of 563 airport operators.

Abstract: To operate an airport serving certain air carriers, a person must obtain and maintain an Airport Operating Certificate. The application initiates the certification process including airport inspection and documentation of required airport operations and equipment. The certification remains valid if safety standards are maintained as verified by inspections, records, and reports.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 173,869 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention FAA Desk Officer.

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 April 8, 2002.

Steve Hopkins,

Manager, Standards and Information Division, APF-100.