2018-09099. Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Reporting of Information Using Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin  

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    AGENCY:

    Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

    ACTION:

    Notice and request for comments.

    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 renew an information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on February 6, 2018. The collection involves requests for reporting of results from requested actions/inspections. The information to be collected will be used to alert, educate, and make recommendations to the aviation community and individual aircraft owners/operators on ways to improve products.

    DATES:

    Written comments should be submitted by May 31, 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 oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 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.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Barbara Hall at (940) 594-5913, or by email at: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control Number: 2120-0731.

    Title: Reporting of Information Using Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin.

    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.

    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.

    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on February 6, 2018 (83 FR 5291). A special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) is an important tool that helps the FAA to gather information to determine whether an airworthiness directive is necessary. An SAIB alerts, educates, and make recommendations to the aviation community and individual aircraft owners and operators about ways to improve the safety of a product. It contains non-regulatory information and guidance that is advisory and may include recommended actions or inspections with a request for voluntary reporting of inspection results.

    Respondents: Approximately 1,120 owners/operators.

    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.

    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 467 hours.

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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 23, 2018.

    Barbara L. Hall,

    FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services Division, ASP-110.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-09099 Filed 4-30-18; 8:45 am]

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