01-13793. 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 2/15/01, pages 10558-10559.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before July 2, 2001. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Judy Street on [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Report of Inspections Required by Airworthiness Directives, 14 CFR Part 39.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0056.

Forms(s): None.

Affected Public: 1029 affected aircraft owners and operators.

Abstract: The Airworthiness Directive (AD) is the medium used by the FAA to provide notice to aircraft owners and operators that an unsafe condition exists and to prescribe the conditions and/or limitations, including inspections, under which the product may continue to be operated. AD's are issued to require corrective action to correct unsafe conditions in aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances. Reports of inspections are often needed when emergency corrective action is taken to determine if the action was adequate to correct the unsafe conditions.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,144 hours annually.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25, 2001.

Steve Hopkins,

Manager, Standards and Information Division, APF-100.