[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16527]
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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 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) this notice announces that the information collection request
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The FAA published a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking on the Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage
Compartments in Transport Category Airplanes, on June 13, 1997. This
notice describes the paperwork burden associated with that rule and
allows for a 60-day comment period while the paperwork package is being
reviewed by OMB. The following information describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected burden.
With respect to the following collection of information, FAA
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of FAA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 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) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
DATES: Submit any comments to OMB and FAA by August 25, 1997.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments in
Transport Category Airplanes.
Need: The information collection associated with Parts 121 and 135
is necessary to ensure operators' compliance to the upgrade of the fire
safety standards for cargo or baggage compartments in certain transport
category airplanes by eliminating Class D compartments.
Respondents: 130 air carriers.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Burden: The FAA conservatively estimates that, on average, the rule
would require two additional work hours per quarter for each of the
approximately 130 affected carriers, for an estimated 1040 hours
annually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Or to obtain a copy of the request for clearance submitted to OMB, you
may contact Ms. Judy Street at the: Federal Aviation Administration,
Corporate Information Division, ABC-100, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
Comments may be submitted to the agency at the address above and
to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10202, Attention FAA Desk Officer, 725 17th Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 18, 1997.
Steve Hopkins,
Manager, Corporate Information Division, ABC-100.
[FR Doc. 97-16527 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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