03-30022. 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 within a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on August 11, 2003 on pages 47628-47629.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before January 2, 2004. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Judy Street on [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 71.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0620.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: A total of 35 air tour pilots.

Abstract: Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 71 applies to air tour operators in Hawaii. SFAR 71 requires that part 121 and 135 air tour operators verbally brief passengers on safety, particularly related to overwater operations before each air tour flight.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 6,667 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 automated collection technique or other forms of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2003.

Judith D. Street,

FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, APF-100.