[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 179 (Friday, September 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23417]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) intention to request a reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved information collection for which 
approval has expired and revision of a currently approved collection. 
Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collections of 
information are 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 estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collections; 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. The Federal Register Notice with 
a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection 
of information was published on July 3, 1996 (FR 61, page 34921-34922).
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before October 
11, 1996.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Judith Street, on (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Rotorcraft External Load Operator Certificate Application--
FAR 133.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0044.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Entities: Rotorcraft External Load Operators.
    Abstract: 14 CFR prescribes certification requirements for 
rotorcraft external load operations. Information is collected from 
applicants for initial and renewal certification as a Rotorcraft 
External Load Operator, or from currently certified operators adding 
additional aircraft or equipment.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 3,268 hours annually.

    Title: Explosives Detection Systems Certification Testing.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0577.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved information collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Entities: Manufacturers of explosive detection systems.
    Abstract: Public Law 101-604 requires the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to certify explosives detection 
systems, pursuant to protocols developed outside the agency, prior to 
mandating their use.
    Need:  information required is necessary for the FAA to perform the 
certification testing on systems submitted by manufacturers.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden is 752 hours annually.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 9, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-23417 Filed 9-12-96; 8:45 am]
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