[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11946-11947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6216]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Record (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51175-51176).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Street, ABC-100; Federal 
Aviation Administration; 800 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 
20591; Telephone number (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Special Federal Aviation Regulation--Special Flight 
Authorization for Noise Restricted Aircraft.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0573.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Abstract: Regulation was effective on June 3, 1993, and permitted 
certain operations of noise-restricted aircraft without a formal grant 
of exemption under 14 CFR part 11. Absent this SFAR, there is no 
regulatory basis for approval of limited special flight authorization 
for noncomplying aircraft under 14 CFR part 91, Subpart I. Operators of 
these aircraft would need to petition for and receive a grant of 
exemption under 14 CFR part 11, which is costly and time consuming for 
both the petitioner and the FAA. The FAA believes that it is in the 
public interest to allow limited operations of certain airplanes that 
do not meet the noise standards of 14 CFR part 91, subpart I, for the 
purpose of delivering the airplane to a foreign purchaser or flying it 
to the site of a modifier in the United States who will bring it into 
compliance with 14 CFR 91.805. Under this SFAR, operators would be able 
to apply for a special flight authorization to allow limited nonrevenue 
operations at specific U.S. airports. The information will be used by 
the FAA to issue special flight authorizations for operations of Stage 
1 or Stage 2 airplanes at U.S. airports.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 38 hours.

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 estimate 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.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-6216 Filed 3-10-98; 8:45 am]
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