[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54720-54721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26169]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Request Renewal From the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) of a Current Public Collection of Information

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), the FAA invites public comment on 11 currently approved 
public information collections which will be submitted to OMB for 
renewal.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 6, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the FAA at the 
following address: Ms. Judith Street, Room 612, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Standards and Information Division, APF-100, 800 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Judith Street at the above address 
or on (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA solicits comments on the following 
current collection of information in order to evaluate the necessity of 
the collection, the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden, 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, 
and possible ways to minimize the burden of the collection. Following 
is a short synopsis of the currently approved public information 
collection activity, which will be submitted to OMB for review and 
renewal:
    1. 2120-0010, Repair Station Certification, 14 CFR Part 145. The 
information collected on FAA Form 8310-3, Application for Repair 
Station Certificate and/or Rating, is required from applicants who wish 
repair station certification. 14 CFR Part 145 prescribes the 
requirements for issuing repair station certificates and associated 
ratings to maintenance and alteration facilities the collection of this 
information is necessary for the issuance, renewal, or amendment of 
applicant's repair station certificates, and ensuring that repair 
stations meet minimum acceptable standards. There are an estimated 1100 
applications annually for an estimated annual burden of 305,000 hours.
    2. 2120-0026, Domestic and International Flight Plans. The 
information collected on FAA Form 7233-1 Domestic Flight Plan, is used 
to control aircraft operating under instrument flight rules and to 
provide search and rescue information in the event of an accident or 
incident. The information is used by air traffic controllers and search 
and rescue personnel. The information collected on FAA Form 7233-4, 
International Flight Plan, is used for the same purposes as domestic 
flight plans and is used by foreign controllers as well as domestic. 
Statistics are not kept on the total number of flight plans filed into 
the national airspace system (NAS). The estimated burden associated 
with this collection during the last submission was 2.5 minutes per 
response, times 6,327,833 responses, equaling 263,660 hours annually. 
The burden associated with this submission has not been calculated.
    3. 2120-0039, Air Carriers/Commercial Operators 14 CFR Part 135. 
The respondents in the last submission three years ago was an estimated 
1,700 air carriers and commercial operators. The estimated total annual 
burden in the last submission was 1,000,000 hours

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annually. Each operator who seeks to obtain, or is in possession of an 
air carrier or FAA operating certificate must comply with the 
requirements of 14 CFR Part 135 in order to maintain data which is used 
to determine if the air carrier or commercial operator is operating in 
accordance with minimum safety standards.
    4. 2120-0043, Recording of Aircraft Conveyances and Security 
Documents. Approval is needed for security conveyances, such as 
mortgages, submitted by the public for recording against aircraft, 
engines, propellers, and spare parts locations. There is an estimated 
56,000 hours on an estimated 56,000 respondents.
    5. 2120-0049, Agricultural Aircraft Operations, 14 CFR part 137. 
Standards have been established for the operation of agricultural 
aircraft and for the dispensing of chemicals, pesticides, and toxic 
substances. Information collected shows applicant compliance and 
eligibility for certification by FAA. 14 CFR Part 137 prescribes 
requirements for issuing agricultural aircraft operator certificates 
and for appropriate operating rules. We estimate 4000 respondents with 
an estimated annual burden of 14,000 hours.
    6. 2120-0543, Pilots Convicted of Alcohol or Drug Related Motor 
Vehicle Offenses or Subject to State Motor Vehicle Administrative 
Procedures. The requested information (1) is needed to mitigate 
potential hazards presented by airmen using alcohol or drugs in flight, 
(2) is used to identify persons possibly unsuited for pilot 
certification, and (3) affects those pilot who have been convicted of a 
drug-or alcohol related traffic violation. The respondents are an 
estimated 2,200 pilots who have been or will be convicted of a drug or 
alcohol-related traffic violation. The estimated annual burden is 375 
hours .
    7. 2120-0545, Race and National Origin Identification. The 
collection of data is necessary for examination of employee selection 
procedures, enhancement of recruitment programs and providing equal 
employment opportunity to all candidates. The respondents are an 
estimated 50,000 individuals taking the FAA air traffic control 
specialist examination. The estimated total annual burden is 1,700 
hours.
    8. 2120-0552, Suspected Unapproved Part Notification, FAA Form 
8120-11, Suspected Unapproved Parts Notification. The information 
collected on the FAA Form 8120-11 will be reported by manufacturers, 
repair station operations, owner/operators, or the general public who 
wish to report suspected unapproved parts to the FAA. The notification 
information is collected, correlated, and used to determine if an 
unapproved part investigation is in fact warranted. It is estimated 
that there will be 400 respondents annually for an estimated burden of 
60 hours.
    9. 2120-0554, Employment Standards--Parts 107 and 108 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations. Section 105 of Public Law 101-604, the 
Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990, directed the FAA to 
prescribe standards for the hiring, continued employment and 
contracting of air carrier and appropriate airport security personnel. 
These standards were developed and have become part of 14 CFR parts 107 
and 108. Airport operators will maintain at their principal business 
office at least one copy of evidence of compliance with training 
requirement for all employees having unescorted access privileges to 
security areas. Air carrier ground security coordinators are required 
to maintain at least one copy of the annual evaluation of their 
security-related functions. This is a recordkeeping burden and the 
affected public is estimated at 1,300 airport operators and air carrier 
checkpoints. The estimated annual recorkeeping burden is 16,300 hours.
    10. 2120-0571, Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Personnel 
Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities. This regulation required 
specified aviation employers to implement an FAA-approved Alcohol 
Misuse Prevention program (AMPP) to provide the FAA with an AMPP 
certification statement, and to report annually on alcohol testing 
results. The respondents are an estimated 5,500 specified aviation 
employers for an estimated burden of 32,000 hours annually.
    11. 2120-0606, Fleet and Operations Reporting: Grand Canyon 
National Park. The information is needed to (a) establish accurate 
information on overflights of Grand Canyon National Park for noise and 
safety management purposes; (b) validate noise models for use in 
mitigation studies; (c) determine when and where noise mitigation is 
required and (d) provide the basis for a flexible and adaptable noise 
management system.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 1, 1999.
Patricia W. Carter,
Acting Manager, Standards and Information Division, APF-100.
[FR Doc. 99-26169 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am]
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