[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44833-44834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19400]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Requests (ICR) abstracted below have been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the currently 
approved collections. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collections and the expected burden. The Federal

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Register notices with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on 
the following collections of information were published on April 17, 
2003 on page 19066.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 29, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Street on (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    1. Title: Type Certification Procedures for Changed Products.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0657.
    Forms(s): N/A
    Affected Public: A total of 2,558 applicants.
    Abstract: This collection requires that applicants comply with the 
latest regulations in effect on the date of application for amended 
Type Certificates or Supplemental Type Certificates for aeronautical 
products. They now may incur an additional incremental administrative 
cost to determine the level of significance of the product change.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 18,815 hours annually.
    2. Title: Noise Certification Standards for Subsonic Jet Airplanes 
and Subsonic Transport Category Large Airplanes.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0659.
    Forms(s) N/A.
    Affected Public: A total of 10 applicants.
    Abstract: Sections A36.5.2 and A36.5.2.5 of the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) noise certificate standards for subsonic jet 
airplanes and subsonic transport category large airplanes (14 CFR part 
36) contain information collection requirements. The information 
collected is needed for the applicant's noise certification compliance 
report in order to demonstrate compliance with part 36.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,350 hours annually.
    3. Title: Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0660.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: A total of 30 air carriers.
    Abstract: FOQA is a voluntary program for the routine collection 
and analysis of digital flight data from airplane operations. The 
purpose is to enable early corrective action for potential threats to 
safety. This NPRM codifies protection from punitive enforcement action 
based on FOQA information, and requires participating air carriers to 
provide aggregate FOQA data to the FAA.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 360 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 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 function 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 responders, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2003.
Judith D. Street,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Standards and Information 
Division, APF-100.
[FR Doc. 03-19400 Filed 7-29-03; 8:45 am]
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