[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47628-47629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20413]


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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 Six Current Public Collections 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.

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3501 et seq.), the FAA invites public comment on six currently approved 
pubic information collections which will be submitted to OMB for 
renewal.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 10, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the FAA at the 
following address: Ms. Judy Street, Room 613, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Standards and Information Division, APF-100, 800 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. Therefore, the FAA solicits 
comments on the following current collections 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 in preparation for submission to renew the 
clearances of the following information collections.
    1. 2120-0021: Certification, Pilots and Flight Instructors. 14 CFR 
61 prescribes certification requirements for pilots, flight 
instructors, and ground instructors. The information collected is used 
to determine the applicant's compliance with the certification 
requirements and eligibility. The current estimated annual reporting 
burden is 252,100 hours.
    2. 2120-0036: Notice of Landing Area Proposal. 14 CFR part 157 
requires that each person who intends to construct, activate, 
deactivate, or change the status of an airport, runway, or taxiway, 
must notify the FAA. The collected information is used to determine the 
effect the proposed action would have on existing airports and on the 
safe and efficient use of the airspace, the traffic patterns of other 
airports, the existing airport structure and projected FAA programs. 
The current estimated annual reporting burden is 2,901 hours.
    3. 2120-0085: Certification and Operations: Federal Aviation 
Regulations part 125. Part A of Subtitle VII of the Revised Title 49 
U.S.C., authorizes the issuance of regulations governing the use of 
navigable airspace. 14 CFR part 125 prescribes requirements for leased 
aircraft, Aviation Service Firms, and Air Travel Clubs. The information 
collected by the agency is used to determine the applicant's 
eligibility for certification in these areas. The current estimated 
annual reporting burden is 29,445 hours.
    4. 2120-0607: Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996. Title 49 
U.S.C. 44936(f) mandates that airlines obtain safety records of 
prospective employees from the Federal Aviation Administration and from 
previous employers. The information collected is used to determine the 
eligibility of applicants for employment. The current estimated annual 
reporting burden is 101,708 hours.
    5. 2120-0620: Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 71. Special 
Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 71 applies to air tour operators 
in Hawaii. SFAR requires that parts 121 and 135 air tour operators 
verbally brief their passengers on safety, particularly related to 
overwater operations before each air tour flight. The current estimated 
annual reporting burden is 6,667 hours.
    6. 2120-0666: Noise Levels for U.S. Certified and Foreign Aircraft; 
Estimated Airplane Noise Levels in A-Weighted Decibels. The FAA 
published Advisory Circular (AC) 36-1G, ``Noise Levels for U.S. 
Certificated and Foreign Aircraft'' in August 1997, and AC36-3G, 
``Estimated Airplane Noise Levels in A-Weighted Decibels'' in April 
1996. AC36-1G contains a list of aircraft noise certification levels. 
AC36-3G contains a list of estimated airplane noise levels in A-
weighted decibels (dBA). The FAA collects data from aircraft 
manufacturers (or modifiers) to verify or supplement data that resides 
within the FAA for use in updating and publishing the two ACs. The 
current estimated annual reporting burden is 875 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2003.
Judith D. Street,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, APF-100.
[FR Doc. 03-20413 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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