[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2497]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Request Approval From the Office of 
Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection 
Activity, Request for Comments; Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) 
Application

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current 
information collection. 49 U.S.C. 40117 authorizes airports to impose 
passenger facility charges (PFC). This program requires public agencies 
and certain members of the aviation industry to prepare and submit 
applications and reports to the FAA. This program provides additional 
funding for airport development, which is needed now and in the future. 
This collection is covered by Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 
158, including subsections 158.25, 158.35, 158.37, 158.43, 158.63, 
158.65, 158.67, and 158.69.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 15, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Street on (202) 267-9895, or by 
e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Application.
    Type of Request: Approval of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0557.
    Form(s): FAA Form 5500-1.
    Affected Public: An estimated 450 respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Response, per subsection of FAR Part 
158:
    158.25: Estimated 100 applications per year at an estimated 50 
hours per response.
    158.35: Estimated 1 response per year at an estimated 10 hours per 
response.
    158.37: Estimated 250 responses per year at an estimated 16 hours 
per response.
    158.43: Estimated 100 responses per year at an estimated 2 hours 
per response.
    158.63: Estimated 1,200 responses per year at an estimated 10 hours 
per response, and 59 responses at an estimated 2 hours per response.
    158.65: Estimated 600 responses per year at an estimated 2 hours 
per response.
    158.67: Estimated 310 responses per year at an estimated 2 hours 
per response, and 20 responses per year at an estimated 40 hours per 
response.
    158.69: Estimated 450 responses at an estimated 5.8 hours per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 26,548 hours annually.
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 40117 authorizes airports to impose passenger 
facility charges (PFC). This program requires public agencies and 
certain members of the aviation industry to prepare and submit 
applications and reports to the FAA. This program provides additional 
funding for airport development, which is needed now and in the future.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Judy 
Street, Room 1033, Federal Aviation Administration, Standards and 
Information Division, ABA-20, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 
DC 20591.
    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 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 respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2006.
Judith D. Street,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Information Systems and 
Technology Services Staff, ABA-20.
[FR Doc. 06-2497 Filed 3-14-06; 8:45 am]
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