[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60223-60224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8616]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current 
information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on July 12, 2006, Vol. 71, No. 133, page 
39386. FOQA is a voluntary program for the routine collection and 
analysis of digital flight data from airplane operations.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 13, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0660.
    Forms(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected public: An estimated 30 Respondents.
    Frequency: This information is collected monthly.

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    Estimated Average Burden Per Response: Approximately 12 minutes per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 360 hours annually.
    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. 14 CFR 13.401 codifies protection from punitive enforcement 
action based on FOQA information and required operators with FAA 
approved FOQA programs to provide aggregate FOQA data to the FAA. 
Aggregate FOQA information provided to the FAA is protected from public 
release under 14 CFR part 193.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/
FAA, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or 
faxed to (202) 395-6974.
    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 October 4, 2006.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Information Systems and 
Technology Services Staff, ABA-20.
[FR Doc. 06-8616 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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