[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5470]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 61, 91, and 135

[Docket No. FAA-2006-24981; Amendment Nos. 61-119, 91-301, and 135-114]
RIN 2120-AI82


Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 108--Mitsubishi MU-2B 
Series Airplane Special Training, Experience, and Operating 
Requirements; Notice of OMB Approval for Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; notice of Office of Management and Budget approval 
for information collection.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Office of Management and Budget's 
(OMB) approval of the information collection requirement for Special 
Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 108, which was published on 
February 6, 2008.

DATES: The FAA received OMB approval for the information collection 
requirements in SFAR No. 108 on March 3, 2008. SFAR No. 108, which 
includes these information collection requirements, will become 
effective on April 7, 2008. The compliance date is February 6, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Baker, General Aviation and 
Commercial Division, Commercial Operations Branch, AFS-800, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Room 835, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8212 ; facsimile (202) 267-
5094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 6, 2008, the FAA published the 
final rule, ``Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 108--Mitsubishi 
MU-2B Series Airplane Special Training, Experience, and Operating 
Requirements'' (73 FR 7034). The rule created new pilot training, 
experience, and operating requirements for persons operating the 
Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane. The rule contained information 
collection requirements that had not yet been approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget at the time of publication. In the DATES section 
of the rule, the FAA noted that affected parties did not need to comply 
with the information collection requirements until OMB approved the 
FAA's request to collect the information.
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB approved that 
request on March 3, 2008, and assigned the information collection OMB 
Control Number 2120-0725. The FAA request was approved by OMB without 
change and expires on March 31, 2011. This notice is to inform affected 
parties of the approval and to announce that the information collection 
requirements of SFAR No. 108 will become effective when the final rule 
becomes effective on April 7, 2008.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) authority to issue 
rules on aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States 
Code. Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the authority of the FAA to 
issue, rescind, and revise the rules. This rulemaking is promulgated 
under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, Part 
A, Air Commerce and Safety, Subpart III, Safety, section 44701, General 
Requirements. Under section 44701 the FAA is charged with prescribing 
regulations setting the minimum standards for practices, methods, and 
procedures necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is 
within the scope of that authority because it will set the minimum 
level of safety to operate the Mitsubishi MU-2B.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E8-5470 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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