[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 183 (Friday, September 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54448-54449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21812]


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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 New Information Collection Activity, Request 
for Comments; Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations for 
Boeing 737 Airplanes and for All Part 125 Airplanes

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

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(OMB) to approve a new information collection. The FAA would amend the 
regulations governing flight data recorders to increase the number of 
digital flight data recorder parameters for certain Boeing airplanes.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 18, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney on (202) 267-9895, or by 
e-mail at: Carla.Mauneyfaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations for 
Boeing 737 Airplanes and for All Part 125 Airplanes.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0616.
    Form(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 2,960 Respondents.
    Frequency: This is a passive information collection.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: This is a passive 
information collection activity. Responses are recorded automatically 
in the aircraft's digital flight data recorder.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1 hour annually.
    Abstract: The FAA would amend the regulations governing flight data 
recorders to increase the number of digital flight data recorder 
parameters for certain Boeing airplanes. This change is based on safety 
recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board following 
its investigations of two accidents and several incidents involving 
737s.
    Addresses: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. 
Carla Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200, 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 September 12, 2008.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. E8-21812 Filed 9-18-08; 8:45 am]
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