[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 64006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25507]


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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; National Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Field Study

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In response to a Congressional directive to conduct a flight 
attendant fatigue study, FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, will 
initiate a comprehensive analysis of fatigue in flight attendants 
across a range of operational conditions.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 28, 2008.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: National Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Field Study.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Forms(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 210 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information will be collected daily for one month.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 45 minutes per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 4,725 hours.
    Abstract: In response to a Congressional directive to conduct a 
flight attendant fatigue study, FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical 
Institute, will initiate a comprehensive analysis of fatigue in flight 
attendants across a range of operational conditions. The specific goals 
of this project are to systematically assess activity patterns, 
fatigue, and performance on- and off-duty in 210 flight attendants of 
various levels of seniority from US-based network, low-cost, and 
regional carriers embarking on domestic and extended international 
flights.

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 October 20, 2008.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
 [FR Doc. E8-25507 Filed 10-27-08; 8:45 am]
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