[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 235 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 74225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28510]


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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 September 19, 2008, vol. 73, no. 183, page 
54448-54449. 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 January 5, 2009.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Revisions to Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations for 
Boeing 737 Airplanes and 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: An estimated 2,960 Respondents.
    Frequency: This information is collected on occasion.
    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: 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 the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of 
Transportation/(FAA), and sent via electronic mail to [email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20503. 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 November 24, 2008.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
 [FR Doc. E8-28510 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am]
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