[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21418]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of 
Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection 
Activity, Request for Comments; Flight Operational Quality Assurance 
(FOQA) Program

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 (OMB) to approve a current 
information collection, FOQA is a voluntary program for the routine 
collection and analysis of digital flight data from airplane 
operations.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 9, 2009.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of an approved 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0660.
    Forms(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 30 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1 hour 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 requires 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 tinder 14 CFR Part 193.

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 August 31, 2009.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. E9-21418 Filed 9-4-09; 8:45 am]
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