[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58676-58677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27272]


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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; Experimental Permits for Reusable 
Suborbital Rockets

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. This rulemaking established requirements for 
the FAA's authority to issue Experimental Permits for reusable 
suborbital rockets to authorize launches for the purpose of research 
and development, crew training and showing compliance with the 
regulations.

DATES: Please submit comments by January 12, 2010.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of an approved 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0722.
    Form(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 10 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 18.6 hours per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 2,567 hours annually.
    Abstract: The FAA has imposed requirements for obtaining an 
Experimental Permit as required by the Commercial Space Launch 
Amendments Act of 2004. This rulemaking established requirements for 
the FAA's new authority to issue Experimental Permits for reusable 
suborbital rockets to authorize launches for the purpose of research 
and development, crew training and showing compliance with the 
regulations.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation

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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 he 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 5, 2009.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. E9-27272 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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