[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69152-69153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28391]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection: AST Collection of Voluntary 
Lessons Learned From External Sources

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection. 
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
July 14, 2010, vol. 75, no. 134, page 40863. The FAA/AST will collect 
lessons learned from members of the commercial space

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industry in order to carry out the safety responsibilities in 49 U.S.C. 
Chapter 701 Section 70103 (c).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 10, 2010.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Title: AST Collection of Voluntary Lessons Learned from External 
Sources.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
    Background: The FAA/AST collects lessons learned from members of 
the commercial space industry in order to carry out the safety 
responsibilities in 49 USC Chapter 701 Section 70103 (c). These 
responsibilities include ``encourage, facilitate, and promote the 
continuous improvement of the safety of launch vehicles designed to 
carry humans.'' The FAA/AST collects and shares lessons learned between 
members of the amateur rocket community, experimental permit holders, 
licensed launch and reentry operators, and licensed launch and reentry 
site operators to ensure the safe and successful outcome of launch 
activities, allowing AST to meet our public safety goals without 
creating a regulatory burden.
    Respondents: Approximately 20 members of the commercial space 
industry.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.

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.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2010.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2010-28391 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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