[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 13264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5465]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Reporting of 
Information Using Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin

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 to renew an information 
collection. The FAA issues Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins 
(SAIBs) to alert, educate, and make recommendations to the aviation 
community and individual aircraft owners and operators about ways to 
improve the safety of a product. They may include requests for 
voluntary reporting of results from requested actions/inspections. This 
reported information is used to help the FAA assess whether a potential 
unsafe condition warrants issuance of an airworthiness directive (AD).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 9, 2011.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0731.
    Title: Reporting of Information Using Special Airworthiness 
Information Bulletin.
    Form Numbers: No FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: One of the FAA's primary functions is to require the 
correction of an unsafe condition under Title 14 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 39 for type certificated products (that is 
aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances) by means of an 
airworthiness directive (AD). A special airworthiness information 
bulletin (SAIB) is an important tool that helps the FAA to gather 
information to determine whether an AD is necessary. An SAIB alerts, 
educates, and make recommendations to the aviation community and 
individual aircraft owners and operators about ways to improve the 
safety of a product. It contains non-regulatory information and 
guidance that is advisory and may include recommended actions or 
inspections with a request for voluntary reporting of inspection 
results.
    Respondents: Approximately 1,120 owners/operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 933 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Scott, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20591.
    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 March 3, 2011.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2011-5465 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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