[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 54285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22250]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Rotorcraft 
External Load Operator Certificate Application

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on June 21, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 119, page 36171. Information 
required from the public by 14 CFR part 133 is used by the FAA to 
process the operating certificate as a record of aircraft authorized 
for use, and to monitor Rotorcraft External-Load Operations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 30, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Scott on (202) 385-4293, or by 
e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0044.
    Title: Rotorcraft External Load Operator Certificate Application.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 8710-4.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The information required by 14 CFR Part 133 is used by 
the FAA to process the operating certificate as a record of aircraft 
authorized for use, and to monitor Rotorcraft External-Load Operations. 
FAA Form 8710-4, Rotorcraft External-Load Operator Certificate 
Application, provides a record of surveillance activities when 
completed by an inspector. If the information was not collected, FAA 
would not be able to meet its regulatory responsibilities under Part 
133.
    Respondents: Approximately 4,000 applicants.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2.26 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,268 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 August 22, 2011.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2011-22250 Filed 8-30-11; 8:45 am]
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