[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66347-66348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27713]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Requests for Comments: 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection; Hazardous 
Materials Training Requirements

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 August 24, 2011, vol. 76, no. 164, page 53024-53025. The 
collection involves requirements for certain repair stations to provide 
documentation showing that persons handling hazmat for transportation 
have been trained following DOT guidelines.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 25, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by 
e-mail at: Kathy A. DePaepe @faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0705.
    Title: Hazardous Materials Training Requirements.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The FAA, as prescribed in 14 CFR parts 121 and 135, 
requires certificate holders to submit manuals and hazmat training 
programs, or revisions to an approved hazmat training program to obtain 
initial and final approval as part of the FAA certification process. 
Original certification is completed in accordance with 14 CFR part 119. 
Continuing certification is completed in accordance with part 121 and 
part 135. The FAA uses the approval process to determine compliance of 
the hazmat training programs with the applicable regulations, national 
policies and safe operating practices. The FAA must ensure that the 
documents adequately establish safe operating procedures.
    Respondents: Approximately 2,772 operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 7 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6,900 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

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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 October 20, 2011.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2011-27713 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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