[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74840-74841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30887]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Use of Certain 
Personal Oxygen Concentrator (POC) Devices on Board Aircraft

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 September 23, 2011, vol. 76, no. 185, page 59184-59185. A 
Special Federal Aviation Regulation requires passengers

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who intend to use an approved POC to present a physician statement 
before boarding. The flight crew must then inform the pilot-in-command 
that a POC is on board.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 3, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0702.
    Title: Use of Certain Personal Oxygen Concentrator (POC) Devices on 
Board Aircraft.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: A pilot in command is required to be apprised when a 
passenger brings a POC on board the aircraft, and passengers who have a 
medical need to use a POC during flight are required to possess a 
signed physician statement describing the oxygen therapy needed, to 
determine whether an inflight diversion to an airport may be needed in 
the event the passenger's POC fails to operate or the aircraft 
experiences cabin pressurization difficulties, and to verify the need 
for the device, the oxygen therapy needed to be provided by use of the 
POC, and the oxygen needs of the passenger in case of emergency.
    Respondents: Approximately 1,735,000 passengers.
    Frequency: Information is collected as needed.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 172,694 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 22, 2011.
Jonathan E. Jones,
Acting Program Manager, IT Enterprises Business Services Division, AES-
200.
[FR Doc. 2011-30887 Filed 11-30-11; 8:45 am]
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