[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 81009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33043]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: General 
Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey

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 October 26, 2011, vol. 76, no. 207, page 66346-66347. 
Respondents to this survey are owners of general aviation aircraft. 
This information is used by FAA, NTSB, and other government agencies, 
the aviation industry, and others for safety assessment, planning, 
forecasting, cost/benefit analysis, and to target areas for research.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 26, 2012.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 2120-0060.
    Title: General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: Title 49, United States Code, empowers the Secretary of 
Transportation to collect and disseminate information relative to civil 
aeronautics, to study the possibilities for development of air commerce 
and the aeronautical industries, and to make long-range plans for, and 
formulate policy with respect to, the orderly development and use of 
the navigable airspace, radar installations and all other aids for air 
navigation. Respondents to this survey are owners of general aviation 
aircraft. This information is used by FAA, NTSB, and other government 
agencies, the aviation industry, and others for safety assessment, 
planning, forecasting, cost/benefit analysis, and to target areas for 
research.
    Respondents: Approximately 83,500 owners of general aviation 
aircraft.
    Frequency: Information is collected annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 13,000 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 December 19, 2011.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2011-33043 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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