[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42547-42548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17613]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Damage 
Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite Rotorcraft Structures

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. To obtain type certification of a rotorcraft, an applicant 
must show that the rotorcraft complies with specific certification 
requirements. To show compliance, the applicant must submit 
substantiating data.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 17, 2012.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0753.
    Title: Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite 
Rotorcraft Structures.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The ``Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of 
Composite Rotorcraft Structures'' final rule (76 FR 74655) revised 
parts 27 and 29 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations to add 
new certification standards for normal and transport category 
rotorcraft to address advances in structural damage tolerance and 
fatigue substantiation technology for composite rotorcraft structures. 
To obtain type certification of a rotorcraft, an applicant must show 
that the rotorcraft complies with specific certification requirements. 
To show compliance, the applicant must submit substantiating data. FAA 
engineers or designated engineer representatives from industry review 
the required data submittals to determine if the rotorcraft complies 
with the applicable minimum safety requirements for damage tolerance 
and fatigue evaluation of composite structures and that the rotorcraft 
has no unsafe features in the composite structures.
    Respondents: 6 applicants for certification for 10.5 part 27 
rotorcraft and 6 part 29 rotorcraft.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion. The total burden 
estimate has been calculated over a 27 year analysis period.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 178 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 109 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy 
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, AES-200, 6500 S. 
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
    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

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comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 12, 2012.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2012-17613 Filed 7-18-12; 8:45 am]
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