[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19195]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Noise 
Certification Standards for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and Subsonic 
Transport Category Large Airplanes

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 May 20, 2013, vol. 78, no. 97, page 29426. The information 
collected is needed for applicants' noise certification compliance 
reports in order to demonstrate compliance with 14 CFR Part 36.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 9, 2013.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0659.
    Title: Noise Certification Standards for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and 
Subsonic Transport Category Large Airplanes.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection of information.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The information collected is needed for applicants' 
noise certification compliance reports in order to demonstrate 
compliance with 14 CFR Part 36, which is implemented under the Aircraft 
Noise Abatement Act of 1968. An applicant's collected information is 
incorporated into a noise compliance report that is provided to and 
approved by the FAA. The noise compliance report is used by the FAA in 
making a finding that the airplane is in compliance with regulations.
    Respondents: Approximately 10 applicants annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 135 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,350 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 2, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-19195 Filed 8-7-13; 8:45 am]
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