[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 76438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29901]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fatigue 
Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic 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 February 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy 
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 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 comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0752
    Title: Fatigue Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structures.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: To obtain type certification of a rotorcraft, 14 CFR 
part 29 requires an applicant to 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 will review the required data submittals 
to determine if the rotorcraft complies with the applicable minimum 
safety requirements for fatigue critical rotorcraft metallic structures 
and that the rotorcraft has no unsafe features in the metallic 
structures. The FAA is requiring an applicant to submit the compliance 
methodology for the FAA to assure that the rotorcraft has no unsafe 
fatigue characteristics.
    Respondents: 17 total applicants for type certification of 
rotorcraft over a 27 year period.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 320 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 269 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 17, 2014.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2014-29901 Filed 12-19-14; 8:45 am]
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