[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26610-26611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10346]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Operations 
Specifications, Part 129 Application

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 a previously approved 
information collection. The FAA assesses the information collected and 
issues operations specifications to foreign air carriers. These 
operations specifications assure the foreign air carrier's ability to 
navigate and communicate safely within the U.S. National Airspace 
System.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ronda 
Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024.
    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: Ronda Thompson by email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0749.
    Title: Operations Specifications, Part 129 Application.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The final rule published in 2013, clarified and 
standardized the rules for applications by foreign air carriers and 
foreign persons for operations specifications issued under 14 CFR part 
129 and established standards for amendment, suspension and termination 
of those operations specifications. The final rule also applied to 
foreign air carriers and foreign persons operating U.S.-registered 
aircraft in common carriage solely outside the United States. This 
action was necessary to update the process for issuing operations 
specifications, and it established a regulatory basis for current 
practices, such as amending, terminating, and suspending operations 
specifications.
    Respondents: Approximately 25 new applicants annually.

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    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 75 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2016.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-10346 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]
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