[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27365-27366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12618]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Reduced 
Vertical Separation Minimum

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 March 30, 2018. Aircraft Operators seeking operational 
approval to conduct Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) 
operations must submit application to the FAA.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 12, 2018.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall at (940) 594-5913, or by 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0679.
    Title: Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on March 30, 2018 (83 FR 13810). Aircraft operators 
seeking operational approval to conduct RVSM operations within the 48 
contiguous states of the United States (U.S.), Alaska, and that portion 
of the Gulf of Mexico where the FAA provides air traffic services must 
submit their application to the Certificate Holding District Office 
(CHDO). The CHDO registers RVSM approved airframes in the FAA RVSM 
Approvals Database to track the approval status for operator airframes. 
Application information includes evidence of aircraft equipment and 
RVSM qualification information along with operational training and 
program elements.
    Respondents: Operators wishing to operate in RVSM airspace are 
required to submit application to the FAA. The FAA estimates processing 
1,426 initial applications annually and 3,330 updates to existing 
approvals.
    Frequency: An operator must make application for initial approval 
to operate in RVSM airspace, or whenever

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requesting an update to an existing approval.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 4.00 hours for updates to 
existing applications and 6.8 hours for application for initial 
approvals.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 23,017 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2018.
Barbara Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-12618 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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