[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65453-65454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25714]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0819]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: National Sleep 
Study

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 for a new information collection. 
The collection involves study on relationships between aircraft noise 
events and the probability of waking up.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Dr. Natalia Sizov, The FAA Policy, International Affairs 
and Environment, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591.
    By fax: 202-267-5594.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Natalia Sizov by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-3553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Title: National Sleep Study.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
    Background: The main purpose of the National Sleep Study is to 
collect nationally representative information on the effects of 
aircraft noise on sleep and to derive exposure-response relationships 
between aircraft noise and

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its effect on communities around United States civilian airports. This 
Study will collect information about single aircraft noise events 
levels and the probability of resident's waking up. The FAA will use 
the information from this collection to derive the empirical data to 
inform any potential updates to or validation of the national aviation 
noise policy.
    Respondents: Approximately 4,400 respondents to 25,000 postal 
surveys (18% response rate). From among these survey respondents, 
approximately 400 respondents (9.1%) will be recruited into the field 
study.
    Frequency: Response to the postal survey, and participation in the 
field study, will be a one-time event.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The postal survey will take 
an estimated 8.25 minutes to complete. The field study will take an 
estimated 2 hours and 33 minutes of active participation across 5 study 
days to complete.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden 
for the postal survey is 302 hours and 30 minutes in each of the two 
years of the study, and 510 hours for field study.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2019.
Rebecca Cointin,
Executive Director (Acting), FAA Office of Environment & Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-25714 Filed 11-26-19; 8:45 am]
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