[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 3742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01002]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0059]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Extended
Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-Engine 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. A final rule published on January 16, 2007 codified
previous practices that permitted certificated air carriers to operate
two-engine airplanes over long range routes. The FAA uses this
information collection to ensure that aircraft for long range flights
are equipped to minimize diversions, to preclude and prevent diversions
in remote areas, and to ensure that all personnel are trained to
minimize any adverse impacts of a diversion.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 23, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: Sandra Ray, Federal Aviation Administration, Policy
Integration Branch AFS-270, 1187 Thorn Run Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis,
PA 15108.
By fax: 412-239-3063.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy McClain by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-4112.
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: 2120-0718.
Title: Extended Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-Engine Airplanes.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: The final rule codified the previous practices that
permitted certificated air carriers to operate two-engine airplanes
over these long-range routes and extended the procedures for extended
operations to all passenger-carrying operations on routes beyond 180
minutes from an alternate airport. This option is voluntary for
operators and manufacturers. The FAA uses this information collection
to ensure that aircraft for long range flights are equipped to minimize
diversions, to preclude and prevent diversions in remote areas, and to
ensure that all personnel are trained to minimize any adverse impacts
of a diversion.
Respondents: Approximately 20 Operators and 4 Manufacturers and 7
future operators.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Burden per Operator varies
per operation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 36,536 Hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2020.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy Integration Branch, AFS-270.
[FR Doc. 2020-01002 Filed 1-21-20; 8:45 am]
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