[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65133-65134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22694]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0986]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter Air 
Ambulance Operator Reports

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 collection involves the requirement for Helicopter Air 
Ambulance Operators to report certain information to the FAA. The FAA 
collects 14 pieces of data from helicopter air ambulance operators, 8 
of which are mandated in the report to Congress. We collect data on the 
following: number of helicopters, helicopter base locations, number of 
hours the helicopters are flown, number of patients transported, number 
of transportation requests accepted or denied, number of accidents, 
number of instrument flight hours flown, number of night flight hours 
flown, number of incidents, and the rate of accidents or incidents per 
100,000 flight hours. The information to be collected will be used in 
helping the FAA develop risk mitigation strategies and provide 
information to Congress.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 14, 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: Tom Luipersbeck by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 615-202-9683.

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: 2120-0761.
    Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports.
    Form Numbers: 2120-0756.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (The Act)

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mandates that all helicopter air ambulance operators must begin 
reporting the number of flights and hours flown, along with other 
specified information, during which helicopters operated by the 
certificate holder were providing helicopter air ambulance services. 
See Public Law 112-95, Sec. 306, 49 U.S.C. 44731. The Act further 
mandates that not later than 2 years after the date of enactment, and 
annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a 
report containing a summary of the data collected.
    The helicopter air ambulance operational data provided to the FAA 
will be used by the agency as background information useful in the 
development of risk mitigation strategies to reduce the helicopter air 
ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by Congress. The 
information requested is limited to the minimum necessary to fulfill 
these new reporting requirements mandated by the Act and as developed 
by FAA. The amount of data required to be submitted is proportional to 
the size of the operation.
    Respondents: 62 Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies per size of 
operation.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 738 Hours for all operators.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2020.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy Integration Branch, AFS-270.
[FR Doc. 2020-22694 Filed 10-13-20; 8:45 am]
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