[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67089-67090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23238]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0997]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Noise 
Certification Standards for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and Subsonic 
Transport Category Large 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. The collection involves the noise certification regulations 
for aircraft. This includes information collection requirements for the 
noise certification of subsonic aircraft--jet airplanes and subsonic 
transport category large airplanes, small propeller driven airplanes 
and rotorcraft. The information collected are the results of noise 
certification tests that demonstrate compliance with 14 CFR part 36. 
The original information collection was implemented to show compliance 
in accordance with the Aircraft Noise Abatement Act of 1968; that 
statute is now part of the overall codification of the FAA's regulatory 
authority over aircraft noise. The noise compliance report is used by 
the FAA in making a finding that the airplane is in noise compliance 
with the regulations. These compliance reports are required only once 
when an applicant wants to certificate an aircraft type. Without this 
data collection, the FAA would be unable to make the required noise 
certification compliance finding.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Sandy Liu, Attn: AEE-100, 800 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20591.
    By fax: 202-267-5594.
    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: Sandy Liu by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-4748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0659.
    Title: Noise Certification Standards for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and 
Subsonic Transport Category Large Airplanes.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The aircraft noise information collected are the 
results of noise certification tests that demonstrate compliance with 
14 CFR part 36. The original information collection was implemented to 
show compliance in accordance with the Aircraft Noise Abatement Act of 
1968; that statute is now part of the overall codification of the FAA's 
regulatory authority over aircraft noise in 49 U.S.C. 44715. For this 
renewal, the FAA proposes to maintain this PRA collection at 14 total 
noise certification projects per year. Each applicant's collected 
information is incorporated into a noise compliance report that is 
provided to and approved by the FAA. The noise compliance report is 
used by the FAA in making a

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finding that the airplane is in noise compliance with the regulations. 
These compliance reports are required only once when an applicant wants 
to certificate an aircraft type. Without this data collection, the FAA 
would be unable to make the required noise certification compliance 
finding.
    Respondents: Aircraft manufacturer/applicant seeking type 
certification.
    Frequency: Estimated 14 total applicants per year.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Estimated 200 hours per 
applicant for the compliance report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: $25,000 per applicant or cumulative 
total $350,000 per year for 14 applicants.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2020.
Sandy Liu,
Engineer, Office of Environment and Energy, Noise Division (AEE-100).
[FR Doc. 2020-23238 Filed 10-20-20; 8:45 am]
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