[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83675-83676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28226]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0563]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aircraft Noise 
Certification Documents for International Operations

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

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collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on June 5, 2020. The collection aids to make the aircraft 
noise certification information easily accessible to the flight crew 
and presentable upon request to the appropriate foreign officials for 
international airline operation of U.S. carriers. The information to be 
collected upholds the U.S. obligations under the Convention on 
International Civil Aviation and for which FAA policy comply with 
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and 
Recommended Practices to the maximum extent practicable. Thus the FAA 
has adopted ICAO's Standards and Recommended Practices as US 
regulations as a means of compliance with Annex 16 and requires noise 
documentation be carried on board aircraft that leave the United 
States.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 21, 2021.

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: Sandy R. Liu by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-4748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0737.
    Title: Aircraft Noise Certification Documents for International 
Operations.
    Form Numbers: None. Reference: ICAO Annex 16, Vol.1--Aircraft 
Noise, Eighth edition (July 2017) Attachment G for format.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on June 5, 2020 (85 FR 34711). On March 2, 2010, the FAA 
published the final rule Notice No. 91-312, Aircraft Noise 
Certification Documents for International Operations (75 FR 9327). It 
requires operators that fly outside the United States, using aircraft 
subject to ICAO, Annex 16, Volume 1, to carry aircraft noise 
certification information on board the aircraft. This collection is 
needed to ensure consistent international compliance with the ICAO, 
Annex 16, Volume 1, Amendment 8 that requires certain noise information 
be carried on board the aircraft. This information must be easily 
accessible to the flight crew and presentable upon request to the 
appropriate foreign National Aviation Authority (NAA) officials. The 
collection is mandatory based on U.S. regulations and international 
standards.
    Respondents: Operators of U.S. registered civil aircraft flying 
outside the United States.
    Frequency: 70 airplanes.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 25 minutes (0.42 hours).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: $25 per airplane x 70 airplanes 
affected = $1,750.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2020.
Sandy Liu,
Engineer, Noise Division, Office of Environment and Energy, Noise 
Division (AEE-100).
[FR Doc. 2020-28226 Filed 12-21-20; 8:45 am]
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