[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84453-84454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28485]


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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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on October 21, 2020. The collection involves the noise 
certification regulations for subsonic aircraft. Without this data 
collection, the FAA would be unable to make the required noise 
certification compliance finding.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Liu by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-267-4748.

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.
    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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on October 21, 2020 (85 FR 67089). 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 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; and
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: $25,000 per applicant or cumulative 
total $350,000 per year for 14 applicants.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on December 18, 2020.
Sandy Liu,
Engineer, Office of Environment and Energy, Noise Division (AEE-100).
[FR Doc. 2020-28485 Filed 12-23-20; 8:45 am]
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