[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29801-29802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09668]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2023-1114]


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. 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 July 7, 2023.

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

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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 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 15 total applicants per year.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Estimated 200 hours per 
applicant for the compliance report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: $20,160 per applicant or cumulative 
total $302,400 per year for 15 applicants.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2023.
Sandy Liu,
Engineer, Office of Environment and Energy, Noise Division (AEE-100).
[FR Doc. 2023-09668 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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