[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 427-428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28897]


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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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on May 8, 2023.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 2, 2024.

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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: The collection involves the noise 
certification regulations of 14 CFR part 36 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 in 49 U.S.C. 44715. 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.
    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 May 8, 2023 (FR 29801). 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 December 28, 2023.
Sandy Liu,
Engineer, Office of Environment and Energy, Noise Division (AEE-100).
[FR Doc. 2023-28897 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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