[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20271]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2024-1416]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter 
Air Ambulance Operator Reports

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 1, 2024. The collection involves the requirement for 
Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators to report certain information to the 
FAA. The FAA collects 14 pieces of data from helicopter air ambulance 
operators, 8 of which are mandated in the report to Congress. We 
collect data on the following: number of helicopters, helicopter base 
locations, number of hours the helicopters are flown, number of 
patients transported, number of transportation requests accepted or 
denied, number of accidents, number of instrument flight hours flown, 
number of night flight hours flown, number of incidents, and the rate 
of accidents or incidents per 100,000 flight hours. The information to 
be collected will be used in helping the FAA develop risk mitigation 
strategies and provide information to Congress.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 9, 2024.

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: Sandra L. Ray by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: 412-546-7344.

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: 2120-0761.
    Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports.
    Form Numbers: 2120-0756.
    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 1, 2024 (89 FR 35299). The FAA Modernization and 
Reform Act of 2012 (The Act) mandates that all helicopter air ambulance 
operators must begin reporting the number of flights and hours flown, 
along with other specified information, during which helicopters 
operated by the certificate holder were providing helicopter air 
ambulance services. See Public Law 112-95, sec. 306, 49 U.S.C. 44731. 
The Act further mandates that not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, a report containing a summary of the data 
collected.
    The helicopter air ambulance operational data provided to the FAA 
will be used by the agency as background information useful in the 
development of risk mitigation strategies to reduce the helicopter air 
ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by Congress. The 
information requested is limited to the minimum necessary to fulfill 
these new reporting requirements mandated by the Act and as developed 
by FAA. The amount of data required to be submitted is proportional to 
the size of the operation.
    Respondents: 65 Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies per size of 
operation.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 765 Hours for all operators.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2024.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, AFS-260.
[FR Doc. 2024-20271 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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