DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
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.
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 20, 2013, vol. 78, no. 97, page 29426. The information collected is needed for applicants' noise certification compliance reports in order to demonstrate compliance with 14 CFR Part 36.
DATES:
Written comments should be submitted by September 9, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by email at:
Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number:
2120–0659.
Title:
Noise Certification Standards for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and Subsonic Transport Category Large Airplanes.
Form Numbers:
There are no FAA forms associated with this collection of information.
Type of Review:
Renewal of an information collection.
Background:
The information collected is needed for applicants' noise certification compliance reports in order to demonstrate compliance with 14 CFR Part 36, which is implemented under the Aircraft Noise Abatement Act of 1968. An 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 compliance with regulations.
Respondents:
Approximately 10 applicants annually.
Frequency:
Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response:
135 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,350 hours.
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
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov,
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.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 2, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services Division, AES–200.