[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 5858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01704]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Operations
Specifications
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 for to renew an information
collection. The FAA assesses the information collected and issues
operations specifications to foreign air carriers. These operations
specifications assure the foreign air carrier's ability to navigate and
communicate safely within the U.S. National Airspace System.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 29, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by
email at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120-0749
Title: Operations Specifications.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: This rule clarifies and standardizes the rules for
applications by foreign air carriers and foreign persons for operations
specifications issued under 14 CFR part 129 and establishes new
standards for amendment, suspension and termination of those operations
specifications. This final rule also applies to foreign air carriers
and foreign persons operating U.S.-registered aircraft in common
carriage solely outside the United States. This action was necessary to
update the process for issuing operations specifications, and it
establishes a regulatory basis for current practices, such as amending,
terminating, and suspending operations specifications.
Respondents: Approximately 25 new applicants for operations
specifications annually
Frequency: Five FSDOs will receive approximately five applications
per year.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 75 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, AES-200, 6500 S.
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
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 January 22, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-01704 Filed 1-25-13; 8:45 am]
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