[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 46405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18290]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New 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 for a new information collection.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 included a mandate to
begin collection of operational data from Air Ambulance operators. FAA
is to summarize the data and report to Congress no later than February
14, 2014, and annually thereafter.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 30, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by
email at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
Background: The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 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. 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 currently unacceptably high
helicopter air ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by
Congress.
Respondents: 73 helicopter air ambulance certificate holders.
Frequency: Information is collected quarterly.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,352 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 July 24, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-18290 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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