Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
Federal Register: December 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 248)
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection(s): Performance and Handling Requirements for Rotorcraft
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 September 23, 2010, vol. 75, no. 184, page 58014. The FAA requires that certain performance information be provided in the
Rotorcraft Flight Manual in order to show compliance to the regulatory requirements. The flight manual, by regulation, must be furnished with each aircraft.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 27, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Scott on (202) 267-9895, or by e-mail at: Carla.Scott@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120-0726.
Title: Performance and Handling Requirements for Rotorcraft.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: In order to determine that a rotorcraft is a safe vehicle, an applicant for a type certificate must show compliance to specific minimum requirements. In order to show compliance, an applicant must substantiate the type design through analysis, testing, design limitations, and other acceptable means. This substantiation requires that certain performance information for safe operation of the rotorcraft be presented, in the form of tables, diagrams, or charts, in the flight manual. FAA engineers and designated engineers review the required data submittals to determine that the rotorcraft complies with the minimum safety requirements for rotorcraft performance and that the rotorcraft has no unsafe features.
Respondents: Approximately 4 normal or transport category rotorcraft certification applicants.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 22 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 December 20, 2010.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES-200.
FR Doc. 2010-32585 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am
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