
[Federal Register: June 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 107)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 27 and 29

[Docket No.: FAA-2006-25414; Amendment Nos. 27-44 and 29-51]
RIN 2120-AH87

 
Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for Rotorcraft; 
Notice of Approval for Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; Office of Management and Budget approval for 
information collection.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's 
(OMB) approval of the information collection requirement for the final 
rule entitled Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for 
Rotorcraft (Amendments 27-44 and 29-51), published February 29, 2008.

DATES: The FAA received OMB approval for the information collection 
requirements for Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for 
Rotorcraft, effective March 25, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Trang, Rotorcraft Standards 
Staff, ASW-111, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Texas 
76193-0111; telephone (817) 222-5135; facsimile (817) 222-5961, e-mail 
jeff.trang@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 29, 2008, the FAA published the 
final rule, ``Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for 
Rotorcraft'' (73 FR 10987). The rule provided new and revised 
airworthiness standards for normal and transport category rotorcraft 
due to technological advances in design and operational trends in 
normal and transport rotorcraft performance and handling qualities. The 
rule contained information collection requirements that had not yet 
been approved by OMB at the time of publication. In the DATES section 
of the rule, the FAA noted that affected parties did not need to comply 
with the information collection requirements until OMB approved the 
FAA's request to collect the information.
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OMB 
approved the information collection request, without change, on March 
25, 2008, and assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0726. This notice 
informs affected parties that effective March 25, 2008, the information 
collection requirements for Performance and Handling Qualities 
Requirements for Rotorcraft (Amendments 27-44 and 29-51) are approved. 
This information collection approval expires on March 31, 2011.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety is found in 
Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes 
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General 
requirements,'' Section 44702, ``Issuance of Certificates,'' and 
section 44704, ``Type certificates, production certificates, and 
airworthiness certificates.'' Under section 44701, the FAA is charged 
with prescribing regulations and minimum standards for practices, 
methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in 
air commerce. Under section 44702, the FAA may issue various 
certificates including type certificates, production certificates, and 
airworthiness certificates. Under section 44704, the FAA shall issue 
type certificates for aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and 
specified appliances when we find that the product is properly designed 
and manufactured, performs properly, and meets the regulations and 
minimum prescribed standards. This regulation is within the scope of 
that authority because it promotes safety by updating the existing 
minimum prescribed standards used during the type certification process 
to reflect the enhanced performance and handling quality capabilities 
of rotorcraft.

    Issued in Washington, DC, May 27, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E8-12363 Filed 6-2-08; 8:45 am]

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