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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Notice of Intent To Request Approval From the Office of 
Management and Budget of a New Information Collection Activity, Request 
for Comments; Human Response to Aviation Noise in National Parks

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information 
collection. The data from this research are critically important for 
establishing the scientific basis for air tour management policy 
decisions in the National Parks as mandated by the National Parks Air 
Tour Management Act of 2000 (NPATMA).

DATES: Please submit comments by May 17, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney on (202) 267-9895, or by 
e-mail at: Carla.Mauney@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Human Response to Aviation Noise in National Parks.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Form(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: A total of 19,440 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected one time per respondent.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 15 minutes per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 4,860 hours annually.
    Abstract: The data from this research are critically important for 
establishing the scientific basis for air tour management policy 
decisions in the National Parks as mandated by the National Parks Air 
Tour Management Act of 2000 (NPATMA). The research expands on previous 
aircraft noise dose-response work by using a wider variety of survey 
methods, by including different site types and visitor experiences from 
those previously measured, and by increasing site type replication.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20591.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2010.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2010-5865 Filed 3-17-10; 8:45 am]
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