
[Federal Register: April 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 76)]
[Notices]               
[Page 20874-20875]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current 
information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on November 13, 2009, vol. 74, no. 218, page 
58676-58677. This rulemaking established requirements for the FAA's 
authority to issue Experimental Permits for reusable suborbital rockets 
to authorize launches for the purpose of research and development, crew 
training and showing compliance with the regulations.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 21, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Experimental Permits for Reusable Suborbital Rockets.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0722.
    Form(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
    Affected Public: An estimated 10 respondents.
    Frequency: This information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 18.6 hours per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 2,567 hours annually.
    Abstract: The FAA has imposed requirements for obtaining an 
Experimental Permit as required by the Commercial Space Launch 
Amendments Act of 2004. This rulemaking established requirements for 
the FAA's new authority to issue Experimental Permits for reusable

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suborbital rockets to authorize launches for the purpose of research 
and development, crew training and showing compliance with the 
regulations.

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.
    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 April 14, 2010.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2010-9173 Filed 4-20-10; 8:45 am]
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