
[Federal Register: July 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 134)]
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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; AST Collection of Voluntary Lessons Learned From External 
Sources

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 FAA/AST will collect lessons learned from members of 
the commercial space industry in order to carry out the safety 
responsibilities in 49 U.S.C Chapter 701 Section 70103(c).

DATES: Please submit comments by September 13, 2010.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: AST Collection of Voluntary Lessons Learned from External 
Sources.
    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 20 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1 hour per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 30 hours annually.
    Abstract: The FAA/AST collects lessons learned from members of the 
commercial space industry in order to carry out the safety 
responsibilities in 49 U.S.C Chapter 701 Section 70103(c). These 
responsibilities include ``encourage, facilitate, and promote the 
continuous improvement of the safety of launch vehicles designed to 
carry humans.'' The FAA/AST collects and shares lessons learned between 
members of the amateur rocket community, experimental permit holders, 
licensed launch and reentry operators, and licensed launch and reentry 
site operators to ensure the safe and successful outcome of launch 
activities, allowing AST to meet our public safety goals without 
creating a regulatory burden.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Scott, 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 July 8, 2010.
Carla Scott,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2010-17132 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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