
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20093-20094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7934]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Specific 
Release Form

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 information garnered from a signed Specific Release 
form is used by FAA Special Agents to obtain information related to a 
specific investigation. That information is then provided to the FAA 
decision making authority to make FAA employment and/or pilot 
certification/revocation determinations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 4, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by 
email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0740.
    Title: Specific Release Form.
    Form Numbers: FAA Form 1600-81.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a current information collection.
    Background: Investigations are conducted under authority derived 
from Title 49, United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 106, 40113, 40114, 
46101, and 46104, the Aviation Drug Trafficking Control Act of 1984, 
the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, and the FAA Drug Enforcement 
Assistance Act of 1988, which is part of Public Law 100-690, also known 
as the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The public respondents Pilots, or 
FAA job applicants from whom additional information is needed to 
complete a thorough investigation. The information garnered from a 
signed Specific Release form is used by FAA Special Agents to obtain 
information related to a specific investigation. That

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information is then provided to the FAA decision making authority to 
make FAA employment and/or pilot certification/revocation 
determinations.
    Respondents: Approximately 270 subjects of investigation.
    Frequency: Information is collected as needed.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 23 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy 
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, AES-200, 6500 S. 
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
    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 March 27, 2012.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2012-7934 Filed 4-2-12; 8:45 am]
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