
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27271-27272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11228]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Commercial Air 
Tour Operator Reports

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 for full clearance an 
information collection that has been granted emergency clearance. The 
commercial air tour operational data provided to the FAA and NPS will 
be used by the agencies as background information useful in the 
development of air tour management plans and voluntary agreements for 
purposes of meeting the mandate of the National Parks Air Tour 
Management Act (NPATMA) of 2000.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 9, 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: 2120-0750
    Title: Commercial Air Tour Operator Reports
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Request for full clearance of an information 
collection that has been granted short-term emergency clearance.
    Background: The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 included 
amendments to the National Parks Air Tour Management Act (NPATMA) of 
2000. One of these amendments requires commercial air tour operators 
conducting tours over national park units to begin reporting on the 
number of operations they conduct and any such other information 
prescribed by the FAA Administrator and the Director of the National 
Park Service (NPS). The Administrator and Director have 90 days from 
date of enactment of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(enacted February 14, 2012) to jointly issue an initial request for 
reports and the specified frequency and format of these reports. OMB 
granted emergency clearance of this information collection on April 25, 
2012, expiring on October 31, 2012.
    Respondents: Approximately 75 air tour operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected quarterly, or annually for park 
units with fewer than 50 tours per year.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 11.66 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,300 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

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will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 3, 2012.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2012-11228 Filed 5-8-12; 8:45 am]
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