
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 22020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08623]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Critical Parts for 
Airplane Propellers

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 for a new information collection. 
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published on 
January 28, 2013, vol. 78, no. 18, pages 5859-5860. The Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) is amending the airworthiness standards 
for airplane propellers. This action will define what a propeller 
critical part is, require the identification of propeller critical 
parts by the manufacturer, and establish engineering, manufacture, and 
maintenance processes for those parts. These processes will be required 
to be recorded and maintained within company manuals. The intended 
effect of this rule is to ensure the continued airworthiness of 
propeller critical parts by requiring a system of processes to identify 
and manage these parts throughout their service life. Adopting this 
rule will eliminate regulatory differences between part 35 and European 
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) propeller critical parts requirements, 
thereby simplifying airworthiness approvals for exports.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 11, 2013.

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-XXXX.
    Title: Critical Parts for Airplane Propellers.
    Form Numbers: There are no forms associated with this information 
collection activity.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
    Background: On December 1, 2011, FAA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking titled ``Critical Parts for Airplane Propellers'' (76 FR 
74749). This activity contains new Paperwork Reduction Act 
recordkeeping requirements that were not addressed in that notice of 
proposed rulemaking, and which are addressed here. The rule will 
require that U.S. companies who manufacture critical parts for airplane 
propellers update their manuals to record engineering, manufacture, and 
maintenance processes for propeller critical parts. The required manual 
updates will be used by the propeller manufacturer to show compliance 
with the propeller critical parts requirements. There are currently 
three U.S. companies who will be required to revise their manuals to 
include these processes.
    Respondents: Three manufacturers.
    Frequency: This is a one time requirement.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 40 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.

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.
    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 April 8, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-08623 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
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