
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 46405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18290]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter Air 
Ambulance 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 for a new information collection. 
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 included a mandate to 
begin collection of operational data from Air Ambulance operators. FAA 
is to summarize the data and report to Congress no later than February 
14, 2014, and annually thereafter.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 30, 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: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
    Background: The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 mandates 
that all helicopter air ambulance operators must begin reporting the 
number of flights and hours flown, along with other specified 
information, during which helicopters operated by the certificate 
holder were providing helicopter air ambulance services. The helicopter 
air ambulance operational data provided to the FAA will be used by the 
agency as background information useful in the development of risk 
mitigation strategies to reduce the currently unacceptably high 
helicopter air ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by 
Congress.
    Respondents: 73 helicopter air ambulance certificate holders.
    Frequency: Information is collected quarterly.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,352 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 July 24, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-18290 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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