
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 73916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29237]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: National Air 
Tour Safety Standards

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on September 24, 2013, vol. 78, no. 185, page 58597. A final 
rule published on February 13, 2007 (72 FR 6883) set safety and 
oversight rules for a broad variety of sightseeing and commercial air 
tour flights. This final rule improved the overall safety of commercial 
air tours by requiring all air tour operators to abide by the safety 
provisions found in 14 CFR Part 136.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 8, 2014.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0717.
    Title: National Air Tour Safety Standards.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: This final rule set safety and oversight rules for a 
broad variety of sightseeing and commercial air tour flights. The FAA 
uses the information it collects and reviews to ensure compliance and 
adherence to regulations and, if necessary, take enforcement action on 
violators of the regulations.
    Respondents: 3,480 pilots and air tour operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30,321 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 December 2, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-29237 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
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