
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75671-75672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29686]


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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: Information 
Regarding Ferry Flights in On-Demand Operations

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 
August 30, 2013, vol. 78, no. 169, pages 53817-53818. The collection 
involves an assessment of the number of ferry flights typically 
conducted by on-demand air carriers and the costs associated with those 
flights. The information to be collected will be used to conduct a 
benefit cost analysis in connection with rulemaking as required by 
Congress.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Zhu at (202) 267-4110 or by 
email at: martin.zhu@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Title: Information Regarding Ferry Flights in On-Demand Operations.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this specific 
collection of information.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
    Background: In response to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 
2012 (Public Law 112-95), the FAA will initiate a rulemaking to change 
part 91 tail-end ferry flight limitations and rest requirements. The 
rule would apply part 135 flight limitations and rest requirements to 
today's part 91 tail-end ferry flights (a part 91 flight following the 
last part 135 flight in a duty period). The FAA will use the results of 
this collection of information as the basis for the cost and benefit 
estimate of the proposed rule. The FAA requests comments on the 
proposed questions below in order to help assess costs.

Survey Questions

    1. How many total part 135 operations do you have annually?
    2. For comparative purposes, how many aircraft are flown in your 
part 135 services?
    3. How many tail-end ferry flights flown under part 91 would be 
curtailed if pilots need to fly under part 135 of rest and duty 
requirements?
    4. What percentage of these tail-end ferry flights would be 
accounted as single-pilot flights?
    5. Would another crewmember fly the aircraft to its destination?
    6. What would be the average cost of tail-end ferries flown under 
part 91 rules?
    7. What would be the average cost of tail-end ferries flown under 
part 135 rest and duty rules?
    8. Please itemize key cost-drivers to comply with the proposed 
rule.
    Respondents: Part 135 operators conducting part 91 tail-end ferry 
flight. We estimate 2,155 of part 135 operators have such operations.
    Frequency: One time.

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    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total One-Time Burden: 2,155 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 6, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-29686 Filed 12-11-13; 8:45 am]
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