
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26318-26319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11044]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Fatigue 
Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structures

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 December 22, 2014. To obtain type certification of a 
rotorcraft, an applicant must show that the rotorcraft complies with 
specific certification requirements. To show compliance, the applicant 
must submit substantiating data.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 8, 2015.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson at (202) 267-1416, or 
by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0752.

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    Title: Fatigue Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structures.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of an information 
collection.
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on December 22, 2014 (79 FR 76438). To obtain type 
certification of a rotorcraft, 14 CFR part 29 requires an applicant to 
submit substantiating data to show that the rotorcraft complies with 
specific certification requirements. FAA engineers or designated 
engineer representatives from industry will review the required data 
submittals to determine if the rotorcraft complies with the applicable 
minimum safety requirements for fatigue critical rotorcraft metallic 
structures and that the rotorcraft has no unsafe features in the 
metallic structures.
    Respondents: 17 total applicants for type certification of 
rotorcraft over a 27 year period.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 320 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 269 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2015.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2015-11044 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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