
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 55709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23192]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Human Response 
to Aviation Noise in Protected Natural Areas Survey

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 June 22, 2015. This research is important for establishing 
the scientific basis for air tour management policy decisions in the 
National Parks as mandated by the National Parks Air Tour Management 
Act of 2000.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 16, 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: 2120-0744.
    Title: Human Response to Aviation Noise in Protected Natural Areas 
Survey.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this request.
    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 June 22, 2015 (80 FR 35693). The data from this 
research are critically important for establishing the scientific basis 
for air tour management policy decisions in the National Parks as 
mandated by the National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000 
(NPATMA). The research expands on previous aircraft noise dose-response 
work by using a wider variety of survey methods, by including different 
site types and visitor experiences from those previously measured, and 
by increasing site type replication.
    Respondents: Approximately 16,800 visitors to National Parks 
annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,200 hours annually.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2015.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2015-23192 Filed 9-15-15; 8:45 am]
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