
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86768-86769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28890]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Mitsubishi MU-
2B Series Airplane Special Training, Experience, and Operating 
Procedures

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 a previously approved 
information collection. The collection of information is necessary to 
document participation, completion, and compliance with the pilot 
training program for the MU-2B under the newly published subpart N of 
part 91 which will replace SFAR No. 108.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 3, 2017.

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 by email at: 
Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0725.
    Title: Mitsubishi MU-2B Series Airplane Special Training, 
Experience, and Operating Procedures.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal 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 September 26, 2016 (81 FR 66119). There were no 
comments. In response to the increasing number of accidents and 
incidents involving the Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplane, the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) began a safety evaluation of the MU-2B in 
July of 2005. As a result of this safety evaluation, the FAA issued 
Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 108--Mitsubishi MU-2B Series 
Special Training, Experience, and Operating Requirements on February 6, 
2008. This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) established a 
standardized pilot training program. The collection of information is 
necessary to document participation, completion, and

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compliance with the pilot training program for the MU-2B under the 
newly published subpart N of part 91 which will replace SFAR No. 108.
    Respondents: Approximately 600 pilots.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 25, 2016.
Ronda L. Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy & 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2016-28890 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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