
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 13708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05002]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Extended 
Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-Engine Airplanes

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 and revise a previously 
approved information collection. A final rule published on January 16, 
2007 codified previous practices that permitted certificated air 
carriers to operate two-engine airplanes over long-range routes. The 
FAA uses this information collection to ensure that aircraft for long 
range flights are equipped to minimize diversions, to preclude and 
prevent diversions in remote areas, and to ensure that all personnel 
are trained to minimize any adverse impacts of a diversion.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ronda 
Thompson, Room 441, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson by email at: 
Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0718.
    Title: Extended Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-Engine Airplanes.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The final rule codified the previous practices that 
permitted certificated air carriers to operate two-engine airplanes 
over these long-range routes and extended the procedures for extended 
operations to all passenger-carrying operations on routes beyond 180 
minutes from an alternate airport. This option is voluntary for 
operators and manufacturers. The FAA uses this information collection 
to ensure that aircraft for long range flights are equipped to minimize 
diversions, to preclude and prevent diversions in remote areas, and to 
ensure that all personnel are trained to minimize any adverse impacts 
of a diversion.
    Respondents: Approximately 21 Operators and Manufacturers.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 7 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 109,382 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2017.
Ronda L. Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2017-05002 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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