[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 15769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06045]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0819]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: National Sleep 
Study

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 collection involves study on relationships between aircraft noise 
events and the probability of awakening.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2019-0819 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your 
comments electronically.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, 
West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket 
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493-2251.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Doyle by email at: 
sean.doyle@faa.gov; phone: 202-267-3493.

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-XXXX.
    Title: National Sleep Study.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
    Background: As part of FAA's broader noise research program, the 
National Sleep Study has been designed to collect nationally 
representative information on the effects of aircraft noise on sleep 
and to derive exposure-response relationships between aircraft noise 
and its effect on communities around United States civilian airports. 
This Study will collect information from residents living near airports 
to determine their probability of awakening due to aircraft noise 
exposure. The FAA will use the information from this collection to 
derive the empirical data to inform any potential updates to or 
validation of the national aviation noise policy. Further information 
on National Sleep Study as part of the FAA's noise research program was 
also made available through a separate notice 86 FR 2722.
    Respondents: Approximately 4,400 respondents to 25,000 postal 
surveys (18% response rate). From among these survey respondents, 
approximately 400 respondents (9.1%) will be recruited into the field 
study.
    Frequency: Response to the postal survey, and participation in the 
field study, will be a one-time event.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The postal survey will take 
an estimated 8.25 minutes to complete. The field study will take an 
estimated 2 hours and 33 minutes of active participation across 5 study 
days to complete.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden 
for the postal survey is 302 hours and 30 minutes in each of the two 
years of the study, and 510 hours for field study.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Kevin Welsh,
Executive Director, FAA Office of Environment & Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-06045 Filed 3-23-21; 8:45 am]
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