[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 58818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23957]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2019-0895]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Employee Assault 
Prevention and Response Plan

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 submission of Employee Assault Prevention and 
Response Plans (EAPRP) for customer service agents of certificate 
holders conducting operations under Title 14 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 121. The certificate holders will submit the 
information to be collected to the FAA for review and acceptance as 
required by Section 551 of Public Law 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization 
Act of 2018.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by December 31, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Sandra Ray, Federal Aviation Administration, Policy 
Integration Branch AFS-270, 1187 Thorn Run Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis, 
PA 15108.
    By fax: 412-239-3063.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Ronneberg by email at: 
Dan.Ronneberg@faa.gov; phone: 202-267-1612.

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: Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plan.
    Form Numbers: There are no forms associated with this collection.
    Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
    Background: On October 5, 2018, Congress enacted Public Law 115-
254, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (``the Act''). Section 551 of 
the Act required air carriers operating under 14 CFR part 121 to submit 
to the FAA for review and acceptance an Employee Assault Prevention and 
Response Plan (EAPRP) related to the customer service agents of the air 
carrier that is developed in consultation with the labor union 
representing such agents. Section 551(b) of the Act contains the 
required contents of the EAPRP, including reporting protocols for air 
carrier customer service agents who have been the victim of a verbal or 
physical assault.
    Respondents: 70 Part 121 Air Carriers.
    Frequency: Once for submission of the plan.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20 hours for air carriers 
submitting the plan for review and acceptance.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20 hours per air carriers submitting 
the plan for review and acceptance.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2019.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy Integration Branch, AFS-270.
[FR Doc. 2019-23957 Filed 10-31-19; 8:45 am]
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