[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 19211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07071]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2020-0059]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a 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 an information 
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on January 22, 2020. The collection involves information 
related to Extended Operations of Multi Engine Airplanes. 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 6, 2020.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy McClain by email at: 
Timothy.McClain@faa.gov; phone: 202-267-4112

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on January 22, 2020 (85 FR 3742). 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 20 Operators and 4 Manufacturers and 7 
future operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Burden per Operator varies 
per operation.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 36,536 Hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2020.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy Integration Branch, AFS-270.
[FR Doc. 2020-07071 Filed 4-3-20; 8:45 am]
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