[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7772-7773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02390]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0701]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Operations 
Specifications, Part 129 Application

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 June 23, 2022. There were no comments. The FAA assesses 
the information collected and issues operations specifications to 
foreign air carriers. These operations specifications assure the 
foreign air carrier's ability to navigate and communicate safely within 
the U.S. National Airspace System.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 8, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danuta Pronczuk or Paul Thoren by 
email at: [email protected]; phone: 202-267-0923; 
[email protected]; phone: 424-405-7819.

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.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0749.
    Title: Operations Specifications, Part 129 Application.
    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 June 23, 2022 (87 FR 37545). The final rule published 
in 2011, clarified and standardized the rules for applications by 
foreign air carriers and foreign persons for operations specifications 
issued under 14 CFR part 129 and established standards for amendment, 
suspension and termination of those operations specifications. The 
final rule also applied to foreign air carriers and foreign persons 
operating U.S.-registered aircraft in common carriage solely outside 
the United States. This action was necessary to update the process for 
issuing operations specifications, and it established a regulatory 
basis for current practices, such as amending, terminating, and 
suspending operations specifications.
    Respondents: Approximately 29 new applicants annually and 451 
existing foreign air carriers and foreign persons annually.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 27 Hours for new applicants. 
47 hours for existing applicants.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 783 hours for new applicants and 
21,197 hours for existing applicants.


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    Issued in Washington, DC.
Timothy R. Adams,
Flight Standards Service Acting Deputy Director, Safety Standards.
[FR Doc. 2023-02390 Filed 2-3-23; 8:45 am]
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