Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports, 46405 [2013-18290]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of
Information Collection: Helicopter Air
Ambulance Operator Reports
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 FAA Modernization and
Reform Act of 2012 included a mandate
to begin collection of operational data
from Air Ambulance operators. FAA is
to summarize the data and report to
Congress no later than February 14,
2014, and annually thereafter.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by September 30, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by
email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX.
Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance
Operator Reports.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Clearance of a new
information collection.
Background: The FAA Modernization
and Reform Act of 2012 mandates that
all helicopter air ambulance operators
must begin reporting the number of
flights and hours flown, along with
other specified information, during
which helicopters operated by the
certificate holder were providing
helicopter air ambulance services. The
helicopter air ambulance operational
data provided to the FAA will be used
by the agency as background
information useful in the development
of risk mitigation strategies to reduce
the currently unacceptably high
helicopter air ambulance accident rate,
and to meet the mandates set by
Congress.
Respondents: 73 helicopter air
ambulance certificate holders.
Frequency: Information is collected
quarterly.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,352 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA
at the following address: Ms. Kathy
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73169.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24,
2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection
Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES–200.
[FR Doc. 2013–18290 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of
Information Collection: Information
Regarding Ferry Flights in On-Demand
Operations
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 an
assessment of the number of ferry flights
typically conducted by on-demand air
carriers and the costs associated with
those flights. The information to be
collected will be used to conduct a
benefit cost analysis in connection with
rulemaking as required by Congress.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by September 30, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Zhu at (202) 267–4110 or by
email at: martin.zhu@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX.
Title: Information Regarding Ferry
Flights in On-Demand Operations.
SUMMARY:
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Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this specific
collection of information.
Type of Review: Clearance of a new
information collection.
Background: In response to the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(Pub. L. 112–95), the FAA will initiate
a rulemaking to change part 91 tail-end
ferry flight limitations and rest
requirements. The rule would apply
part 135 flight limitations and rest
requirements to today’s part 91 tail-end
ferry flights (a part 91 flight following
the last part 135 flight in a duty period).
The FAA will use the results of this
collection of information as the basis for
the cost and benefit estimate of the
proposed rule. The FAA requests your
comments on the proposed questions
below in order to help assess costs.
Survey Questions
1. How many total part 135 operations
do you have annually?
2. For comparative purposes, how
many airplanes are flown in your part
135 services?
3. How many tail-end ferry flights
flown under part 91 would be curtailed
if pilots need to fly under part 135 of
rest and duty requirements?
4. What percentage of these tail-end
ferry flights would be accounted as
single-pilot flights?
5. Would another crewmember fly the
airplane to its destination?
6. What would be the average cost of
tail-end ferries flown under part 91
rules?
7. What would be the average cost of
tail-end ferries flown under part 135 rest
and duty rules?
8. Please itemize key cost-drivers to
comply with the proposed rule.
Respondents: Part 135 operators
conducting part 91 tail-end ferry flight.
We estimate 2,155 of part 135 operators
have such operations.
Frequency: One time.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 60 minutes.
Estimated Total One-Time Burden:
2,155 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send electronic or written
comments to the FAA at the following
address: Mr. Martin Zhu
(martin.zhu@faa.gov), Room 935,
Federal Aviation Administration, APO–
300, 800 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter Air
Ambulance Operator Reports
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 FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 included a mandate to
begin collection of operational data from Air Ambulance operators. FAA
is to summarize the data and report to Congress no later than February
14, 2014, and annually thereafter.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 30, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by
email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
Type of Review: Clearance of a new information collection.
Background: The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 mandates
that all helicopter air ambulance operators must begin reporting the
number of flights and hours flown, along with other specified
information, during which helicopters operated by the certificate
holder were providing helicopter air ambulance services. The helicopter
air ambulance operational data provided to the FAA will be used by the
agency as background information useful in the development of risk
mitigation strategies to reduce the currently unacceptably high
helicopter air ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by
Congress.
Respondents: 73 helicopter air ambulance certificate holders.
Frequency: Information is collected quarterly.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,352 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, AES-200, 6500 S.
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2013.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2013-18290 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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