Notice of Proposal To Discontinue Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS), 34911-34912 [2018-15632]
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safety reporting; preparation and
retention of manuals; maintenance of
current aircraft and pilot records; flight
scheduling; pilot-in-command
designation; passenger safety briefings
(oral and on information cards);
preparation of proving-test programs;
provision of drug and alcohol misuse
education; and various personnel,
maintenance, and minimum equipment
list documentation. These requirements
help ensure that these operators have
procedures in place to facilitate
compliance with the requirements of the
rule.
Information is collected electronically
to the extent practicable, and the FAA
likewise encourages and facilitates
electronic recordkeeping. The FAA uses
an automated Operations Specifications
subsystem to issue management
specifications to fractional ownership
program managers. This system allows
management companies to
electronically generate and
electronically sign the management
specifications. Use of this automated
system is required for the fractional
ownership programs. While legal
contractual documents, passenger
briefing cards, and certain manuals
must be kept in paper form for legal and
safety reasons, all other records and
reports mandated by 91K can be created,
transmitted and retained electronically.
The FAA will use the information it
reviews and collects to evaluate the
effectiveness of the program and make
improvements as needed, and ensure
compliance and adherence to the
minimum safety standards of these
regulations.
Respondents: 8 fractional aircraft
program managers/operators.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
13,736 hours, or 1,717 hours per
respondent.
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.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17,
2018.
Karen Shutt,
Manager, Performance, Policy, and Records
Management Branch, ASP–110.
[FR Doc. 2018–15728 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2018–0649]
Notice of Proposal To Discontinue
Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory
Service (HIWAS)
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The FAA is requesting public
comment on the agency’s proposal to
discontinue the Hazardous Inflight
Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
identified by Docket Number FAA–
2018–0649 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://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 (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–001.
• Hand Deliver or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140, West Building Ground
Floor, 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.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instruction for
accessing the docket or Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building, Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
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between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeff Black, Flight Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, Telephone (202) 267–6500;
email jeff.black@faa.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16,
2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Hazardous Inflight
Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) is a
continuous broadcast of weather
advisories over a limited nationwide
network of VORs that provide pilots
with meteorological information relating
to hazardous weather. Since the early
1980s, the broadcast, available in
various locations of the contiguous
United States (CONUS) allows pilots to
access hazardous weather while inflight
without going through a Flight Service
specialist. HIWAS was conceived when
there was a large demand for inflight
briefings from specialists and wait times
could be extremely long. HIWAS
alleviated the workload of the
specialists and helped to reduce wait
times for pilots. At that time, pilots had
no other choice but to contact Flight
Service to obtain hazardous weather
updates for the route of flight. Originally
created by specialists using scripts,
HIWAS is now produced using text to
voice technology.
With the advent of the internet and
other technology, the demand for
inflight services from Flight Service
specialists has declined. Staffing was
3,000+ specialists in more than 300
facilities during the early 1980s and
now consists of three hub facilities. In
2018, radio contacts dropped to less
than 900 per day from an average of
10,000 radio contacts per day.
Demand for inflight services has
diminished since the inception of
HIWAS while access has never been
greater, which indicates that pilots are
migrating to other means of obtaining
inflight weather advisories. Currently,
multiple sources are available that
provide access to weather and
aeronautical information to pilots in the
cockpit, often presented in a graphical
format, making it easier to visualize
what is going on along the route of
flight. Pilots no longer need to contact
a Flight Service specialist to adhere to
14 CFR 91.103 and maintain awareness
of hazardous weather advisories along
their route of flight.
As part of FAA efforts to modernize
and streamline service delivery, the
agency is interested in receiving
comments on elimination of the
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Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory
Service.
Dates: Comments must be received by
August 22, 2018.
Steven Villanueva,
Director of Flight Service, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–15632 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket Number DOT–NHTSA–2018–0075]
Notice and Request for Comments
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. Before a Federal
agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB
approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed
collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatement of
previously approved collections.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–
NHTSA–2018–0075] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruby Li, Office of Traffic Records and
Analysis, Mathematical Analysis
Division, (NSA–210), W55–208, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Ms. Li’s telephone number is
(202) 366–6736. Please identify the
relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
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SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The National Survey of the Use
of Booster Seats.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0644.
Type of Request: Collection of
observed child restraint use data.
Abstract: The National Survey of the
Use of Booster Seats is conducted to
respond to Section 14(i) of the
Transportation Recall Enhancement,
Accountability, and Documentation
(TREAD) Act of 2000. The Act directs
the Department of Transportation to
reduce deaths and injuries (among
children in the 4- to 8-year old age
group that are caused by failure to use
a booster seat) by twenty-five percent.
Conducting the National Survey of the
Use of Booster Seats provides the
Department with invaluable information
on use and non-use of booster seats,
helping the Department to improve its
outreach programs to ensure that
children are protected to the greatest
extent possible when they ride in motor
vehicles. The OMB approval for this
survey is scheduled to expire on 5/31/
19. NHTSA seeks an extension to this
approval to obtain this important survey
data, save more children, and help to
comply with the TREAD Act
requirement.
Affected Public: Motorists in
passenger vehicles at gas stations, fast
food restaurants, and other types of sites
frequented by children during the time
in which the survey is conducted.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 4,800 adult motorists in
passenger vehicles at gas stations, fast
food restaurants, and other types of sites
frequented by children during the time
in which the survey is conducted.
Frequency: Every other year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 340 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$8,276.
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 the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department 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.
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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1:48.
Terry T. Shelton,
Associate Administrator, National Center for
Statistics and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2018–15694 Filed 7–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA–2018–0034]
Extension of Comment Period on a
Previously Approved Information
Collection
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments; Extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
NHTSA is extending the
comment period for the proposed
collection of information titled ‘‘State
Data Transfer for Vehicle Crash Data.’’
NHTSA published a 60-day notice
requesting comment on this proposed
collection on September 14, 2018.
DATES: The comment period for this
collection is extended: written
comments must be received on or before
September 14, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. NHTSA–2018–
0034 through one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Frenchik, Office of Data
Acquisition, Safety Systems
Management Division (NSA–0130),
Room W53–303, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Mr.
Frenchik’s telephone number is (202)
366–0641. Please identify the relevant
collection of information by referring to
its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
30, 2018, NHTSA published a 60-day
Paperwork Reduction Act notice
requesting commenton the proposed
information collection titled ‘‘State Data
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2018-0649]
Notice of Proposal To Discontinue Hazardous Inflight Weather
Advisory Service (HIWAS)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is requesting public comment on the agency's proposal
to discontinue the Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS).
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2018-
0649 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://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 (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-001.
Hand Deliver or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, 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.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instruction
for accessing the docket or 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Black, Flight Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20591, Telephone (202) 267-6500; email [email protected].
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) is
a continuous broadcast of weather advisories over a limited nationwide
network of VORs that provide pilots with meteorological information
relating to hazardous weather. Since the early 1980s, the broadcast,
available in various locations of the contiguous United States (CONUS)
allows pilots to access hazardous weather while inflight without going
through a Flight Service specialist. HIWAS was conceived when there was
a large demand for inflight briefings from specialists and wait times
could be extremely long. HIWAS alleviated the workload of the
specialists and helped to reduce wait times for pilots. At that time,
pilots had no other choice but to contact Flight Service to obtain
hazardous weather updates for the route of flight. Originally created
by specialists using scripts, HIWAS is now produced using text to voice
technology.
With the advent of the internet and other technology, the demand
for inflight services from Flight Service specialists has declined.
Staffing was 3,000+ specialists in more than 300 facilities during the
early 1980s and now consists of three hub facilities. In 2018, radio
contacts dropped to less than 900 per day from an average of 10,000
radio contacts per day.
Demand for inflight services has diminished since the inception of
HIWAS while access has never been greater, which indicates that pilots
are migrating to other means of obtaining inflight weather advisories.
Currently, multiple sources are available that provide access to
weather and aeronautical information to pilots in the cockpit, often
presented in a graphical format, making it easier to visualize what is
going on along the route of flight. Pilots no longer need to contact a
Flight Service specialist to adhere to 14 CFR 91.103 and maintain
awareness of hazardous weather advisories along their route of flight.
As part of FAA efforts to modernize and streamline service
delivery, the agency is interested in receiving comments on elimination
of the
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Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service.
Dates: Comments must be received by August 22, 2018.
Steven Villanueva,
Director of Flight Service, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-15632 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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