Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department of

Transportation's (DOT) intention to request a reinstatement, without

change, of a previously approved information collection for which

approval has expired. Comments are Invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Department, including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate

of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance

the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology. The Federal Register Notice with

a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection

of information was published on April 8, 1996 [FR 61, page 15556-

15557].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before September

26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Judith Street, Federal Aviation

Administration, Corporate Information Division, ABC-100, 800

Independence Ave., SW., (202) 267-9895, Washington, DC 20591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Airplane Operator Security--FAR 108.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0098.

Type of Request: Reinstatement without change, a previously

approved information collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Entities: Air carriers.

Abstract: FAR Part 108 requires air carriers to check radiation

leakage on x-ray equipment used for property security screening at

least annually, evaluate and record personal dosimeter readings

monthly, and report aircraft piracy as part of the required security

program, and maintain security training records.

Number of Respondents: 266.

Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 10,823 hours.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 1996.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States, Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 96-21927 Filed 8-27-96; 8:45 am]

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