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, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information

Collection (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collection of information was published in 62

FR 28916, May 28, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Street, ABC-100; Federal

Aviation Administration; 800 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC

20591; Telephone number (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Pilot's Opinion Survey.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0612.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

FORM(s): N/A.

Affected Public: Individuals (a maximum of 6,700 licensed pilots

with current medical certificates).

Abstract: In accordance with the Government Performance and Results

Act of 1993 (GPRA) and Executive Order No. 12862, which mandate

surveying customer satisfaction, the FAA is seeking to better

understand pilots' opinions of the air traffic management and weather

information services they receive. This information will be used by the

FAA to track national airspace system service performance and identify

trends and areas for improvement. It will also be used to support the

FAA's work prioritization and resource allocation efforts.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 1675.

Addressee: Send comments to the Office of Information and

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

NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention FAA Desk Officer.

Comments are Invited on: 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; 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 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.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 24, 1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-28954 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]

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