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: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection

Requests (ICR) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe

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

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on the following collections of information was published on

October 22, 1996 [FR 61, page 54833].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 7, 1997.

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)

1. Title: Transition to an all Stage 3 Fleet operating in the 48

contiguous United States and the District of Columbia.

OMB No. 2120-0553.

Type of Request: Extension of A Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: U.S. and foreign air carriers.

Abstract: 14 CFR Part 91 implements Sections 9308 and 9309 of the

Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990, by establishing a schedule of

reductions of Stage 2 airplanes and prohibiting their use in the

contiguous U.S. after 12/31/99. Also, it precludes the operation of

airplanes in the contiguous U.S. that

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were imported pursuant to contracts executed after 11/5/90.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 280 hours annually.

2. Title: Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Personnel Engaged

in Specified Aviation Activities.

OMB No. 2120-0571.

Type of Request: Extension of A Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: The respondents are an estimated 5,300 specified

aviation employers.

Abstract: This regulation requires specified aviation employers to

implement an FAA-approved alcohol misuse prevention program, (AMPP), to

provide the FAA with an AMPP certification statement, and to report

annually on alcohol testing results.

Burden Estimate: The estimated burden is 14,000 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

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

Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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, DC, on December 23, 1996.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-383 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]

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