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 on

October 30, 1997 [62 FR 58858].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Judith Street, ABC-100; Federal Aviation Administration; 800

Independence Avenue, S.W.;

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Washington, DC 20591; Telephone number (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 71.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0620.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals, business or other for-profit

organizations.

Abstract: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3507(d)), the FAA submitted these requirements to OMB. As a

result, an emergency clearance of the information collection

requirement (No. 2120-0620) has been approved through February 28,

1998.

SFAR 71, which became effective on October 26, 1994, applies to air

tour operators in the state of Hawaii. Under the SFAR, both Part 91 and

Part 135 operators are required to provide a passenger safety briefing

on water ditching procedures, use of required flotation equipment, and

emergency egress from the aircraft in event of a water landing.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 6,977 hours.

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 Departments 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 January 15, 1998.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 98-1421 Filed 1-21-98; 8:45 am]

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