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

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Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on a

six-months emergency collection of information request was published in

62 FR 43020, August 11, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 13, 1998.

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: Survey of Domestic and Foreign Repair Stations.

OMB Control Number: 2120-0617.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Affected Public: 449 Repair Stations.

Abstract: The FAA plans to conduct a survey of domestic and foreign

repair stations. The House Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure has proposed Part 145 legislation ``Aircraft Repair

Stations Safety Act of 1997'' (and sister bill being introduced in the

Senate) to revoke the 1998 amendment to FAR Part 145, thereby

subjecting foreign repair stations to the same requirements as domestic

repair stations. In order to address issues raised by the Committee,

the FAA plans to conduct a study which will include an economic

analysis of domestic and foreign repair stations to determine whether

maintenance jobs are being moved overseas at a more rapid rate than

work is coming into the U.S. The survey will provide real data to be

used in the analysis.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 898 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 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 January 8, 1998.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 98-918 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]

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