[Federal Register: October 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 202)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review, Request 
for Comments; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection Activity, 
Use of Certain Personal Oxygen Concentrator (POC) Devices on Board 
Aircraft

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) renewal of a current 
information collection. The rule requires passengers who intend to use 
an approved POC to present a physician statement before boarding. The 
flight crew must then inform the pilot-in-command that a POC is on 
board.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 21, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Street on (202) 267-9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
    Title: Use of Certain Personal Oxygen Concentrator (POC) Devices on 
Board Aircraft.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0702.
    Forms(s): None.
    Affected Public: A total of 1,735,000 airline passengers and 
personnel.
    Frequency: The information is conducted on an as-needed basis.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Response: Approximately 0.1 hours per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 172,694 hours annually.
    Abstract: The rule requires passengers who intend to use an 
approved POC to present a physician statement before boarding. The 
flight crew must then inform the pilot-in-command that a POC is on 
board.

ADDRESSES: 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 estimates 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 October 14, 2005.
Judith D. Street,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Information Systems and 
Technology Services Staff, ABA-20.
[FR Doc. 05-21003 Filed 10-19-05; 8:45am]

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