[Federal Register: December 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 238)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current 
information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on August 8, 2006, vol. 71, no. 152, pages 
45092-45093. The Administrator has determined based on evaluation of 
previous accidents and other incidents that certain events involving 
malfunctions and defects may be precursors to the recurrence of these 
accidents. As a result, operators and repair stations are required to 
report any malfunctions and defects to the Administrator.

DATES: Please submit comments by January 11, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Service Difficulty Report.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0663.
    Forms(s): 8070-1.
    Affected Public: An estimated 7,695 Respondents.
    Frequency: This information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden Per Response: Approximately 48 minutes per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 6,107 hours annually.
    Abstract: The Administrator has determined based on evaluation of 
previous accidents and other incidents that certain events involving 
malfunctions and defects may be precursors to the recurrence of these 
accidents. As a result, operators and repair stations are required to 
report any malfunctions and defects to the Administrator.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/
FAA, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or 
faxed to (202) 395-6974.
    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 December 5, 2006.
Carl Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Strategy and Investment 
Analysis Division, AIO-20.
[FR Doc. 06-9628 Filed 12-11-06; 8:45am]

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