[Federal Register: June 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 107)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of 
Management, and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection 
Activity, Request for Comments; Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report

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 (OMB) to approve a current 
information collection. Wildlife strike data are collected to develop 
standards and monitor hazards to aviation. Data identify wildlife 
strike control requirements and provide in-service data on aircraft 
component failure.
    On March 19, 2009 [74 FR 11698], the FAA proposed that bird strike 
information voluntarily reported to the Agency and entered into the 
FAA's Wildlife Hazard Database be designated by an FAA order as 
protected from public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of 
14 CFR part 193, under 49 U.S.C. 40123. Comments from the public and 
aviation industry were solicited through April 20, 2009. Review of the 
comments found that the majority came from individuals who did not 
support protection of the data. The aviation industry provided very few 
comments and also showed little support. The FAA decided not to proceed 
with the Part 193 protection for the wildlife strike database. This 
notice seeks comments on the new adjusted burden imposed by the data 
collection based on more current figures than those reported when the 
collection was previously approved in 2007.

DATES: Please submit comments by August 4, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney on (202) 267-9895, or by 
e-mail at: Carla.Mauney@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report.

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    Type of Request: Revision of an approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0045.
    Forms(s): Form 5200-7.
    Affected Public: A total of 7,666 Respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 5 minutes per 
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 613 hours annually.
    Abstract: Wildlife strike data are collected to develop standards 
and monitor hazards to aviation. Data identify wildlife strike control 
requirements and provide in-service data on aircraft component failure. 
The FAA form 5200-7, Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report, is most often 
completed by the pilot-in-charge of an aircraft involved in a wildlife 
collision or by Air Traffic Control Tower personnel, or other airline 
or airport personnel who have knowledge of the incident.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20591.
    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 he 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 May 27, 2009.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. E9-12973 Filed 6-4-09; 8:45 am]

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