Notices. Notice and request for comments
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BILLING CODE 4910-13-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Training and Qualification Requirements for Check Airmen and Flight Instructors AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)approval to renew an information collection. The **Federal Register** Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on October 26, 2011, vol. 76, no. 207, page 66349. The rule allows some experienced pilots who would otherwise qualify as flight instructors or check airmen, but who are not medically eligible to hold the requisite medical certificate, to perform flight instructor or check airmen functions in a simulator. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 26, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at
(405)954-9362, or by email at: *Kathy A. DePaepe @faa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 2120-0600 . *Title:* Training and Qualification Requirements for Check Airmen and Flight Instructors. *Form Numbers:* There are no FAA forms associated with this collection. *Type of Review:* Renewal of an information collection. *Background:* Federal Aviation Regulations
(FAR)Parts 121.411(d), 121.412(d), 135.337(d), and 135.338(d) require the collection of this data. This collection is necessary to insure that instructors and check airmen have completed necessary training and checking required to perform instructor and check airmen functions. *Respondents:* Approximately 3,000 check airmen and flight instructors. *Frequency:* Information is collected on occasion. *Estimated Average Burden per Response:* 15 seconds. *Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 13 hours. 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 the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov,* or faxed to
(202)395-6974, or mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. *Public Comments Invited:* You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including
(a)whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance;
(b)the accuracy of the estimated burden;
(c)ways for FAA to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and
(d)ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection. Issued in Washington, DC on December 19, 2011. Albert R. Spence, FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services Division, AES-200. [FR Doc. 2011-33054 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]