Rules and Regulations. Notice and request for comments

Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
Action: Notice and request for comments
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-24188

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. Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) is a program for the routine collection and analysis of digital flight data from airline operations, including but not limited to digital flight data currently collected pursuant to existing regulatory provisions. The FAA requires certificate holders who voluntarily establish approved FOQA programs to periodically provide aggregate trend analysis information from such programs to the FAA.

Dates

Written comments should be submitted by December 3, 2012.

Supplementary Information

OMB Control Number: 2120-0660. Title: Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program. Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this collection. Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection. Background: The purpose of collecting, analyzing, aggregating, and reporting this information is to identify potential threats to safety, and to enable early corrective action before such threats lead to accidents. FOQA can provide an objective source of information for FAA decision making, including identification of the need for new rulemaking based on observed trends in FOQA data. Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), Subpart 13.401, stipulates that the FAA does not use FOQA information in punitive enforcement action against an air carrier or its employees, when that air carrier has an FAA approved FOQA program. There are no legal or administrative requirements that necessitate this rule. The rule is intended to encourage the voluntary implementation of FOQA programs in the interest of safety enhancement. Respondents: 60 airline operators. Frequency: Information is collected monthly. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 720 hours.