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: Reporting of Information Using Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin 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 FAA issues Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs) to alert, educate, and make recommendations to the aviation community and individual aircraft owners/operators on ways to improve products. They may include requests for reporting of results from requested actions/inspections. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. *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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at: *Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov;* phone: 940-594-5913. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 2120-0731. *Title:* Reporting of Information Using Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin. *Form Numbers:* There are no FAA forms associated with this collection. *Type of Review:* Renewal of an information collection. *Background:* A special airworthiness information bulletin

(SAIB)is an important tool that helps the FAA to gather information to determine whether an airworthiness directive is necessary. An SAIB alerts, educates, and make recommendations to the aviation community and individual aircraft owners and operators about ways to improve the safety of a product. It contains non-regulatory information and guidance that is advisory and may include recommended actions or inspections with a request for voluntary reporting of inspection results. *Respondents:* Approximately 1,120 owners/operators. *Frequency:* Information is collected on occasion. *Estimated Average Burden per Response:* 5 minutes. *Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 467 hours. Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on January 31, 2018. Barbara L. Hall, FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Management Branch, ASP-110. [FR Doc. 2018-02308 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am]