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: Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum 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. Aircraft Operators seeking operational approval to conduct Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

(RVSM)operations must submit application to the FAA. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 29, 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:* 2120-0679. *Title:* Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum. *Form Numbers:* N/A. *Type of Review:* Renewal. *Background:* The authority to collect data from aircraft operators seeking operational approval to conduct Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

(RVSM)operations is contained in Part 91, Section 91.180, as established by a final rule published in the **Federal Register** on October 27, 2003 (68 FR 61304). Aircraft operators seeking operational approval to conduct RVSM operations within the 48 contiguous States of the United States (U.S.), Alaska and that portion of the Gulf of Mexico where the FAA provides air traffic services must submit their application to the Certificate Holding District Office (CHDO). The CHDO registers RVSM approved airframes in the FAA RVSM Approvals Database to track the approval status for operator airframes. Application information includes evidence of aircraft equipment and RVSM qualification information along with operational training and program elements. *Respondents:* Operators wishing to operate in RVSM airspace are required to submit application to the FAA. The FAA estimates processing 1,426 initial applications annually and 3,330 updates to existing approvals. *Frequency:* An operator must make application for initial approval to operate in RVSM airspace, or whenever requesting an update to an existing approval. *Estimated Average Burden per Response:* 4.00 hours for updates to exisiting applications and 6.8 hours for application for initial approvals. *Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 23,017 hours [(3330 × 4.00) + (1426 × 6.8)]. Issued in Fort Worth, TX on March 22, 2018. Barbara L. Hall, FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Management Branch, ASP-110. [FR Doc. 2018-06404 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am]