Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports
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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 May 1, 2024. The collection involves the requirement for Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators to report certain information to the FAA. The FAA collects 14 pieces of data from helicopter air ambulance operators, 8 of which are mandated in the report to Congress. We collect data on the following: number of helicopters, helicopter base locations, number of hours the helicopters are flown, number of patients transported, number of transportation requests accepted or denied, number of accidents, number of instrument flight hours flown, number of night flight hours flown, number of incidents, and the rate of accidents or incidents per 100,000 flight hours. The information to be collected will be used in helping the FAA develop risk mitigation strategies and provide information to Congress.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20271]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2024-1416]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Helicopter
Air Ambulance Operator Reports
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 May 1, 2024. The collection involves the requirement for
Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators to report certain information to the
FAA. The FAA collects 14 pieces of data from helicopter air ambulance
operators, 8 of which are mandated in the report to Congress. We
collect data on the following: number of helicopters, helicopter base
locations, number of hours the helicopters are flown, number of
patients transported, number of transportation requests accepted or
denied, number of accidents, number of instrument flight hours flown,
number of night flight hours flown, number of incidents, and the rate
of accidents or incidents per 100,000 flight hours. The information to
be collected will be used in helping the FAA develop risk mitigation
strategies and provide information to Congress.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra L. Ray by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b685a555f495a15495a427b5d5a5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4a7959a908695da86958db4929595da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: 412-546-7344.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0761.
Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance Operator Reports.
Form Numbers: 2120-0756.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on May 1, 2024 (89 FR 35299). The FAA Modernization and
Reform Act of 2012 (The Act) mandates that all helicopter air ambulance
operators must begin reporting the number of flights and hours flown,
along with other specified information, during which helicopters
operated by the certificate holder were providing helicopter air
ambulance services. See Public Law 112-95, sec. 306, 49 U.S.C. 44731.
The Act further mandates that not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, a report containing a summary of the data
collected.
The helicopter air ambulance operational data provided to the FAA
will be used by the agency as background information useful in the
development of risk mitigation strategies to reduce the helicopter air
ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by Congress. The
information requested is limited to the minimum necessary to fulfill
these new reporting requirements mandated by the Act and as developed
by FAA. The amount of data required to be submitted is proportional to
the size of the operation.
Respondents: 65 Helicopter Air Ambulance Operators.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Varies per size of
operation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 765 Hours for all operators.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2024.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, AFS-260.
[FR Doc. 2024-20271 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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