[Federal Register: June 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 107)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 27 and 29
[Docket No.: FAA-2006-25414; Amendment Nos. 27-44 and 29-51]
RIN 2120-AH87
Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for Rotorcraft;
Notice of Approval for Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; Office of Management and Budget approval for
information collection.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval of the information collection requirement for the final
rule entitled Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for
Rotorcraft (Amendments 27-44 and 29-51), published February 29, 2008.
DATES: The FAA received OMB approval for the information collection
requirements for Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for
Rotorcraft, effective March 25, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Trang, Rotorcraft Standards
Staff, ASW-111, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Texas
76193-0111; telephone (817) 222-5135; facsimile (817) 222-5961, e-mail
jeff.trang@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 29, 2008, the FAA published the
final rule, ``Performance and Handling Qualities Requirements for
Rotorcraft'' (73 FR 10987). The rule provided new and revised
airworthiness standards for normal and transport category rotorcraft
due to technological advances in design and operational trends in
normal and transport rotorcraft performance and handling qualities. The
rule contained information collection requirements that had not yet
been approved by OMB at the time of publication. In the DATES section
of the rule, the FAA noted that affected parties did not need to comply
with the information collection requirements until OMB approved the
FAA's request to collect the information.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OMB
approved the information collection request, without change, on March
25, 2008, and assigned OMB Control Number 2120-0726. This notice
informs affected parties that effective March 25, 2008, the information
collection requirements for Performance and Handling Qualities
Requirements for Rotorcraft (Amendments 27-44 and 29-51) are approved.
This information collection approval expires on March 31, 2011.
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules on aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701, ``General
requirements,'' Section 44702, ``Issuance of Certificates,'' and
section 44704, ``Type certificates, production certificates, and
airworthiness certificates.'' Under section 44701, the FAA is charged
with prescribing regulations and minimum standards for practices,
methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in
air commerce. Under section 44702, the FAA may issue various
certificates including type certificates, production certificates, and
airworthiness certificates. Under section 44704, the FAA shall issue
type certificates for aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and
specified appliances when we find that the product is properly designed
and manufactured, performs properly, and meets the regulations and
minimum prescribed standards. This regulation is within the scope of
that authority because it promotes safety by updating the existing
minimum prescribed standards used during the type certification process
to reflect the enhanced performance and handling quality capabilities
of rotorcraft.
Issued in Washington, DC, May 27, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E8-12363 Filed 6-2-08; 8:45 am]
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