82 FR 50932 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Information Collection: FAA Aircraft Noise Complaint and Inquiry System (FAA Noise Portal)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 211 (November 2, 2017)

Page Range		50932-50932
FR Document		2017-23890

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 for a voluntary information collection. The collection is part of FAA's goal to more effectively and efficiently address noise complaints or inquiries it receives. The collection includes information such as name, email address, street or cross street, city, state, zip code and a description of the aircraft noise complaint or inquiry. The level of information to be collected is necessary to allow FAA to respond to the noise complaint or inquiry. Currently, the FAA receives noise complaints or inquiries in many formats sent to many different people in the agency. This collection will provide clear points of entry at the FAA regional and headquarters level for the public to submit noise complaints or inquiries using a web based system with consistent collection fields that will populate a national database.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection: FAA Aircraft Noise Complaint 
and Inquiry System (FAA Noise Portal)

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 for a voluntary information 
collection. The collection is part of FAA's goal to more effectively 
and efficiently address noise complaints or inquiries it receives. The 
collection includes information such as name, email address, street or 
cross street, city, state, zip code and a description of the aircraft 
noise complaint or inquiry. The level of information to be collected is 
necessary to allow FAA to respond to the noise complaint or inquiry. 
Currently, the FAA receives noise complaints or inquiries in many 
formats sent to many different people in the agency. This collection 
will provide clear points of entry at the FAA regional and headquarters 
level for the public to submit noise complaints or inquiries using a 
web based system with consistent collection fields that will populate a 
national database.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 2, 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: 
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Title: FAA Aircraft Noise Complaint and Inquiry System (FAA Noise 
Portal).
    Form Numbers: There are no forms.
    Type of Review: This is clearance of new information collection.
    Background: The purpose of the FAA Noise Portal is to allow the FAA 
to more efficiently and effectively respond to and address noise 
complaints or inquiries in a clear, consistent and repeatable manner 
that is responsive to the public and applies the best use of FAA 
resources. Currently, there is no clear FAA process or point of entry 
for the public to submit noise complaints/inquiries. As a result, the 
public noise complaints are forwarded within the FAA until the 
appropriate person or organization responds to it. This creates a delay 
in FAA responses to the public.
    A public link to the FAA Noise Portal collection will be posted on 
each of the nine FAA regional Web sites and the FAA Headquarters Noise 
Ombudsman Web site for members of the public who want to submit an 
aircraft related noise complaint or inquiry to the FAA. The FAA Noise 
Portal includes required and optional fields for the public to 
complete. Once completed, the information is automatically sent to the 
FAA Regional Administrators Office or Noise Ombudsman who in turn 
assigns it to the appropriate FAA office to respond to the complaint 
within a specified time frame. All incoming complaints/inquiries are 
automatically entered into an FAA database that can be tracked to 
ensure timely responses and queried for informational purposes.
    The Web sites will also identify and provide links to other 
entities responsible for addressing aircraft noise related issues 
(e.g., airports, military, helicopters) and will contain links to 
pertinent aircraft noise related policy, environmental or community 
involvement documents. In addition, the Web sites will contain a 
mailing address and phone number for those members of the public who 
wish to mail a postal letter or use a voice prompt and recording system 
option to complete the required fields included in the FAA Noise 
Portal.
    Respondents: Generally, any member of the public in the United 
States with a valid email address who believes the FAA is the 
appropriate entity to answer their aircraft noise complaint or inquiry.
    Frequency: Members of the public are not limited to the number of 
times they can submit a complaint/inquiry to the FAA.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Fifteen minutes to enter the 
complaint or inquiry into the FAA Noise Portal fields.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 11,250 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2017.
Barbara L. Hall,
Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance Lead, Performance, Policy, and 
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
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be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ Notice and request for
ACTION: repeatable manner that is responsive to
privacy. comments. the public and applies the best use of
Docket: Background documents or FAA resources. Currently, there is no
comments received may be read at SUMMARY: In accordance with the clear FAA process or point of entry for
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA the public to submit noise complaints/
Follow the online instructions for invites public comments about our inquiries. As a result, the public noise
accessing the docket or go to the Docket intention to request the Office of complaints are forwarded within the
Operations in Room W12–140 of the Management and Budget (OMB) FAA until the appropriate person or
West Building Ground Floor at 1200 approval for a voluntary information organization responds to it. This creates
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, collection. The collection is part of a delay in FAA responses to the public.
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday FAA’s goal to more effectively and A public link to the FAA Noise Portal
through Friday, except Federal holidays. efficiently address noise complaints or collection will be posted on each of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: inquiries it receives. The collection nine FAA regional Web sites and the
Deana Stedman, AIR–673, Federal includes information such as name, FAA Headquarters Noise Ombudsman
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind email address, street or cross street, city, Web site for members of the public who
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356, state, zip code and a description of the want to submit an aircraft related noise
email deana.stedman@faa.gov, phone aircraft noise complaint or inquiry. The complaint or inquiry to the FAA. The
(425) 227–2148; or Alphonso level of information to be collected is FAA Noise Portal includes required and
Pendergrass, ARM–200, Office of necessary to allow FAA to respond to optional fields for the public to
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation the noise complaint or inquiry. complete. Once completed, the
Administration, 800 Independence Currently, the FAA receives noise information is automatically sent to the
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, complaints or inquiries in many formats FAA Regional Administrators Office or
email alphonso.pendergrass@faa.gov, sent to many different people in the Noise Ombudsman who in turn assigns
phone (202) 267–4713. agency. This collection will provide it to the appropriate FAA office to
This notice is published pursuant to clear points of entry at the FAA regional respond to the complaint within a
14 CFR 11.85. and headquarters level for the public to specified time frame. All incoming
submit noise complaints or inquiries complaints/inquiries are automatically
Issued in Renton, Washington, on October
using a web based system with entered into an FAA database that can
27, 2017.
consistent collection fields that will be tracked to ensure timely responses
Victor Wicklund,
populate a national database. and queried for informational purposes.
Manager, Transport Standards Branch.
DATES: Written comments should be The Web sites will also identify and
Petition for Exemption submitted by January 2, 2018. provide links to other entities
Docket No.: FAA–2017–0976. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA responsible for addressing aircraft noise
Petitioner: Bombardier Inc. at the following address: Barbara Hall, related issues (e.g., airports, military,
Section of 14 CFR Affected: Federal Aviation Administration, ASP– helicopters) and will contain links to
§ 25.1447(c)(1). 110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort pertinent aircraft noise related policy,
Description of Relief Sought: Worth, TX 76177. environmental or community
ombardier requests an exemption to Public Comments Invited: You are involvement documents. In addition,
allow for the automatic deployment of asked to comment on any aspect of this the Web sites will contain a mailing
oxygen dispensing units to occur at a information collection, including (a) address and phone number for those
higher pressure altitude than that whether the proposed collection of members of the public who wish to mail
required by 14 CFR 25.1447(c)(1) on information is necessary for FAA’s a postal letter or use a voice prompt and
BD–700–2A12 (Global 7000) and BD– performance; (b) the accuracy of the recording system option to complete the
700–2A13 (Global 8000) airplanes. estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to required fields included in the FAA
Bombardier proposes that during enhance the quality, utility and clarity Noise Portal.
operations at airports with elevations of the information collection; and (d) Respondents: Generally, any member
more than 13,800 feet above sea level, ways that the burden could be of the public in the United States with
the FAA allow the required oxygen minimized without reducing the quality a valid email address who believes the
dispensing units to be automatically of the collected information. The agency FAA is the appropriate entity to answer
presented to the occupants before the will summarize and/or include your their aircraft noise complaint or inquiry.
cabin pressure altitude exceeds 17,000 comments in the request for OMB’s Frequency: Members of the public are
feet rather than 15,000 feet. clearance of this information collection. not limited to the number of times they
[FR Doc. 2017–23860 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: can submit a complaint/inquiry to the
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Barbara Hall by email at: FAA.
Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940– Estimated Average Burden per
594–5913. Response: Fifteen minutes to enter the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION complaint or inquiry into the FAA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Noise Portal fields.
OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX.
Federal Aviation Administration Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Title: FAA Aircraft Noise Complaint
11,250 hours.
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Agency Information Collection and Inquiry System (FAA Noise Portal).
Form Numbers: There are no forms. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26,
Activities: Requests for Comments; 2017.
Clearance of a New Information Type of Review: This is clearance of
new information collection. Barbara L. Hall,
Collection: FAA Aircraft Noise
Background: The purpose of the FAA Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance Lead,
Complaint and Inquiry System (FAA Performance, Policy, and Records
Noise Portal is to allow the FAA to more
Noise Portal) Management Branch, ASP–110.
efficiently and effectively respond to
AGENCY:Federal Aviation and address noise complaints or [FR Doc. 2017–23890 Filed 11–1–17; 8:45 am]
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted by January 2, 2018.
Contact		Barbara Hall by email at: [email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.
FR Citation		82 FR 50932

82 FR 50932 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Information Collection: FAA Aircraft Noise Complaint and Inquiry System (FAA Noise Portal)

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