83 FR 48683 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Disclosure of Seat Dimensions To Facilitate the Use of Child Safety Seats on Airplanes During Passenger-Carrying Operations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 187 (September 26, 2018)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection involves each passenger carrying air carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to post on the internet website of the air carrier the maximum dimensions of a child safety seat that can be used on those aircraft. The information to be collected will be used to facilitate the use of child restraint systems onboard airplanes and is required by section 412 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-Day comment period soliciting comments on the renewal of this previously approved information collection was published on July 25, 2018. No comments were received.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48683-48684]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20872]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Disclosure of 
Seat Dimensions To Facilitate the Use of Child Safety Seats on 
Airplanes During Passenger-Carrying Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invites public comments about our 
intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to 
renew an information collection. The collection involves each passenger 
carrying air carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to post on the internet website of the air carrier 
the maximum dimensions of a child safety seat that can be used on those 
aircraft. The information to be collected will be used to facilitate 
the use of child restraint systems onboard airplanes and is required by 
section 412 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-Day comment period soliciting 
comments on the renewal of this previously approved information 
collection was published on July 25, 2018. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must reach OMB on or before October 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection renewal to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. 
Comments should be addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, 
Department of Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected], or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at: 
[email protected]; phone: (940) 594-5913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0760.
    Title: Disclosure of Seat Dimensions to Facilitate the Use of Child 
Safety Seats on Airplanes During Passenger-Carrying Operations.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Background: Section 412 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 
2012 (Pub. L. 112-95) specifically required the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) to conduct rulemaking ``[T]o require each air 
carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations to post on the internet website of the air carrier the 
maximum dimensions of a child safety seat that can be used on each 
aircraft operated by the air carrier to enable passengers to determine 
which child safety seats can be used on those aircraft.'' As a result, 
the FAA amended 14 CFR 121.311, which requires passenger carrying air 
carriers to make available on their websites the width of the widest 
passenger seat in each class of service for each make, model and series 
of airplane used in passenger-carrying operations (80 FR 58575). 
Section 412 of Public Law 112-95 requires that all air carriers provide 
this required information on their internet websites. The vast majority 
of this burden occurred on a one-time basis as air carriers initially 
provided information on their websites in order to comply with the 
regulation. After initial implementation, the only time air carriers 
need to update their websites after initial implementation is when a

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new airplane make, model, or series is introduced to an air carrier's 
fleet, or when an air carrier replaces the widest or narrowest seats 
installed on an existing airplane make, model, or series with wider or 
narrower seats. The purpose of this collection is to facilitate the use 
of child restraint systems onboard airplanes by providing greater 
information to caregivers to help them determine whether a particular 
child restraint system will fit in an airplane seat.
    Respondents: 50 part 121 air carriers.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 7 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 350 hours.
    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 the FAA's performance; (b) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 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 
request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 2018.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 
Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2018-20872 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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