# Agency Information Collection Activity Seeking OMB Approval
**AGENCY:**
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) revision of a current information collection. The *Federal Register* Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on August 8, 2006, vol. 71, no. 152, pages 45092-45093. The Administrator has determined based on evaluation of previous accidents and other incidents that certain events involving malfunctions and defects may be precursors to the recurrence of these accidents. As a result, operators and repair stations are required to report any malfunctions and defects to the Administrator.
**DATES:**
Please submit comments by January 11, 2007.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Carla Mauney at *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)**
*Title:* Service Difficulty Report.
*Type of Request:* Extension without change of a currently approved collection.
*OMB Control Number:* 2120-0663.
*Forms(s):* 8070-1.
*Affected Public:* An estimated 7,695 Respondents.
*Frequency:* This information is collected on occasion.
*Estimated Average Burden Per Response:* Approximately 48 minutes per response.
*Estimated Annual Burden Hours:* An estimated 6,107 hours annually.
*Abstract:* The Administrator has determined based on evaluation of previous accidents and other incidents that certain events involving malfunctions and defects may be precursors to the recurrence of these accidents. As a result, operators and repair stations are required to report any malfunctions and defects to the Administrator.
**ADDRESSES:**
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to *[email protected]* or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
*Comments are invited on:* Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2006.
Carl Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Strategy and Investment Analysis Division, AIO-20.