# 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 May 15, 2008, vol. 73, no. 95, page 28182. Aircraft operators seeking operational approval to conduct RVSM operations within the 48 contiguous United States (U.S.), Alaska and a portion of the Gulf of Mexico must submit an application to the Certificate Holding District Office.
**DATES:**
Please submit comments by September 8, 2008.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Carla Mauney at *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)**
*Title:* FAA Research and Development Grants.
*Type of Request:* Extension without change of an approved collection.
*OMB Control Number:* 2120-0679.
*Forms(s):* There are no FAA forms associated with this collection.
*Affected Public:* An estimated 2,275 Respondents.
*Frequency:* This information is collected on occasion.
*Estimated Average Burden per Response:* Approximately 30 hours per response.
*Estimated Annual Burden Hours:* An estimated 68,250 hours annually.
*Abstract:* Aircraft operators seeking operational approval to conduct RVSM operations within the 48 contiguous United States (U.S.), Alaska and a portion of the Gulf of Mexico must submit an application to the Certificate Holding District Office.
**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 July 30, 2008.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services Division, AES-200.