[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29785-29786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14880]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary
(OST).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
February 15, 1996 [61 FR 6056].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 8, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles McGuire, (202) 366-1037, and
refer to the OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Tariffs.
OMB Control Number: 2106-0009.
Abstract: Chapter 415 of Title 49 of the United States Code
requires that every air carrier and foreign air carrier file with the
Department of Transportation (DOT), publish and keep open (i.e. post)
for public inspection, tariffs showing all ``foreign'' or international
fares, rates, and related charges for air transportation between
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points served by it, and points served by it and any other air carrier
or foreign air carrier when through fares, rates and related charges
have been established; and showing, to the extent required by DOT
regulations, all classifications, rules, regulations, practices, and
services in connection with such air transportation. Once tariffs are
filed and approved by DOT, they become a legally binding contract of
carriage between carriers and users of foreign air transportation.
Part 221 of the Department's Economic Regulations (14 CFR Part 221)
sets forth specific technical and substantive requirements governing
the filing of tariff material with the DOT Office of International
Aviation's Pricing and Multilateral Affairs Division. A carrier
initiates a tariff filing whenever it wants to amend an existing tariff
for commercial or competitive reasons or when it desires to file a new
one. Tariffs filed pursuant to Part 221 are used by carriers, computer
reservations systems, travel agents, DOT, other government agencies and
the general public to determine the prices, rules and related charges
for international passenger air transportation.
DOT needs U.S. and foreign air carrier passenger tariff information
to monitor international air commerce, carry out carrier route
selections and conduct international negotiations.
Respondents: The vast majority of the air carriers filing
international tariffs are large operators with revenues in excess of
several million dollars each year. Small air carriers operating
aircraft with 60 seats or less and 18,000 pounds payload or less that
offer on-demand air-taxi service are not required to file such tariffs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 230.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Average Annual Burden
Per Respondent: 5,700 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,300,000 hours.
Frequency: Initiated by carrier.
Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, Washington, DC
20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-14880 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am]
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