[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 31470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14973]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department of
Transportation's (DOT's) intention to request an extension for and
revision to a currently approved information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 8, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the EAS and Domestic Analysis
Division (X-53), Office of Aviation Analysis, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590-0002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luther Dietrich or Mr. Dennis
DeVany, Office of the Secretary, Office of Aviation Analysis, X-53,
Department of Transportation, at the address above. Telephone: (202)
366-1046/1061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Air Carrier's Claim for Subsidy and Air Carrier's Report of
Departures Flown in Scheduled Service.
OMB Control Number: 2106-0044.
Expiration Date: July 31, 1997.
Type of Request: Extension for and revision to a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: In 14 CFR part 271 of its Aviation Economic Regulations,
the Department provided that subsidy to air carriers for providing
essential air service will be paid to the carriers monthly, and that
payments will vary according to the actual amount of service performed
during the month. The reports of subsidized air carriers of essential
air service performed on the Department's Forms 397, ``Air Carrier's
Report of Departures Flown in Schedule Service'' (formerly ``Air
Carrier's Report of Revenue/Seat Miles Flown in Scheduled Service''),
and 398, ``Air Carrier's Claim for Subsidy,'' establish the fundamental
basis for paying these air carriers on a timely basis. Typically,
subsidized air carriers are small businesses and operate only aircraft
of limited size over a limited geographical area. The collection
permits subsidized air carriers to submit their monthly claims in a
concise, orderly, easy-to-process form, without having to devise their
own means of submitting support for these claims.
The collection involved here requests only information concerning
the subsidy-eligible flights (which generally constitute only a small
percentage of the carriers' total operations) of a small number of air
carriers. The collection permits the Department to timely pay air
carriers for providing essential air service to certain eligible
communities that would not otherwise receive scheduled passenger air
service.
Respondents: Small air carriers selected by the Department in
docketed cases to provide subsidized essential air service.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22.
Average Annual Burden per Respondent: 278 hours.
Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 6,116 hours.
This information collection is available for inspection at the EAS
and Domestic Analysis Division (X-53), Office of Aviation Analysis,
DOT, at the address above. Copies of 14 CFR part 271 can be obtained
from Mr. Luther Dietrich at the address and telephone number shown
above.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper functioning of the Department,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Issued in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 1997.
John V. Coleman,
Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.
[FR Doc. 97-14973 Filed 6-6-97; 8:45 am]
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