Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping

requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the

Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirements of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: June 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DOT information collection requests

should be forwarded, as quickly as possible, to Edward Clarke, Office

of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202,

Washington, D.C. 20503. If you anticipate submitting substantive

comments, but find that more than 10 days from the date of publication

are needed to prepare them please notify the OMB official of your

intent immediately.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the DOT information

collection requests submitted to OMB may be obtained from Susan Pickrel

or Annette Wilson, Information Resource Management (IRM) Strategies

Division, M-32, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590, (202) 366-4735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3507 of Title 44 of the United

States Code, as adopted by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,

requires that agencies prepare a notice for publication in the Federal

Register, listing those information collection requests submitted to

OMB for approval or renewal under that Act. OMB reviews and approves

agency submissions in accordance with criteria set forth in that Act.

In carrying out its responsibilities, OMB also considers public

comments on the proposed forms and the reporting and recordkeeping

requirements. OMB approval of an information collection requirement

must be renewed at least once every three years.

Items Submitted to OMB for Review

The following information collection requests were submitted to OMB

on June 23, 1995:

DOT No: 4068.

OMB No: 2138-0041.

Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration.

Title: Airline Service Quality Performance.

Need for Information: Title 14 CFR part 234 prescribes the

requirements for airline service quality performance reports.

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to

produce consumer reports for the travelling public and for air traffic

control modeling.

Frequency: Monthly.

Burden Estimate: 2,340 hours.

Respondents: Large scheduled passenger airlines.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 20 hours.

DOT No: 4069.

OMB No: 2120-0057.

Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.

Title: Safety Improvement Report/Accident Prevention Counselor

Activity Reports.

Need for Information: Title 49 USC 44701(a)(2)(c) authorizes the

Secretary of Transportation to exercise and perform his or her powers

and duties under the law in such manner as will best tend to reduce or

eliminate the possibility or recurrence of accidents in air

transportation or other commerce.

Proposed Use of Information: The information collected on Form

8740-5 will be used by the public to alert FAA of conditions that may

be hazardous to flight safety. Once noted by the FAA, hazardous

conditions can be corrected. The information collected on Form 8740-6

will provide information used to document and support the activities of

approximately 3,777 volunteer Accident Prevention Counselors who

constitute a major resource of the Accident Prevention Program.

Frequency: As required.

Burden Estimate: 4,614 hours.

Respondents: Individuals, governments.

Form(s): FAA Forms 8740-5 and 8740-6.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 6 minutes.

DOT No: 4070.

OMB No: 2127-0541.

Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Title: Owner's Manual Requirements--Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle

Equipment.

Need for Information: Title 49 USC 30117 authorizes the Secretary

of Transportation to require that manufacturers provide technical

information related to the performance and safety specified in the

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for the purposes of educating

the consumer and providing safeguards against improper use.

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to inform

vehicle owners and passengers about the proper use of the vehicle or

equipment.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: 1,095 hours.

Respondents: Businesses, small businesses.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 120 minutes.

DOT No: 4071.

OMB No: 2127-0039.

Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Title: Petitions for Hearings on Notifications and Remedy on

Defects.

Need for Information: Title 49 USC 30118 and 30120 establish

procedures for any person to petition NHTSA for a hearing to determine

whether a manufacturer has met its obligation to notify vehicle owners,

purchasers and dealers of a defect or noncompliance with safety

standards, and whether the remedy had been satisfactory.

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to ensure

that a manufacturer meets its obligation to notify owners, purchasers

and dealers of any safety-related defects or noncompliance and to

remedy the problems by repair, repurchase or replacement.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: 21 hours.

Respondents: Individuals.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 60 minutes.

DOT No: 4072.

OMB No: 2127-0025.

Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Title: Confidential Business Information.

Need for Information: Title 49 CFR Part 512 establishes procedures

to be followed by vehicle and equipment manufacturers when they are

requesting confidential treatment of information they have submitted to

NHTSA.

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Proposed Use of Information: This collection will be used to ensure

that confidential information submitted to NHTSA is accorded the proper

treatment.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: 600 hours.

Respondents: Motor vehicle manufacturers.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 12 minutes.

DOT No: 4073.

OMB No: 2132-0008.

Administration: Federal Transit Administration.

Title: National Transit Database.

Need for Information: Title 49 USC 5335 establishes a reporting

system to accumulate mass transportation financial and operating

information and a uniform system of accounts and records.

Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by

transit systems as a management planning tool. It will be used by all

levels of government for making policy analysis and investment

decisions. Federal, State, and local governments, transit agencies/

boards, labor unions, manufacturers, researchers, consultants, and

universities will use the information as a resource for making transit-

related decisions. The information will provide an accurate and

validated transit information database.

Frequency: Annually.

Burden Estimate: 224,890 hours.

Respondents: Beneficiaries and recipients of Section 5307 (formerly

Section 9) funds.

Form(s): 001, 100, 200, 300 and 400 Series.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 430 hours.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 23, 1995.

Paula R. Ewen,

Manager, IRM Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 95-16243 Filed 6-30-95; 8:45 am]

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