Reports, Form and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Form and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of The Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 USC

Chapter 3501, et seq.), this notice announces that the Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs

describe the nature of the information collections and their expected

burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on collection of information number 2138-0040 was

published on April 18, 1997 (62 FR 19169-19171) and on number 2138-0016

was published on April 23, 1997 (62 FR 19855).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline

Information, K-25, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400 7th Street,

SW., Room 3430, Washington, DC 20590 (202) 366-4387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

Title: Report of Traffic and Capacity Statistics--The T-100 System.

Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.

OMB Control Number: 2138-0040.

Form No.: Schedule T-100 and Schedule T-100(f).

Affected Entities: U.S. Certificated and Foreign Air Carriers.

Abstract: This information collection is mandatory, 14 CFR 241.19-

5. The DOT collects nonstop-segment and on-flight market capacity and

passenger data to administer its various programs including

International bilateral agreements, carrier selection for foreign

routes, disbursement of airport funds, etc.

Need: Air services between the United States and most foreign

countries are governed by bilateral aviation agreements. Evaluations of

existing bilateral agreements and proposed changes to such agreements

are based on a determination of the traffic and revenues between the

United States and foreign countries for scheduled passenger and cargo

flights as well as charter services. In order to determine conditions

of reciprocity and the overall balance of trade, DOT conducts similar

analyses for countries with which the United States does not have

bilateral aviation agreements. Information used in these analyses

includes traffic volume by countries and by city-pairs for passenger

and cargo services and the corresponding traffic yields. Data such as

passenger and cargo load factors, aircraft seating configurations,

cargo capacities, and aircraft unit costs are also used.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 14,472 hours.

Number of Respondents: 255.

Title: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates.

Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information

Collection.

OMB Control Number: 2138-0016.

Form No.: 183.

Affected Entities: Certificated Air Carriers.

Abstract: BTS collects reports from air carriers on the aggregated

indebtedness balance of a political candidate or party for Federal

office. The reports are required when the aggregated indebtedness is

over $5,000 on the last day of the month.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 14 hours.

Number of Respondents: 4.

Need: The DOT uses this form as the means to fulfill its

obligations under the Federal Election Campaign Act to collect data on

the extension of unsecured credit to candidates for Federal Office.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: DOT/BTS Desk Officer. Comments are invited

on: Whether the proposed collections of information are 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

collections; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the

collections of information on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Issued in Washington, DC on July 11, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-18758 Filed 7-16-97; 8:45 am]

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