[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17823]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Agency Information 
Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Reporting Required for 
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

ACTION: Notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) invites the 
general public, industry and other Federal Agencies to comment on the 
continuing need and usefulness of BTS collecting supplemental data for 
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Comments are 
requested concerning whether (a) the supplemental reports are needed by 
BTS to fulfill the U.S. treaty obligation of furnishing financial and 
traffic reports to ICAO; (b) BTS accurately estimated the reporting 
burden; (c) there are other ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information collected; and (d) there are ways to 
minimize reporting burden, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 16, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to the Docket Clerk, Docket OST-
96-1509, room PL 401, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC 20590-0001 from 
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    Comments: Comments should identify the regulatory docket number and 
be submitted in duplicate to the address listed above. Commenters 
wishing the Department to acknowledge receipt of their comments must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: Comments on Docket OST-96-1509. The 
postcard will be dated/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All 
comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules 
Docket both before and after the closing date for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline 
Information, K-25, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC. 20590, (202) 366-4387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Approval No. 2138-0039.
    Title: Reporting Required for International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO) .
    Form No.: BTS Form EF.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Large certificated air carriers.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes
    Total Annual Burden: 26 hours.
    Needs and Uses: As a party to the Convention on International Civil 
Aviation (Treaty), the United States is obligated to provide ICAO with 
financial and statistical data on operations of U.S. air carriers. Over 
99 percent of the data filed with ICAO is extracted from the air 
carriers' Form 41 submissions to DOT. BTS Form EF is the means by which 
BTS supplies the remaining one percent of the air carrier data to ICAO.
Timothy E. Carmody,
Acting Director, Office of Airline Information,Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 96-17823 Filed 7-15-96; 8:45 am]
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