[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 20507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9552]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Notice of Request for Extension 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 a 
currently approved information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 16, 2000.

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: September 30, 2000.
    Type of Request: Extension for a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: In 14 CFR 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: 21.
    Average Annual Burden per Respondent: 278 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 5,838 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 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, DC, on April 11, 2000.
Randall D. Bennett,
Acting Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.
[FR Doc. 00-9552 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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