[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 26379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12047]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Activity Under OMB 
Review: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of currently 
approved collections. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection 
of information was published on February 26, 2003 (68 FR vol. 68, page 
8959).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline 
Information, K-14, Room 4125, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 
366-4387, Fax Number (202) 366-3383 or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

    Title: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2138-0016.
    Forms: 183.
    Affected Public: U.S. air carriers that extend credit to political 
candidates during Federal elections.

Background

    The Department uses this Form 183 as the means to fulfill its 
obligation under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (the Act). 
The Act's legislative history indicates that one of its statutory goals 
is to prevent candidates for Federal political office from incurring 
large amounts of unsecured debt with regulated transportation companies 
(e.g. airlines). This information collection allows the Department to 
monitor and disclose the amount of unsecured credit extended by 
airlines to candidates for Federal office. All certificated air 
carriers are required to submit this information.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 24 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725--17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention BTS Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether this collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department 
concerning extension of credit to political candidates by airlines. 
Comments should address whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
    The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency 
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to 
clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes. 
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the 
information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical 
purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both 
Respondent's identity and its data, submission of the information to 
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in 
regulatory and other administrative matters.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2003.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 03-12047 Filed 5-14-03; 8:45 am]
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