[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43250-43251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18495]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-2003-15660]


Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 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 September 19, 2003.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-2003-15660] by any of the following methods:
    [sbull] Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
    [sbull] Fax 1-202-493-2251.

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    [sbull] Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
    [sbull] Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
    [sbull] Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public 
Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this 
document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change 
to http://dms.dot.gov including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notes.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luther Dietrich, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Aviation Analysis, X-53, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 
366-1046.

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.
    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 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.
    Total Annual Responses: 816.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 4,176 hours.
    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 July 15, 2003.
Randall D. Bennett,
Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.
[FR Doc. 03-18495 Filed 7-18-03; 8:45 am]
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