[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49543-49544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21111]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Activity Under OMB 
Review; Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Report

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

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published on May 19, 2003 (68 FR 27143).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 17, 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 EMAIL [email protected].
    Comments: Comments are invited on whether the proposed collection 
of information is 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 estimate of burden 
of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information on respondents, in including 
the use of automated collection techniques of other forms of 
information technology.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

    Title: Passenger Origin-Destination Survey report.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2139-0001.
    Forms: None.
    Affected Public: Large certificated air carriers, that provide 
scheduled passenger service.
    Number of Respondents: 32.
    Number of Annual responses: 128.
    Estimated Time per Response: 240 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 30,720 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Program uses for Form 41 data are as follows:
    Needs and Uses: Survey data are used in monitoring the airline 
industry, negotiating international agreements, selecting new 
international routes, and selecting U.S. carriers to operate limited 
entry international routes.
    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 on August 12, 2003.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 03-21111 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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