[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20154-20155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5838]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-2006-24502]


Notice Seeking Comments on Data Collection for the Small 
Community Air Service Development Program, 49 U.S.C. 41743

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

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) request for 
comments regarding data collection by the Department under the Small 
Community Air Service Development Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 19, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-2006-24502 by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
     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.
     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 for this data collection. For detailed instructions on 
submitting comments, 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: Aloha Ley, Small Community Air Service 
Development Program, X-50, Office of Aviation Analysis, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Small Community Air Service Development Program.
    OMB Control Number: XXXX-XXXX.
    Type of Request: Comments on data collection.
    Abstract: The Department of Transportation needs to collect certain 
information from eligible grant applicants in order to evaluate 
community proposals for financial grants to address their air service/
air fare needs under the criteria set forth in 49 U.S.C. 41743 for the 
Small Community Air Service Development Program (Small Community 
Program) (Grant Application Form). In addition, the Department needs to 
collect information from those communities selected for grant awards 
regarding improvements to their air services and air fares, the 
community's expenditures made in conjunction with the authorized air 
service/fare improvements, and the effectiveness of the expenditures 
for such service(s). The purpose of these collections is to permit the 
Department to monitor the effects of the Small Community Program on the 
use of the air service at the local airport (Enplanement Report); to 
effectively and efficiently process a community's reimbursement 
requests during implementation of the air service/air fare improvements 
(Reimbursement Form); and to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of 
the project being implemented with federal funding provided under the 
Small Community Program (Final Report).
    Respondents: Eligible local communities or consortia of communities 
and/or local airports serving those communities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 380. This consists of 
approximately 100 grant applicants each year; 120 grant recipients 
filing enplanement reports and reimbursement requests; and 40 grant 
recipients filing final reports each year.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 13,200 hours. This consists 
of 8,000 hours for the application process; 480 hours for enplanement 
reports; 400 hours for final reports, and 4,320 hours for reimbursement 
requests. For applications, this assumes a maximum of 80 hours to 
prepare an application for

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100 respondents; one hour each to complete the enplanement report four 
times per year assuming 120 grant recipients; ten hours to complete the 
final report, assuming 40 grant recipients file final reports each 
year; and three hours to complete a reimbursement request, assuming 120 
grant recipients file one reimbursement request each month. With the 
exception of the reimbursement requests, which must include an original 
signature and supporting documentation, respondents are permitted to 
submit the collection data electronically to the Department. The 
Department expects to transition into an electronic submission system 
for reimbursement requests within the next 12 months.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is reasonable for the proper performance of the grant award 
functions of the Department under the Small Community Program, 
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 collection; 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 13, 2006.
Todd Homan,
Acting Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.
[FR Doc. E6-5838 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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