[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25644-25645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6511]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research & Innovative Technology Administration

[Docket No. RITA-2005-23343]


Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report 
of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates

AGENCY: Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau 
of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces that the 
Information Collection Request, abstracted below, is being forwarded to 
the Office of Management and Budget for extension of currently approved 
reporting requirements. Earlier, a Federal Register Notice with a 60-
day comment period was published on February 3, 2006 (71 FR 5905). The 
agency did not receive any comments to its previous notice.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 31, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline 
Information, RTS-42, Room 4125, RITA, BTS, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4387, Fax Number 
(202) 366-3383 or e-mail [email protected].
    Comments: Comments should be sent to OMB at the address that 
appears below and should identify the associated OMB Approval Number 
2138-0016 and Docket Number RITA-2005-23343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval No.: 2138-0016.
    Title: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates.
    Form No.: 183.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved reporting 
requirement.
    Respondents: Certificated air carriers.
    Number of Respondents: 2 (Monthly Average).
    Total Annual Burden: 24 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Department uses this form as the means to 
fulfill its

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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.
    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.
    ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 715-17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention RITA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on whether the proposed retention of records 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department of Transportation.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2006.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. E6-6511 Filed 4-28-06; 8:45 am]
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