[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57630-57631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19916]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) 
intention to request an extension of the information collection request 
(ICR) OMB No. 2105-0552, Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving 
Animals During Air Transport. The current information collection 
request approved by OMB expires on March 31, 2008.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 10, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W-12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001 (between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
     Docket: For access to the docket to read background 
documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any 
time or West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W-12-140, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Goodman or Blane Workie, Office 
of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, W-96-422, 
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-0205. 
Refer to OMB Control Number 2105-0552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During 
Air Transport.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0552.

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    Type of Request: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The requested extension of the approved control number 
covers the information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-0552, 
``Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air 
Transport,'' which the Department of Transportation codified at 14 CFR 
234.13. Section 234.13, which implements Section 710 of the Wendell H. 
Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21) 
[i.e., Public Law 106-810], requires U.S. air carriers that provide 
scheduled service to submit a monthly report on any incidents involving 
the loss, injury or death of an animal during air transport to the 
Department's Aviation Consumer Protection Division (ACPD). ``Animal'' 
is defined in the rule as any warm- or cold-blooded animal which, at 
the time of transportation, is being kept as a pet in a family 
household in the United States. The information gathered from the 
airline reports is published in DOT's Air Travel Consumer Report to 
provide the public with a valuable tool to use in choosing which air 
carrier to travel with when traveling with a pet.
    Respondents: Air carriers that transport pets.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 360 hours (Respondents (30) 
x Frequency (12 per year)).
    Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (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 October 2, 2007.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. 
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. E7-19916 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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