[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 62 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16921-16922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6591]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2005-20331]
RIN 2105-AD48


Request for Public Comments and Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) Approval of an Existing Information Collection (2105-0552)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below has been forwarded to OMB for extension of the 
currently approved collection. 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 published on October 10, 2007 
(72 FR 57631). The purpose of this notice is to allow the public an 
additional 30 days from the date of this notice to submit comments on 
our application to renew ICR 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 April 30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may file comments identified by the docket number DOT-
OST-2005-20331 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
DOT-OST-2005-20331 or the Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for 
the rulemaking at the beginning of your comment. All comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received in any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blane A. Workie, Office of the 
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9342, 202-366-7152 (fax), 
[email protected] (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
Public Law No. 104-13, Sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as 
revised at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 
CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking 
public comment on information collection activities before OMB may 
approve paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On October 10, 2007, OST published a 60-day 
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs for which the 
agency was seeking OMB approval. 72 FR 57631. OST received no comments 
after issuing this notice. Accordingly, DOT announces that these 
information collection activities have been re-evaluated and certified 
under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for review and approval 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or 
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day 
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30-day notice 
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords 
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents 
should submit their respective

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comments to OMB within 30 days of publication of this notice to best 
ensure their having full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 
44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summary below describes the nature of the information 
collection requirement (ICR) and the expected burden.
    Title: Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During 
Air Transport.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0552.
    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.
    Frequency: 12 reports per year for each respondent
    Estimated Annual Burden on Each Respondent: 12 hours a year for 
each respondent [time to prepare and submit each report (1 hour) 
multiplied by frequency (12)].
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 360 hours [Respondents (30) 
x Estimated Annual Burden on Each Respondent (12 hours per year)].
    Comments are Invited on: (a) Whether the 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 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. As noted earlier, OST published a Federal 
Register notice with a 60-day comment period for this ICR on Wednesday, 
October 10, 2007. The purpose of this notice is to allow the public an 
additional 30 days from the date of this notice to submit comments. A 
comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2008.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, 
U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. E8-6591 Filed 3-28-08; 8:45 am]
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