[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 20554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08738]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2015-0083]; [OMB No. 2105-0551]
RIN 2105-ADO4


Application to Renew Information Collection Request

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department's 
intention to apply to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to 
renew approval of the information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 
2105-0551, ``Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related 
Complaints.''

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2015-0083] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maegan Johnson, Office of the General 
Counsel, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9342 (Voice), 
202-366-7152 (Fax), or [email protected] (Email). Arrangements to 
receive this document in an alternative format may be made by 
contacting the above-named individuals.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0551
    Type of Request: Renewal of Information Collection Request
    Background: On July 8, 2003, the Office of the Secretary published 
a final rule that requires most certificated U.S. and foreign air 
carriers operating to, from and within the U.S. that conduct passenger-
carrying service utilizing at least one large aircraft to record 
complaints that they receive alleging inadequate accessibility or 
discrimination on the basis of disability. The carriers must also 
categorize these complaints according to the type of disability and 
nature of complaint, prepare a summary report annually of the 
complaints received during the preceding calendar year, submit the 
report to the Department's Aviation Consumer Protection Division, and 
retain copies of correspondence and records of action taken on the 
reported complaints for three years. The rule requires carriers to 
submit their annual report via the World Wide Web except if the carrier 
can demonstrate an undue burden by doing so and receives permission 
from the Department to submit it in an alternative manner. The first 
required report covered disability-related complaints received by 
carriers during calendar year 2004, which was due to the Department on 
January 31, 2005. Carriers have been required to submit all subsequent 
reports on the last Monday in January for the prior calendar year.
    Respondents: Certificated U.S. and foreign air carriers operating 
to, from, and within the United States that conduct passenger-carrying 
service with at least one large aircraft.

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                                         Number of                                       Estimated annual burden  (per    Estimated total annual burden
            Requirements                respondents         Frequency  (per year)                 respondent)                   (all respondents)
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Record an Categorize Complaints                  175  0 to 5,000......................  0 to 1,250 hours...............  6,900 hours
 Received.
Prepare and Submit Annual Report....             175  1...............................  .5 hour........................  87.5 hours
Retain Correspondences and Record of             175  0 to 5,000......................  1 hour.........................  175 hours
 Action Taken.
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    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. 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 9, 2015.
Blane A. Workie,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings.
[FR Doc. 2015-08738 Filed 4-15-15; 08:45 am]
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