[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8784-8785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04384]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0054]
Renewal of Information Collection (OMB No. 2105-0551); Agency
Request for Renewal of Previously Approved Information Collections:
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Reporting
Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation
(Department or DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Department of Transportation's Office of the Secretary is forwarding
the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The ICR describes the
nature of the information and the expected burden. OST published a
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information on December 20,
2018 (83 FR 65393). The purpose of this notice is to allow the public
an additional 30 days from the date of this notice to submit comments
to the recently published application to renew ICR 2105-0551,
``Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints.''
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 10, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Your comments should be identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2010-0054 and should be submitted through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer
for U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Email: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 395-5806.
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 or
[email protected]. Arrangements to receive this document in an
alternative format may be made by contacting the above-named
individual.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
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 December 20,
2018, OST published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting
comment on ICRs for which the agency was seeking OMB approval. See 83
FR 65393. OST received no comments after issuing this notice.
Accordingly, the Department has not made any changes to its anticipated
burden hours for the respondents to comply with these requirements. The
Department announces that these information collection activities have
been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR. 1320.5(a) and is
forwarding 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 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication
to best ensure their full consideration. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60
FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). The summaries below describe the nature of
the ICR and the expected burden.
OMB Control Number: 2105-0551.
Title: Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints.
Type of Request: Renewal of Information Collection.
Background: On July 8, 2003, the Office of the Secretary published
a final rule that requires 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. On March 7, 2016, OMB approved information collection of
disability-related complaints, ``Reporting Requirements for Disability-
related Complaints'' through March 31, 2019. The application to renew
this information collection request was published in the Federal
Register on Thursday, December 20, 2018, 83 FR 65393.
Respondents: Certificated U.S. and foreign air carriers operating
to, from, and within the United States that
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conduct passenger-carrying service with large aircraft.
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Number of
respondents (an
average of the
Requirements total number of Frequency Estimated annual burden Estimated total annual burden
respondents that
reported over the
past three years)
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Record and Categorize Complaints 177 0-6,444 Complaints (a range of 8,148 hours (488,880 minutes) 8,148 hours (488,880 minutes)
Received. the lowest number of (time for all respondents to (time for all respondents to
complaints and an average of record and categorize each record and categorize each
the highest number of complaint [15 minutes] complaint [15 minutes]
complaints received over the multiplied by the average multiplied by the average
past three years). total number of complaints total number of complaints
received over the past three received over the past three
years [32,591] for all years [32,591] for all
respondents). respondents).
Prepare and Submit Annual Report...... 177 1 report to DOT/year (for each 30 minutes a year (per each 88.5 hours (5,310 minutes)
respondent). respondent). (estimated annual burden for
all respondents [30 minutes]
multiplied by the total
number of respondents).
Retain Correspondences and Record of 177 0-6,444 Complaints/year (A 0-537 hours (0-to 32,220 2,716 hours (162,955 minutes)
Action Taken. range of the lowest number of minutes) (the estimated time (the estimated time it will
complaints and an average of it will take for each take for all respondents to
the highest number of respondent to retain or save retain or save the
complaints received over the the correspondences and correspondences and records
past three years for each records of action taken on of action taken on
respondent). disability-related complaints disability-related
[5 minutes] multiplied by the complaints [5 minutes]
lowest number of complaints multiplied by the average
and the average highest total number of complaints
number of complaints received received over the past three
per respondent over the past years [32,591] for all
three years [0-6,444]). respondents).
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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 comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2019.
Habib Azarsina,
OST PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-04384 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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