Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Federal Register Notice
January 13, 1998
Volume 63, Number 8
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collections of information was
published in 62 FR 52180, October 6, 1997.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 12, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline
Information, K-25, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4387.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Title: Domestic Cargo Transportation--Part 291.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2138-0023.
Affected Public: Certificated domestic all-cargo carriers.
Abstract: The Department of Transportation requires air carriers
holding section 418 certificates, that do not submit Form 41 reports,
to file Form 291-A, ``Statement of Operations and Statistics Summary
for Section 418 Operations'' pursuant to 14 CFR 291.42. This form is
used to monitor air-cargo activity carried on strictly all-cargo
flights.
Needs and Uses: Form 291-A financial data are reviewed in
connection with an air carrier's operations when concerns arise as to a
carrier's financial condition as evidenced by reported losses and
delinquency in payments to creditors. Data comparisons are made between
current and past periods in order to assess the current financial
positions. Financial trend lines are extended into the future to
evaluate the continued viability of the carrier. When an all-cargo
carrier wishes to extend its operation to passenger service, the
carrier's prior Form 291-A filings are examined as a source document to
help determine the carrier's financial condition. FAA's Safety
Indicators Division is developing an integrated approach to exposure
data (Form 291-A is a part of this data) in the aviation industry to
support the Safety Indicators Program. FAA's National Safety Data
Center is currently using Form 291-A in compiling annual year end
flight hours, miles flown, and departures. Also, these activity data
are used by the National Transportation Safety Board in determining the
airline industry's annual safety indexes. Commercial all-cargo activity
data are used by the FAA in estimating the excise tax paid by shoppers
and held by the all-cargo air carriers. Although a precise tax figure
cannot be computed from the Form 291-A reports (because some cargo
movements are exempted from the excise tax), an estimation is possible
for revenue budgeting purposes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 8 hours.
Number of Respondents: 2.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. Comments
are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-758 Filed 1-12-98; 8:45 am]
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