Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Reporting Required for International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Federal Register Notice
July 16, 1996
Volume 61, Number 137

ACTION: Notice requesting comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) invites the general public, industry and other Federal Agencies to comment on the continuing need and usefulness of BTS collecting supplemental data for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Comments are requested concerning whether (a) the supplemental reports are needed by BTS to fulfill the U.S. treaty obligation of furnishing financial and traffic reports to ICAO; (b) BTS accurately estimated the reporting burden; (c) there are other ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collected; and (d) there are ways to minimize reporting burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to the Docket Clerk, Docket OST- 96-1509, room PL 401, Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC 20590-0001 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

Comments: Comments should identify the regulatory docket number and be submitted in duplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the Department to acknowledge receipt of their comments must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: Comments on Docket OST-96-1509. The postcard will be dated/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date for comments.

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:

OMB Approval No. 2138-0039.

Title: Reporting Required for International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) .

Form No.: BTS Form EF.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Large certificated air carriers.

Number of Respondents: 40.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes

Total Annual Burden: 26 hours.

Needs and Uses: As a party to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Treaty), the United States is obligated to provide ICAO with financial and statistical data on operations of U.S. air carriers. Over 99 percent of the data filed with ICAO is extracted from the air carriers' Form 41 submissions to DOT. BTS Form EF is the means by which BTS supplies the remaining one percent of the air carrier data to ICAO.

Timothy E. Carmody,
Acting Director, Office of Airline Information,Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

[FR Doc. 96-17823 Filed 7-15-96; 8:45 am]

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