Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review;
Submission of Audit Reports--Part 248
Federal Register Notice
December 17, 2004
Volume 69, Number 242
AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general
public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on the
continuing need for and usefulness of BTS requiring U.S. large
certificated air carriers to submit a true and complete of its annual
audit that is made by an independent public accountant. If a carrier
does not have an annual audit, the carrier must file a statement that
no audit has been performed. Comments are requested concerning whether
the audit reports are needed by BTS and DOT; BTS accurately estimated
the reporting burden; there are other ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collected; and 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 February 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to: Office of Airline
Information, K-14, Room 4125, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, fax no. 366-3383 or e-
mail bernard.stankus@BTS.gov.
Comments: Comments should identify the OMB 2138-0004.
Persons 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 OMB 2138-
0004. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus Office of Airline
Information, K-14, Room 4125, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4387.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No.: 2138-0004.
Title: Submission of Audit Reports--Part 248.
Form No.: None.
Type Of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated air carriers.
Number of Respondents: 84.
Number of Responses: 84.
Total Annual Burden: 21 hours.
Needs and Uses: BTS collects independent audited financial reports
from U.S. certificated air carriers. Carriers not having an annual
audit must file a statement that no such audit has been performed. In
lieu of the audit report, BTS will accept the annual report submitted
to the stockholders. The audited reports are needed by the Department
of Transportation as (1) a means to monitor an air carrier's continuing
fitness to operate, (2) reference material used by analysts in
examining foreign route cases (3) reference material used by analyst in
examining proposed mergers, acquisitions and consolidations, (4) a
means whereby BTS sends a copy of the report to the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) in fulfillment of a United States treaty
obligation, and (5) corroboration of a carrier's Form 41 filings.
The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to
clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes.
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the
information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both
Respondent's identity and its data, submission of the information to
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in
regulatory and other administrative matters.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 04-27590 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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