83_FR_13401 83 FR 13341 - Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Part 249 Preservation of Records

83 FR 13341 - Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Part 249 Preservation of Records

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 60 (March 28, 2018)

Page Range13341-13342
FR Document2018-06204

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 certificated air carriers to preserve accounting records, consumer complaint letters, reservation reports and records, system reports of aircraft movements, etc. Also, public charter operators and overseas military personnel charter operators are required to retain certain contracts, invoices, receipts, bank records and reservation records.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13341-13342]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06204]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031]


Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Part 
249 Preservation of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology 
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 certificated air 
carriers to preserve accounting records, consumer complaint letters, 
reservation reports and records, system reports of aircraft movements, 
etc. Also, public charter operators and overseas military personnel 
charter operators are required to retain certain contracts, invoices, 
receipts, bank records and reservation records.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 29, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gorham, Office of Airline 
Information, RTS-42, Room E34, OST-R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4406, Fax Number 
(202) 366-3383 or Email jeff.gorham@dot.gov.

ADDRESSES: 
    Comments: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 
Number DOT-OST-2014-0031 OMB Approval No. 2138-0006 by any of the 
following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Docket Services: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, 
DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Fax: 202-366-3383.
    Instructions: Identify docket number, DOT-OST-2014-0031, at the 
beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive 
confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a self-addressed 
stamped postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by 
DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments are posted 
electronically without charge or edits, including any personal 
information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
dockets.

Electronic Access

    You may access comments received for this notice at http://www.regulations.gov, by searching docket DOT-OST-2014-0031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Approval No.: 2138-0006.
    Title: Preservation of Air Carrier Records--14 CFR part 249.
    Form No.: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Respondents: Certificated air carriers and charter operators.
    Number of Respondents: 89 certificated air carriers, 280 charter 
operators.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours per certificated air carrier, 
1 hour per charter operator.
    Total Annual Burden: 547 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Part 249 requires the retention of records such as: 
general and subsidiary ledgers, journals and journal vouchers, voucher 
distribution registers, accounts receivable and payable journals and 
ledgers, subsidy records documenting underlying financial and 
statistical reports to DOT, funds reports,

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consumer records, sales reports, auditors' and flight coupons, air 
waybills, etc. Depending on the nature of the document, the carrier may 
be required to retain the document for a period of 30 days to three 
years. Public charter operators and overseas military personnel charter 
operators must retain documents which evidence or reflect deposits made 
by each charter participant and commissions received by, paid to, or 
deducted by travel agents, and all statements, invoices, bills and 
receipts from suppliers or furnishers of goods and services in 
connection with the tour or charter. These records are retained for six 
months after completion of the charter program.
    Not only is it imperative that carriers and charter operators 
retain source documentation, but it is critical that DOT has access to 
these records. Given DOT's established information needs for such 
reports, the underlying support documentation must be retained for a 
reasonable period of time. Absent the retention requirements, the 
support for such reports may or may not exist for audit/validation 
purposes and the relevance and usefulness of the carrier submissions 
would be impaired, since the data could not be verified to the source 
on a test basis.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2018.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2018-06204 Filed 3-27-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 28, 2018 / Notices 13341 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of the collected information. The agency New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building OMB Control Number: 2120–0697. will summarize and/or include your Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Title: FAA Entry Point Filing Form— comments in the request for OMB’s Washington, DC 20590–0001. International Registry. clearance of this information collection. Hand Delivery or Courier: West Form Numbers: AC Form 8050–135. Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Type of Review: Renewal of existing Issued in Fort Worth, TX on March 20, 2018. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 collection. a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Background: This information Barbara L. Hall, Friday, except Federal holidays. collection supports Department of FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Fax: 202–366–3383. Transportation strategic goals regarding Instructions: Identify docket number, Management Branch, ASP–110. safety and security. The information DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning collected is necessary to obtain an [FR Doc. 2018–06256 Filed 3–27–18; 8:45 am] of your comments, and send two copies. authorization code for transmission of BILLING CODE 4910–13–P To receive confirmation that DOT information to the International received your comments, include a self- Registry. addressed stamped postcard. Internet The Convention on International DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION users may access all comments received Interest in Mobile Equipment, as by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. Bureau of Transportation Statistics modified by the Protocol to the All comments are posted electronically Convention on International Interests in [Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031] without charge or edits, including any Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific personal information provided. to Aircraft Equipment (herein after the Agency Information Collection; Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search Cape Town Treaty or Treaty), provides Activity Under OMB Review; Part 249 the electronic form of all comments for the creation and sustainment of the Preservation of Records received into any of our dockets by the International Registry. The International AGENCY: Office of the Assistant name of the individual submitting the Registry is an electronic registry system Secretary for Research and Technology comment (or signing the comment, if that works in tandem with the current (OST–R), Bureau of Transportation submitted on behalf of an association, system operated by the FAA Civil Statistics (BTS), Department of business, labor union, etc.). You may Aviation Registry (Registry) for the Transportation. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act United States. Congress has designated ACTION: Notice. Statement in the Federal Register the Registry as the exclusive United published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR States Entry Point for transmissions to SUMMARY: In compliance with the 19477–78) or you may visit http:// the International Registry. To transmit Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DocketInfo.dot.gov. certain types of interests or prospective Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of Docket: For access to the docket to interests to the International Registry, Transportation Statistics invites the read background documents or interested parties must file a completed general public, industry and other comments received, go to http:// FAA Entry Point Filing Form— governmental parties to comment on the www.regulations.gov or the street International Registry, AC Form 8050– continuing need for and usefulness of address listed above. Follow the online 135, with the Registry. Upon receipt of BTS requiring certificated air carriers to instructions for accessing the dockets. the completed form, the Registry, upon preserve accounting records, consumer verifying the accuracy of the submitted Electronic Access complaint letters, reservation reports data, issues the unique authorization and records, system reports of aircraft You may access comments received code. movements, etc. Also, public charter for this notice at http:// Respondents: Aircraft owners desiring operators and overseas military www.regulations.gov, by searching authorization for filing with the personnel charter operators are required docket DOT–OST–2014–0031. International Registry. The submission to retain certain contracts, invoices, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of the information in question is not an receipts, bank records and reservation OMB Approval No.: 2138–0006. FAA requirement for aircraft records. Title: Preservation of Air Carrier registration. Its sole purpose is to create Records—14 CFR part 249. DATES: Written comments should be authorization for filing with the Form No.: None. submitted by May 29, 2018. Type of Review: Extension of a International Registry. Frequency: As desired by the aircraft FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff currently approved recordkeeping owner. Gorham, Office of Airline Information, requirement. Estimated Average Burden per RTS–42, Room E34, OST–R, BTS, 1200 Respondents: Certificated air carriers Response: 30 minutes. New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC and charter operators. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20590–0001, Telephone Number (202) Number of Respondents: 89 Based on FY ’17 approximately 15,000 366–4406, Fax Number (202) 366–3383 certificated air carriers, 280 charter filings, the estimated annual burden is or Email jeff.gorham@dot.gov. operators. 7,500 hours. ADDRESSES: Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours Public Comments Invited: You are Comments: You may submit per certificated air carrier, 1 hour per asked to comment on any aspect of this comments identified by DOT Docket ID charter operator. information collection, including (a) Number DOT–OST–2014–0031 OMB Total Annual Burden: 547 hours. Whether the proposed collection of Approval No. 2138–0006 by any of the Needs and Uses: Part 249 requires the daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES information is necessary for FAA’s following methods: retention of records such as: general and performance; (b) the accuracy of the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to subsidiary ledgers, journals and journal estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the vouchers, voucher distribution registers, enhance the quality, utility and clarity online instructions for submitting accounts receivable and payable of the information collection; and (d) comments. journals and ledgers, subsidy records ways that the burden could be Mail: Docket Services: U.S. documenting underlying financial and minimized without reducing the quality Department of Transportation, 1200 statistical reports to DOT, funds reports, VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:30 Mar 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1

13342 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 28, 2018 / Notices consumer records, sales reports, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. auditors’ and flight coupons, air All comments are posted electronically waybills, etc. Depending on the nature Bureau of Transportation Statistics without charge or edits, including any of the document, the carrier may be [Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031 personal information provided. required to retain the document for a BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice] Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search period of 30 days to three years. Public the electronic form of all comments charter operators and overseas military Agency Information Collection; received into any of our dockets by the personnel charter operators must retain Activity Under OMB Review; name of the individual submitting the documents which evidence or reflect Submission of Audit Reports—Part 248 comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, deposits made by each charter AGENCY: Office of the Assistant business, labor union, etc.). You may participant and commissions received Secretary for Research and Technology review DOT’s complete Privacy Act by, paid to, or deducted by travel agents, (OST–R), Bureau of Transportation Statement in the Federal Register and all statements, invoices, bills and Statistics (BTS), Department of published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR receipts from suppliers or furnishers of Transportation. 19477–78) or you may visit http:// goods and services in connection with ACTION: Notice. DocketInfo.dot.gov. the tour or charter. These records are Docket: For access to the docket to retained for six months after completion SUMMARY: In compliance with the read background documents or of the charter program. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, comments received, go to http:// Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of Not only is it imperative that carriers www.regulations.gov. or the street Transportation Statistics invites the and charter operators retain source address listed above. Follow the online general public, industry and other documentation, but it is critical that instructions for accessing the dockets. governmental parties to comment on the DOT has access to these records. Given continuing need for and usefulness of Electronic Access DOT’s established information needs for BTS requiring U.S. large certificated air You may access comments received such reports, the underlying support carriers to submit two true and complete for this notice at http:// documentation must be retained for a copies of its annual audit that is made www.regulations.gov, by searching reasonable period of time. Absent the by an independent public accountant. If docket DOT–OST–2014–0031. retention requirements, the support for a carrier does not have an annual audit, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: such reports may or may not exist for the carrier must file a statement that no Jeff.gorham@dot.gov, Office of Airline audit/validation purposes and the audit has been performed. Comments Information, RTS–42, Room E34, Bureau relevance and usefulness of the carrier are requested concerning whether (1) of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New submissions would be impaired, since the audit reports are needed by BTS and Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC the data could not be verified to the DOT; (2) BTS accurately estimated the 20590–0001. source on a test basis. reporting burden; (3) there are other SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: OMB ways to enhance the quality, utility and The Confidential Information Approval No.: 2138–0004. clarity of the information collected; and Title: Submission of Audit Reports— Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (4) there are ways to minimize reporting of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires Part 248. burden, including the use of automated Form No.: None. a statistical agency to clearly identify collection techniques or other forms of Type Of Review: Extension of a information it collects for non-statistical information technology. currently approved collection. purposes. BTS hereby notifies the DATES: Written comments should be Respondents: Large certificated air respondents and the public that BTS submitted by May 29, 2018. carriers. uses the information it collects under ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Number of Respondents: 60. this OMB approval for non-statistical identified by DOT Docket ID Number Number of Responses: 60. purposes including, but not limited to, DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the Total Annual Burden: 20 hours. publication of both Respondent’s following methods: Needs and Uses: BTS collects identity and its data, submission of the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to independent audited financial reports information to agencies outside BTS for http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the from U.S. certificated air carriers. review, analysis and possible use in online instructions for submitting Carriers not having an annual audit regulatory and other administrative comments. must file a statement that no such audit matters. Mail: Docket Services: U.S. has been performed. In lieu of the audit Department of Transportation, 1200 report, BTS will accept the annual Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, report submitted to the stockholders. 2018. New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, The audited reports are needed by the William Chadwick, Jr., Washington, DC 20590–0001. Department of Transportation as (1) a Director, Office of Airline Information, Hand Delivery or Courier: West means to monitor an air carrier’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, continuing fitness to operate, (2) [FR Doc. 2018–06204 Filed 3–27–18; 8:45 am] 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 reference material used by analysts in BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through examining foreign route cases (3) Friday, except Federal holidays. reference material used by analyst in Fax: 202–366–3383. examining proposed mergers, daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Instructions: Identify docket number, acquisitions and consolidations, (4) a DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning means whereby BTS sends a copy of the of your comments, and send two copies. report to the International Civil Aviation To receive confirmation that DOT Organization (ICAO) in fulfillment of a received your comments, include a self- United States treaty obligation, and (5) addressed stamped postcard. Internet corroboration of a carrier’s Form 41 users may access all comments received filings. 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Document Created: 2018-11-01 08:55:54
Document Modified: 2018-11-01 08:55:54
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted by May 29, 2018.
ContactJeff Gorham, Office of Airline Information, RTS-42, Room E34, OST-R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4406, Fax Number (202) 366-3383 or Email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 13341 
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