83_FR_13402 83 FR 13342 - Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Submission of Audit Reports-Part 248

83 FR 13342 - Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Submission of Audit Reports-Part 248

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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

Page Range13342-13343
FR Document2018-06201

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 two true and complete copies 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 (1) the audit reports are needed by BTS and DOT; (2) BTS accurately estimated the reporting burden; (3) there are other ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collected; and (4) there are ways to minimize reporting burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06201]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031 BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice]


Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; 
Submission of Audit Reports--Part 248

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 U.S. large 
certificated air carriers to submit two true and complete copies 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 (1) the audit reports are needed by BTS and DOT; (2) 
BTS accurately estimated the reporting burden; (3) there are other ways 
to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
collected; and (4) 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 May 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
DOT-OST-2014-0031 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected], Office of Airline 
Information, RTS-42, Room E34, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTAL 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: 60.
    Number of Responses: 60.
    Total Annual Burden: 20 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.

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    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. 2018-06201 Filed 3-27-18; 8:45 am]
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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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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 28, 2018 / Notices 13343 The Confidential Information New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building This information collection allows the Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Department to monitor and disclose the of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires Washington, DC 20590–0001. amount of unsecured credit extended by a statistical agency to clearly identify Hand Delivery or Courier: West airlines to candidates for Federal office. information it collects for non-statistical Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, All certificated air carriers are required purposes. BTS hereby notifies the 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 to submit this information. respondents and the public that BTS a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through The Confidential Information uses the information it collects under Friday, except Federal holidays. Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act this OMB approval for non-statistical Fax: 202–493–2251. of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires purposes including, but not limited to, Instructions: Identify docket number, a statistical agency to clearly identify publication of both Respondent’s DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning information it collects for non-statistical identity and its data, submission of the of your comments, and send two copies. purposes. BTS hereby notifies the information to agencies outside BTS for To receive confirmation that DOT respondents and the public that BTS review, analysis and possible use in received your comments, include a self- uses the information it collects under regulatory and other administrative addressed stamped postcard. Internet this OMB approval for non-statistical matters. users may access all comments received purposes including, but not limited to, by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. publication of both Respondent’s Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2018. All comments are posted electronically identity and its data, submission of the without charge or edits, including any information to agencies outside BTS for William Chadwick, Jr., personal information provided. review, analysis and possible use in Director, Office of Airline Information, Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search regulatory and other administrative Bureau of Transportation Statistics. the electronic form of all comments matters. [FR Doc. 2018–06201 Filed 3–27–18; 8:45 am] received into any of our dockets by the Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P name of the individual submitting the 2018. comment (or signing the comment, if William Chadwick, Jr., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION submitted on behalf of an association, Director, Office of Airline Information, business, labor union, etc.). You may Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Bureau of Transportation Statistics review DOT’s complete Privacy Act [FR Doc. 2018–06203 Filed 3–27–18; 8:45 am] Statement in the Federal Register BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P [Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031 published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice] 19477–78) or you may visit http:// Agency Information Collection; DocketInfo.dot.gov. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Activity Under OMB Review; Report of Docket: For access to the docket to Extension of Credit to Political read background documents or Bureau of Transportation Statistics Candidates—Form 183 comments received, go to http:// [Docket DOT–OST–2014–0031 BTS www.regulations.gov. or the street Paperwork Reduction Notice] AGENCY: Office of the Assistant address listed above. Follow the online Secretary for Research and Technology instructions for accessing the dockets. Agency Information Collection; (OST–R), Bureau of Transportation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Activity Under OMB Review; Reporting Statistics (BTS), Department of Gorham, Office of Airline Information, Required for International Civil Transportation. RTS–42, Bureau of Transportation Aviation Organization (ICAO) ACTION: Notice. Statistics, 1200 New Jersey Avenue AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Street SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001, Secretary for Research and Technology SUMMARY: In compliance with the (202) 366–4406. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (OST–R), Bureau of Transportation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statistics (BTS), Department of Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of OMB Approval No.: 2138–0016. Transportation. Transportation Statistics invites the Title: Report of Extension of Credit to ACTION: Notice. general public, industry and other Political Candidates—Form 183 14 CFR governmental parties to comment on the SUMMARY: In compliance with the part 374a. continuing need and usefulness of BTS Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Form No.: 183. collecting reports from air carriers on Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of Type Of Review: Extension of a the aggregated indebtedness balance of Transportation Statistics invites the currently approved collection. a political candidate or party for Federal general public, industry and other Respondents: Certificated air carriers. office. The reports are required when Number of Respondents: 2 (Monthly governmental parties to comment on the the aggregated indebtedness is over Average). continuing need and usefulness of BTS $5,000 on the last day of a month. Number of Responses: 24. collecting supplemental data for the DATES: Written comments should be Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. International Civil Aviation submitted by May 29, 2018. Total Annual Burden: 24 hours. Organization (ICAO). Comments are ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Needs and Uses: The Department uses requested concerning whether (1) the identified by DOT Docket ID Number this form as the means to fulfill its supplemental reports are needed by BTS DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the obligation under the Federal Election to fulfill the United States treaty daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES following methods: Campaign Act of 1971 (the Act). The obligation of furnishing financial and Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Act’s legislative history indicates that traffic reports to ICAO; (2) BTS http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the one of its statutory goals is to prevent accurately estimated the reporting online instructions for submitting candidates for Federal political office burden; (3) there are other ways to comments. from incurring large amounts of enhance the quality, utility and clarity Mail: Docket Services: U.S. unsecured debt with regulated of the information collected; and (4) Department of Transportation, 1200 transportation companies (e.g., airlines). there are ways to minimize reporting VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:30 Mar 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1


Document Created: 2018-11-01 08:55:24
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted by May 29, 2018.
Contact[email protected], Office of Airline Information, RTS-42, Room E34, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
FR Citation83 FR 13342 
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