83 FR 14312 - Agency Information Collection: Activity Under OMB Review: Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Large Certificated Air Carriers
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 64 (April 3, 2018)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 64 (April 3, 2018)
| Page Range | 14312-14313 | |
| FR Document | 2018-06725 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14312-14313] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06725] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031] Agency Information Collection: Activity Under OMB Review: Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Large Certificated Air Carriers AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a currently approved collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on January 23, 2018 (83 FR 3256). There were three comments received. One from (c c) commenting on how wind turbines kill bats and the overall value of bats. One from (s s) commenting on the need for regulations on imported goods and trade violations. One from (v v) commenting the need to expand tariffs on rare earth elements in countries that exploit child labor. As none of the filed comments pertain to large certificated air carrier financial data and the need for such, the Department will not address these specific comments in this particular forum. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 3, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gorham, Office of Airline Information, RTS-42, Room E34-414, 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]. Comments: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street NW, [[Page 14313]] Washington, DC 20503, Attention: OST Desk Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Approval No.: 2138-0013. Title: Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Large Certificated Air Carriers. Form No.: BTS Form 41. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Large certificated air carriers. Number of Respondents: 60. Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours per schedule, an average carrier may submit 90 schedules in one year. Total Annual Burden: 13,910 hours. Needs and Uses: Program uses for Form 41 data are as follows: Mail Rates The Department of Transportation sets and updates mainline Alaska mail rates based on carrier aircraft operating expense, traffic and operational data. Form 41 cost data, especially fuel costs, terminal expenses, and line haul expenses are used in arriving at rate levels. DOT revises the established rates based on the percentage of unit cost changes in the carriers' operations. These updating procedures have resulted in the carriers receiving rates of compensation that more closely parallel their costs of providing mail service and contribute to the carriers' ability to continue providing service. Submission of U.S. Carrier Data to ICAO As a party to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the United States is obligated to provide the International Civil Aviation Organization 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 carriers' Form 41 reports. Carrier Fitness Fitness determinations are made for both new entrants and established U.S. carriers proposing a substantial change in operations. A portion of these applications consists of an operating plan for the first year (14 CFR part 204) and an associated projection of revenues and expenses. The carrier's operating costs, included in these projections, are compared against the cost data in Form 41 for a carrier or carriers with the same aircraft type and similar operating characteristics. Such a review validates the reasonableness of the carrier's operating plan. Form 41 reports, particularly balance sheet reports and cash flow statements, play a major role in the identification of vulnerable carriers. Data comparisons are made between current and past periods in order to assess the current financial position of the carrier. Financial trend lines are extended into the future to analyze the continued viability of the carrier. DOT reviews three areas of a carrier's operation: (1) The qualifications of its management team, (2) its disposition to comply with laws and regulations, and (3) its financial posture. DOT must determine whether or not a carrier has sufficient financial resources to conduct its operations without imposing undue risk on the traveling public. Moreover, once a carrier is operating, DOT is required to monitor its continuing fitness. Senior DOT officials must be kept fully informed as to all current and developing economic issues affecting the airline industry. In preparing financial conditions reports or status reports on a particular airline, financial and traffic data are analyzed. Briefing papers may use the same information. Administrative Issues 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 27, 2018. William Chadwick, Jr., Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. [FR Doc. 2018-06725 Filed 4-2-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: generic clearance if it meets the Issued in Washington, DC, on March 28,
Section 1320.8(d), title 5, Code of following conditions: 2018.
Federal Regulations (CFR) requires • The collections are voluntary. William S. Schoonover,
PHMSA to provide interested members • The collections are low-burden for Associate Administrator of Hazard Materials
of the public and affected agencies an respondents (based on considerations of Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
opportunity to comment on information total burden hours, total number of Safety Administration.
collection and recordkeeping requests. respondents, or burden-hours per [FR Doc. 2018–06685 Filed 4–2–18; 8:45 am]
This notice identifies a new information respondent) and are low-cost for both BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
collect request that PHMSA will be the respondents and the Federal
submitting to the Office of Management Government.
and Budget (OMB). This information • The collections are non- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
collection will be contained in 49 CFR controversial and do not raise issues of
171.6 of the Hazardous Materials Bureau of Transportation Statistics
concern to other Federal agencies.
Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171– • Any collection is targeted to the [Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031]
180). PHMSA will revise burden solicitation of opinions from
estimates, where appropriate, to reflect respondents who have experience with Agency Information Collection:
current reporting levels or adjustments the program or may have experience Activity Under OMB Review: Report of
based on changes in proposed or final with the program in the near future. Financial and Operating Statistics for
rules published once the information • Personally identifiable information Large Certificated Air Carriers
collection is approved. The following (PII) is collected only to the extent AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
information is provided for this necessary and is not retained. Secretary for Research and Technology
information collection: (1) Title of the • Information gathered is intended to (OST–R), Bureau of Transportation
information collection; (2) summary of be used only internally for general Statistics (BTS), DOT.
the information collection activity; (3) service improvement and program ACTION: Notice.
description of affected public; (4) management purposes and is not
estimate of total annual reporting and intended for release outside of the SUMMARY: In compliance with the
recordkeeping burden; and (5) Department (if released, the Department Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
frequency of collection. PHMSA will notice announces that the Information
must indicate the qualitative nature of
request a 3-year approval for this Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
the information).
information collection activity and will below is being forwarded to the Office
This type of generic clearance for
publish a notice in the Federal Register of Management and Budget (OMB) for
qualitative information will not be used
upon OMB’s approval. an extension of a currently approved
PHMSA requests comments on the for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably collection. The ICR describes the nature
following information collection: of the information collection and its
Title: Generic Clearance for the actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting expected burden. The Federal Register
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Notice with a 60-day comment period
Agency Service Delivery. program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that soliciting comments on the following
Abstract: The information collection
address: The target population to which collection of information was published
activity will garner qualitative customer
generalizations will be made, the on January 23, 2018 (83 FR 3256). There
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
sampling frame, the sample design were three comments received. One
timely manner, in accordance with the
(including stratification and clustering), from (c c) commenting on how wind
Department’s commitment to improving
the precision requirements or power turbines kill bats and the overall value
service delivery. Qualitative feedback is
calculations that justify the proposed of bats. One from (s s) commenting on
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions, sample size, the expected response rate, the need for regulations on imported
not statistical surveys that yield methods for assessing potential goods and trade violations. One from (v
quantitative results that can be nonresponse bias, the protocols for data v) commenting the need to expand
generalized to the population of study. collection, and any testing procedures tariffs on rare earth elements in
This feedback will provide insight into that were or will be undertaken prior to countries that exploit child labor. As
customer or stakeholder perceptions, fielding the study. Depending on the none of the filed comments pertain to
opinions, experiences and expectations, degree of influence the results are likely large certificated air carrier financial
as well as an early warning of issues to have, such collections may still be data and the need for such, the
with service or focus attention on areas eligible for submission for other generic Department will not address these
where communication, training or mechanisms that are designed to yield specific comments in this particular
changes in operations might improve quantitative results. forum.
delivery of products or services. These Type of Review: New. DATES: Written comments should be
collections will allow for ongoing, Affected Public: Individuals and submitted by May 3, 2018.
collaborative, and actionable households, businesses and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
communications between PHMSA and organizations, State, Local or Tribal Gorham, Office of Airline Information,
customers and stakeholders. It will also Governments. RTS–42, Room E34–414, OST–R, BTS,
allow feedback to contribute directly to Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
the improvement of program Burden: Washington, DC 20590–0001,
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management. Feedback or information Estimated Number of Respondents: Telephone Number (202) 366–4406, Fax
collected under this generic clearance 6,000. Number (202) 366–3383 or EMAIL
will provide useful information, but it Estimated Annual Responses: 6,000. jeff.gorham@dot.gov.
will not yield data that can be Estimated Annual Burden Hours: Comments: Send comments to the
generalized to the overall population. 3,000 hours. Office of Information and Regulatory
The Department will submit a Frequency of Collection: One-time Affairs, Office of Management and
collection for approval under this requirement. Budget, 725–17th Street NW,
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Washington, DC 20503, Attention: OST vulnerable carriers. Data comparisons and respondent burden, invites the
Desk Officer. are made between current and past general public and other federal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: periods in order to assess the current agencies to take this opportunity to
OMB Approval No.: 2138–0013. financial position of the carrier. comment on a continuing information
Title: Report of Financial and Financial trend lines are extended into collection as required by the Paperwork
Operating Statistics for Large the future to analyze the continued Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
Certificated Air Carriers. viability of the carrier. DOT reviews In accordance with the requirements
Form No.: BTS Form 41. three areas of a carrier’s operation: (1) of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct
Type of Review: Extension of a The qualifications of its management or sponsor, and the respondent is not
currently approved collection. team, (2) its disposition to comply with required to respond to, an information
Respondents: Large certificated air laws and regulations, and (3) its collection unless it displays a currently
carriers. financial posture. DOT must determine valid Office of Management and Budget
Number of Respondents: 60. whether or not a carrier has sufficient (OMB) control number.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours financial resources to conduct its The OCC is soliciting comment
per schedule, an average carrier may operations without imposing undue risk concerning the renewal of its
submit 90 schedules in one year. on the traveling public. Moreover, once information collection titled, ‘‘Release
Total Annual Burden: 13,910 hours. a carrier is operating, DOT is required of Non-Public Information.’’
Needs and Uses: Program uses for to monitor its continuing fitness. DATES: You should submit written
Form 41 data are as follows: Senior DOT officials must be kept comments by June 4, 2018.
Mail Rates fully informed as to all current and ADDRESSES: Because paper mail in the
developing economic issues affecting Washington, DC area and at the OCC is
The Department of Transportation the airline industry. In preparing
sets and updates mainline Alaska mail subject to delay, commenters are
financial conditions reports or status encouraged to submit comments by
rates based on carrier aircraft operating reports on a particular airline, financial
expense, traffic and operational data. email, if possible. You may submit
and traffic data are analyzed. Briefing comments by any of the following
Form 41 cost data, especially fuel costs, papers may use the same information.
terminal expenses, and line haul methods:
Administrative Issues • Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
expenses are used in arriving at rate • Mail: Legislative and Regulatory
levels. DOT revises the established rates The Confidential Information Activities Division, Office of the
based on the percentage of unit cost Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act Comptroller of the Currency, Attention:
changes in the carriers’ operations. of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) requires 1557–0200, 400 7th Street SW, Suite
These updating procedures have a statistical agency to clearly identify 3E–218, Washington, DC 20219.
resulted in the carriers receiving rates of information it collects for non-statistical • Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th
compensation that more closely parallel purposes. BTS hereby notifies the Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington,
their costs of providing mail service and respondents and the public that BTS DC 20219.
contribute to the carriers’ ability to uses the information it collects under • Fax: (571) 465–4326.
continue providing service. this OMB approval for non-statistical Instructions: You must include
Submission of U.S. Carrier Data to purposes including, but not limited to, ‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557–
ICAO publication of both Respondent’s 0200’’ in your comment. In general, the
identity and its data, submission of the OCC will publish them on
As a party to the Convention on information to agencies outside BTS for www.reginfo.gov without change,
International Civil Aviation, the United review, analysis and possible use in including any business or personal
States is obligated to provide the regulatory and other administrative information that you provide, such as
International Civil Aviation matters. name and address information, email
Organization with financial and addresses, or phone numbers.
statistical data on operations of U.S. air Issued in Washington, DC, on March 27,
2018. Comments received, including
carriers. Over 99 percent of the data attachments and other supporting
filed with ICAO is extracted from the William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, materials, are part of the public record
carriers’ Form 41 reports. and subject to public disclosure. Do not
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Carrier Fitness [FR Doc. 2018–06725 Filed 4–2–18; 8:45 am]
include any information in your
comment or supporting materials that
Fitness determinations are made for BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
you consider confidential or
both new entrants and established U.S.
inappropriate for public disclosure.
carriers proposing a substantial change
You may review comments and other
in operations. A portion of these DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY related materials that pertain to this
applications consists of an operating
Office of the Comptroller of the information collection beginning on the
plan for the first year (14 CFR part 204)
Currency date of publication of the second notice
and an associated projection of revenues
for this collection 1 by any of the
and expenses. The carrier’s operating
Agency Information Collection following methods:
costs, included in these projections, are • Viewing Comments Electronically:
compared against the cost data in Form Requirements; Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Release Go to www.reginfo.gov. Click on the
41 for a carrier or carriers with the same ‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab.
of Non-Public Information
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aircraft type and similar operating Underneath the ‘‘Currently under
characteristics. Such a review validates AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Review’’ section heading, from the drop-
the reasonableness of the carrier’s Currency (OCC), Treasury. down menu, select ‘‘Department of
operating plan. ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
Form 41 reports, particularly balance 1 Following the close of the 60-Day comment
sheet reports and cash flow statements, SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its period for this notice, the OCC will publish a notice
play a major role in the identification of continuing effort to reduce paperwork for 30 days of comment for this collection.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Dates | Written comments should be submitted by May 3, 2018. | |
| Contact | Jeff Gorham, Office of Airline Information, RTS-42, Room E34-414, 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 Citation | 83 FR 14312 |
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