
[Federal Register: September 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 187)]
[Notices]               
[Page 55587]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket Number: OST-95-179 and OST-95-623; [OMB Control : 
2105-0537]

 
Agency Information Collection; Request for Comments; Clearance 
and Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection; Disclosure of 
Codesharing Arrangements and Long-Term Wet Leases

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces that the 
Information Collection Request, abstracted below, is being forwarded to 
the Office of Management and Budget for renewal and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on July 11, 2008 [FR Vol. 73, pages 40008--40010]. No 
comments were received.

DATES: Written comments on this notice should be received on or before 
October 27, 2008 and submitted to the attention of the DOT/OST Desk 
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503 with the associated OMB Approval Number 2105-
0537 and Dockets OST-95-179 and OST-95-623.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aleta Best, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-0797.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Disclosure of Codesharing Arrangements and Long-Term Wet 
Leases.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0537.
    Expiration Date: November 30, 2008.
    Type of Review: Renewal and Approval of a previously approved 
collection.
    Respondents: All U.S. air carriers, foreign air carriers, computer 
reservations systems (CRSs), and travel agents doing business in the 
United States, and the traveling public.
    Number of Respondents: 16,000, excluding travelers.
    Number of Responses: 317,000,000.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,306,366 hours.
    Abstract: U.S. airlines, foreign airlines, and travel agents will 
provide oral, written and Internet notification to air travelers 
containing pertinent information about codesharing and long-term wet 
leases at the time the consumer is considering the purchase of air 
transportation and for use during the traveler's journey. This 
information is intended to aid the prospective consumer in making a 
more informed choice regarding the purchase of air transportation, and 
to facilitate travel by reducing the possibility that the traveler will 
be misled or confused before and during his or her trip. Since the 
purpose of this regulation is to ensure that consumers have complete 
information about the air transportation they are considering for 
purchase, there are no issues of confidentiality involved.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have a practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of burden of the 
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collection; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, by 
the use of electronic means, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 18, 2008.
Todd M. Homan,
Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.
[FR Doc. E8-22635 Filed 9-24-08; 8:45 am]

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