
[Federal Register: March 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 62)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2005-20331]
RIN 2105-AD48


Request for Public Comments and Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Approval of an Existing Information Collection (2105-0552)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below has been forwarded to OMB for extension of the
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 October 10, 2007
(72 FR 57631). The purpose of this notice is to allow the public an
additional 30 days from the date of this notice to submit comments on
our application to renew ICR 2105-0552, Reports by Carriers on
Incidents Involving Animals During Air Transport. The current
information collection request approved by OMB expires on March 31,
2008.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 30, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may file comments identified by the docket number DOT-
OST-2005-20331 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 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 Ave., SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number
DOT-OST-2005-20331 or the Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for
the rulemaking at the beginning of your comment. All comments received
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received in 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://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blane A. Workie, Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9342, 202-366-7152 (fax),
blane.workie@dot.gov (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law No. 104-13, Sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as
revised at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5
CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking
public comment on information collection activities before OMB may
approve paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On October 10, 2007, OST published a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs for which the
agency was seeking OMB approval. 72 FR 57631. OST received no comments
after issuing this notice. Accordingly, DOT announces that these
information collection activities have been re-evaluated and certified
under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for review and approval
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C.
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30-day notice
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents
should submit their respective

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comments to OMB within 30 days of publication of this notice to best
ensure their having full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR
44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summary below describes the nature of the information
collection requirement (ICR) and the expected burden.
    Title: Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During
Air Transport.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0552.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a previously approved
collection.
    Abstract: The requested extension of the approved control number
covers the information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-0552,
``Reports by Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals During Air
Transport,'' which the Department of Transportation codified at 14 CFR
234.13. Section 234.13, which implements Section 710 of the Wendell H.
Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21)
[i.e., Public Law 106-810], requires U.S. air carriers that provide
scheduled service to submit a monthly report on any incidents involving
the loss, injury or death of an animal during air transport to the
Department's Aviation Consumer Protection Division (ACPD). ``Animal''
is defined in the rule as any warm or cold blooded animal which, at the
time of transportation, is being kept as a pet in a family household in
the United States. The information gathered from the airline reports is
published in DOT's Air Travel Consumer Report to provide the public
with a valuable tool to use in choosing which air carrier to travel
with when traveling with a pet.
    Respondents: Air carriers that transport pets.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Frequency: 12 reports per year for each respondent
    Estimated Annual Burden on Each Respondent: 12 hours a year for
each respondent [time to prepare and submit each report (1 hour)
multiplied by frequency (12)].
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 360 hours [Respondents (30)
x Estimated Annual Burden on Each Respondent (12 hours per year)].
    Comments are Invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. As noted earlier, OST published a Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment period for this ICR on Wednesday,
October 10, 2007. The purpose of this notice is to allow the public an
additional 30 days from the date of this notice to submit comments. A
comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2008.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
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