
[Federal Register: April 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 83)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-01-02]

 
Notice of Requests for Renewal of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announces its 
intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
approval to renew an information collection. The collection involved 
here requests only information concerning

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the subsidy-eligible flights (which generally constitute only a small 
percentage of the carriers' total operations) of a small number of air 
carriers. The collection permits the Department to timely pay air 
carriers for providing essential air service to certain eligible 
communities that would not otherwise receive scheduled passenger air 
service. The Department provides that subsidy to air carriers monthly, 
and payments will vary according to the actual amount of service 
performed during the monthly billing cycle. The reports of subsidized 
air carriers of essential air service are performed on the Department's 
Form 398, ``Air Carrier's Claim for Subsidy.''

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2010-01-02] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Frazier, 202-366-0473, Office 
of Resource Directorate, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2106-0044.
    Title: Air Carrier's Claim for Subsidy.
    Form Numbers: OST Form 398.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Background: In accordance with 14 CFR 271 of its Aviation Economic 
Regulations, the Department provides subsidy to air carriers for 
providing essential air service in small rural communities. Funding 
will be paid to the air carriers monthly and those payments will vary 
according to the actual amount of service performed during the month. 
The report of subsidized air carriers of essential air service 
performed on the Department's Form 398 ``Air Carrier's Claim for 
Subsidy,'' establishes the fundamental basis for paying these air 
carriers on a timely basis. Typically, subsidized air carriers are 
small businesses and operate only aircraft of limited size over a 
limited geographical area. The collection permits subsidized air 
carriers to submit their monthly claims in a concise, orderly, easy-to 
process form, without having to devise their own means of submitting 
support for these claims.
    Respondents: Small air carriers selected by the Department in 
docketed cases to provide subsidized essential air service.
    Number of Respondents: 24.
    Number of Responses: 1560 annually.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 5,413 annually.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2010.
John DiLuccio,
Director, Resource Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2010-9819 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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