
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39750-39751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14361]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2012-0028]


Application To Reinstate Information Collection Request OMB No. 
2105-0566

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the request for 
reinstatement of an OMB Control Number for the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following information collection was published on June 2, 2015 (80 FR 
31455).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments may 
also be sent via email to OMB at the following address: 
oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Graber or Daeleen Chesley, 
Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
202-366-9342 (Voice), or at kimberly.graber@dot.gov or 
Daeleen.Chesley@dot.gov (Email). Arrangements to receive this document 
in an alternative format may be made by contacting the above-named 
individuals.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Submission of U.S. Carrier and Airport Tarmac Delay 
Emergency Contingency Plans Pursuant to FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0566.
    Type of Request: Request to reinstate OMB control number 2105-0566.
    Abstract: The FAA Modernization and Reform Act, which was signed 
into law on February 14, 2012, required U.S. carriers that operate 
scheduled passenger service or public charter service using any 
aircraft with a design capacity of 30 or more seats, and operators of 
large hub, medium hub, small hub, or non-hub U.S. airports, to submit 
emergency contingency plans for lengthy tarmac delays to the Secretary 
of Transportation for review and approval no later than May 14, 2012. 
The Act also required each covered carrier and airport to ensure public 
access to its plan after DOT approval by posting the plan on its Web 
site.
    On May 2, 2012, OMB approved information collection of the reports 
on an emergency basis due to the short timeframe imposed by the Act. 
The Department created an online system allowing covered U.S. air 
carriers and U.S. airports to submit plans online and issued a notice 
in the Federal Register stating how these entities should submit the 
required plans to the Department through the online system (77 FR 
27267, May 9, 2012). Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the 
Department reviewed and approved emergency contingency plans submitted 
by over 450 covered air carriers and airports.
    In addition to requiring the initial submission of emergency 
contingency plans, the Act requires U.S. air carriers to submit an 
updated plan every 3 years

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and U.S. airport operators to submit an updated plan every 5 years and 
to ensure public access to those plans after DOT approval. The 
emergency approval terminated on November 30, 2012.
    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 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 June 2, 2015, OST published a 60-day 
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs for which the 
agency was seeking OMB approval. See 80 FR 105 at 31455. OST received 
no comments after issuing this notice. Accordingly, the Department 
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). The 30-day notice informs the 
regulated community to file relevant comments to OMB and affords the 
agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). Therefore, respondents should 
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure their full consideration. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995).
    For each of these information collections, the title, a description 
of the respondents, and an estimate of the annual recordkeeping and 
periodic reporting burden are set forth below:
    1. Requirement to submit tarmac delay plan to DOT for review and 
approval.
    Respondents: Each large, medium, small and non-hub airport in the 
U.S.; U.S. carriers that operate scheduled passenger service or public 
charter service using any aircraft with a design capacity of 30 or more 
seats.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 420 U.S. airports and 65 U.S. 
airlines.
    Frequency: Every 5 years for covered U.S. airports; every 3 years 
for covered U.S. airlines.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: For U.S. airports--247.5 
hours (25 ``new'' airports x 2 hours = 50 hours) + (395 existing 
airports x .5 hours = 197.5 hours). For U.S. airlines--40 hours (60 
existing airlines x .5 hours = 30 hours) + (5 new airlines x 2 hours = 
10 hours).
    2. Requirement to post tarmac delay plan on Web sites.
    Respondents: Each large, medium, small and non-hub airport in the 
U.S.; U.S. carriers that operate scheduled passenger service or public 
charter service operating to or from the United States, using any 
aircraft with a design capacity of 30 or more seats.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 420 U.S. airports and 65 U.S. 
airlines.
    Estimated Total Frequency: Every 5 years for covered U.S. airports; 
every 3 years for covered U.S. airlines (if not already posted or if 
there are updates).
    Burden on Respondents: 121.25 hours (420 airports x .25 hours = 105 
hours) + (65 airlines x .25 hours = 16.25 hours).
    Public Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents without 
reducing the quality of the collection of information, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

    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 June 10, 2016.
Claire W. Barrett,
DOT Chief Privacy & Information Governance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-14361 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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