75602 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2004 / Notices 

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.

Donald W. Bright, 

Assistant Director, Airline Information, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

[FR Doc. 04–27589 Filed 12–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

Agency Information Collection; 

Activity Under OMB Review; 

Submission of Audit Reports—Part 248

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics invites the 

general public, industry and other 

governmental parties to comment on the 

continuing need for and usefulness of 

BTS requiring U.S. large certificated air 

carriers to submit a true and complete 

of its annual audit that is made by an 

independent public accountant. If a 

carrier does not have an annual audit, 

the carrier must file a statement that no 

audit has been performed. Comments 

are requested concerning whether the 

audit reports are needed by BTS and 

DOT; BTS accurately estimated the 

reporting burden; there are other ways 

to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

there are ways to minimize reporting 

burden, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by February 15, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

directed to: Office of Airline 

Information, K–14, Room 4125, Bureau 

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, fax no. 366–3383 or e-mail 

bernard.stankus@bts.gov. 

Comments: Comments should identify 

the OMB # 2138–0004. Persons wishing 

the Department to acknowledge receipt 

of their comments must submit with 

those comments a self-addressed 

stamped postcard on which the 

following statement is made: Comments 

on OMB # 2138–0004. The postcard will 

be date/time stamped and returned.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernie Stankus Office of Airline 

Information, K–14, Room 4125, Bureau 

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, (202) 366–4387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Approval No.: 2138–0004. 

Title: Submission of Audit Reports—

Part 248. 

Form No.: None. 

Type Of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Large certificated air 

carriers. 

Number of Respondents: 84. 

Number of Responses: 84. 

Total Annual Burden: 21 hours. 

Needs and Uses: BTS collects 

independent audited financial reports 

from U.S. certificated air carriers. 

Carriers not having an annual audit 

must file a statement that no such audit 

has been performed. In lieu of the audit 

report, BTS will accept the annual 

report submitted to the stockholders. 

The audited reports are needed by the 

Department of Transportation as (1) a 

means to monitor an air carrier’s 

continuing fitness to operate, (2) 

reference material used by analysts in 

examining foreign route cases (3) 

reference material used by analyst in 

examining proposed mergers, 

acquisitions and consolidations, (4) a 

means whereby BTS sends a copy of the 

report to the International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) in fulfillment of a 

United States treaty obligation, and (5) 

corroboration of a carrier’s Form 41 

filings. 

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.

Donald W. Bright, 

Assistant Director, Airline Information, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

[FR Doc. 04–27590 Filed 12–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

Agency Information Collection; 

Activity Under OMB Review; Reporting 

Required for International Civil 

Aviation Organization (ICAO)

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics invites the 

general public, industry and other 

governmental parties to comment on the 

continuing need and usefulness of BTS 

collecting supplemental data for the 

International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO). Comments are 

requested concerning whether the 

supplemental reports are needed by BTS 

to fulfill the United States treaty 

obligation of furnishing financial and 

traffic reports to ICAO; BTS accurately 

estimated the reporting burden; there 

are other ways to enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information 

collected; and there are ways to 

minimize reporting burden, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology.

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by February 15, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

directed to: Office of Airline 

Information, K–14, Room 4125, Bureau 

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, FAX NO. 366–3383 or EMAIL 

bernard.stankus@bts.gov.

Comments: Comments should identify 

the OMB # 2138–0039. Persons wishing 

the Department to acknowledge receipt 

of their comments must submit with 

those comments a self-addressed 

stamped postcard on which the 

following statement is made: Comments 

on OMB # 2138–0039. The postcard will 

be date/time stamped and returned.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline 

Information, K–14, Room 4125, Bureau 

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, (202) 366–4387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Approval No.: 2138–0039. 

Title: Reporting Required for 

International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO). 

Form No.: BTS Form EF. 

Type Of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection.