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Background 

Air Operator ODA 

The FAA plans to establish two (2) 

new ODA program types in addition to 

those already established by FAA Order 

8100.15, Organization Designation 

Authorization Procedures. Proposed 

revisions to FAA Order 8100.15 are 

available for review, and may be 

accessed at http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/ 

draft_docs/. 

This new ODA program would allow 

organizations to conduct certification 

functions for the issuance of rotorcraft 

external-load operator certificates, in 

accordance with the requirements of 14 

CFR part 133. The FAA anticipates a 

phased-in approach to this authority, 

with the FAA initially retaining 

authority for issuance of the certificate. 

The actual delegation of the issuance of 

the certificate would only be allowed 

after the ODA holder had successfully 

shown the ability to determine 

compliance with all aspects of 14 CFR 

part 133. 

Air Operator ODAs would be 

appointed and managed by the 

geographic Flight Standards District 

Office under the authority of the 

Director, Flight Standards Service. The 

FAA anticipates granting Air Operator 

ODA to only a small number of 

organizations based on the 

organization’s experience and the FAA’s 

need to delegate the authority. 

Knowledge Testing ODA 

This new ODA program would allow 

organizations to administer automated 

airman tests and provide certified test 

results to applicants. These functions 

are currently performed by authorized 

Computer Testing Designees under the 

provisions of FAA Order 8080.6, 

Conduct of Airman Knowledge Tests. 

Consolidation of these functions under 

the ODA program will standardize and 

align their activities and the FAA’s 

oversight, making them consistent with 

other forms of ODA programs. 

Knowledge Testing ODAs would be 

appointed and managed by The Flight 

Standards Airman Testing Standards 

Branch, AFS–630, under the authority 

of the Director, Flight Standards 

Service. The FAA anticipates that 

existing computer testing designees will 

desire to transition to the ODA program, 

and other organizations may be 

appointed as needed to make testing 

services available to the public. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

15, 2010. 

Susan J.M. Cabler, 

Assistant Manager, Aircraft Engineering 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31861 Filed 12–17–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2010–0046] 

Notice of Request for the Extension of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to 

request the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to approve the following 

information collection: Charter Service 

Operations. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before February 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your 

comments are not entered more than 

once into the docket, submit comments 

identified by the docket number by only 

one of the following methods: 

1. Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the U.S. Government electronic 

docket site. (Note: The U.S. Department 

of Transportation’s (DOT’s) electronic 

docket is no longer accepting electronic 

comments.) All electronic submissions 

must be made to the U.S. Government 

electronic docket site at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Commenters 

should follow the directions below for 

mailed and hand-delivered comments. 

2. Fax: 202–366–7951. 

3. Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number for this 

notice at the beginning of your 

comments. Submit two copies of your 

comments if you submit them by mail. 

For confirmation that FTA has received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that 

all comments received, including any 

personal information, will be posted 

and will be available to Internet users, 

without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published April 

11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may 

visit http://www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents and 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Background documents and comments 

received may also be viewed at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

—Elizabeth Martineau, Office of Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–1017, or e-mail: 

Elizabeth.Martineau@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

parties are invited to send comments 

regarding any aspect of this information 

collection, including: (1) The necessity 

and utility of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the collected information; and (4) 

ways to minimize the collection burden 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection. 

Title: Charter Service Operations. 

(OMB Number: 2132–0543). 

Background: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d) 

requires all applicants for financial 

assistance from FTA to enter into a 

charter bus agreement with the 

Secretary of Transportation (delegated 

to the Administrator of FTA in 49 CFR 

1.51(a)). 49 U.S.C. 5323(d) provides 

protections for private intercity charter 

bus operators from unfair competition 

by FTA recipients. 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)(10) 

as interpreted by the Comptroller 

General permits FTA recipients, but 

does not state that recipients have a 

right, to provide charter bus service 

with FTA-funded facilities and 

equipment only if it is incidental to the 

provision of mass transportation service. 

The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 


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Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU), Public 

Law 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144 (2005), 

amended 49 U.S.C. 5323(d) with respect 

to remedies, provides that: 

‘‘In addition to any remedy specified in the 

agreement, the Secretary shall bar a recipient 

or an operator from receiving Federal transit 

assistance in an amount the Secretary 

considers appropriate if the Secretary finds a 

pattern of violations of the agreement.’’ 

In addition, the Joint Explanatory 

Statement of the Committee of 

Conference, for Section 3023(d), 

‘‘Condition on Charter Bus 

Transportation Service’’ of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU), Public Law 109– 

59, 119 Stat. 1144 (2005) directed FTA 

to ‘‘initiate a negotiated rulemaking 

seeking public comment on the 

regulations implementing section 

5323(d).’’ 

In response to the direction contained 

in the Conference Committee Report, 

FTA established a Federal advisory 

committee to develop, through 

negotiated rulemaking procedures, 

recommendations for improving the 

regulation regarding charter bus 

services. 

On January 14, 2008, FTA published 

its final rule (73 FR 2326) amending the 

regulations which govern the provision 

of charter service. These regulations are 

implemented at 49 CFR part 604. 

Changes to Part 604 include clarification 

of the existing requirements, a newly 

defined ‘‘charter service,’’ replacement 

of the ‘‘willing and able’’ process for the 

electronic registration of private charter 

providers, and the establishment of 

more detailed complaint, hearing, and 

appeal procedures. 

Section 604.4 requires all applicants 

for Federal financial assistance under 49 

U.S.C. 5301 et seq., and 23 U.S.C. 

103(e)(4), 142(a), and 142(c), to enter 

into a ‘‘Charter Service Agreement,’’ 

contained in the Certifications and 

Assurances for FTA Assistance 

Programs, unless exempt under 49 CFR 

604.2 or otherwise falls under an 

exception in 49 CFR part 604. The 

Certifications and Assurances become a 

part of the Grant Agreement or 

Cooperative Agreement for Federal 

assistance upon the recipient’s receipt 

of Federal funds. 

The January 14, 2008, amendments to 

49 CFR part 604 added section 604.14, 

which requires that a recipient give email notification to registered charter 

providers in the recipient’s geographic 

service area upon receiving a request for 

charter service that the recipient is 

interested in providing pursuant to 

Section 604.9. In addition, 49 CFR 

604.12 requires that the recipient submit 

the records of all instances that it has 

provided charter service permitted 

under one or more of the exceptions 

under Subpart B of Part 604 to the 

charter registration Web site 30 days 

after the end of each calendar quarter. 

The recipient must also maintain the 

required notices and records 

electronically for three years from the 

date of the service or lease of FTA 

funded equipment and/or drivers. 

In order for a private charter operator 

to become a registered charter provider, 

the private charter operator must 

register on FTA’s charter registration 

Web site, which can be found at 

http://www.fta.dot.gov/laws/ 

leg_reg_179.html. Under 49 CFR 604.13, 

a registered charter provider must 

update its information on the charter 

registration Web site at least once every 

two years. 

The January 14, 2008, final rule also 

added 49 CFR 604.7, allowing recipients 

to provide charter service to qualified 

human service organizations (QHSO) 

under limited circumstances. QHSOs 

seeking to receive free or reduced rate 

services from recipients and do not 

receive Federal funding under programs 

listed in appendix A to part 604 must 

register on FTA’s charter registration 

Web site (49 CFR 604.15(a)). 

Respondents: State and local 

government, business or other for-profit 

institutions, and non-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1.75 hours for each of the 

852 State and local government 

respondents, .05 hours for each of the 

592 non-profit respondents, and 0.5 

hours for each of the 64 for-profit 

respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

1,819 hours. 

Frequency: Annually, bi-annually, 

quarterly, and as required. 

Issued: December 14, 2010. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31864 Filed 12–17–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 14, 2010. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirements to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. A copy of 

the submission may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding 

these information collections should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury PRA Clearance 

Officer, Department of the Treasury, 

1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 

11010, Washington, DC 20220. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 19, 2011 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0023. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change to a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Quarterly Federal Excise Tax 

Return. 

Form: 720. 

Abstract: The information supplied 

on Form 720 is used by the IRS to 

determine the correct tax liability. 

Additionally, the data is reported by the 

IRS to Treasury so that funds may be 

transferred from the general revenue 

funds to the appropriate trust funds. 

Respondents: Private sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

4,366,381 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0128. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: U.S. Life Insurance Company 

Income Tax Return. 

Form: 1120–L. 

Abstract: Life insurance companies 

are required to file an annual return of 

income and compute and pay the tax 

due. The data is used to insure that 

companies have correctly reported 

taxable income and paid the correct tax. 

Respondents: Private sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

644,748 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0895. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: General Business Credit. 

Form: 3800. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

section 38 permits taxpayers to reduce 

their income tax liability by the amount 

of their general business credit, which is 

an aggregation of their investment 

credit, jobs credit, alcohol fuel credit, 

research credit, low-income housing 

credit, disabled access credit, enhanced 

oil recovery credit, etc. Form 3800 is 

used to figure the correct credit. 

Respondents: Private sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

5,307,500 hours. 

Bureau Clearance Officer: Allan 

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