[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11716]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Information 
Collection Request abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget for extension of currently approved collections. 
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 January 5, 2000 [65 FR 554-555].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, (202) 366-4387, DOT, 
Office of Airline Information, Room 4125, K-25, 400 Seventh Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

    Title: Report of Extension to Political Candidates.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2138-0016.
    Form(s): BTS Form 183.
    Affected Public: Certificated air carriers.
    Abstract: An air carrier must submit monthly reports to the 
Department when the indebtedness for transportation furnished to a 
candidate, running for Federal office, or to persons acting on behalf 
of such candidates, exceeds $5,000 on the last day of a month during 
the 6 months before an election or nomination. After that period, the 
air carrier shall file such a report with the Office of Airline 
Information not later than the 20th day following the end of the 
calendar month in which the election or nomination takes place and 
thereafter when any change occurs in that report, until a negative 
report is filed. For Form 183 purposes, a ``negative report'' is one 
that indicates an indebtedness of $5,000 or less.
    These disclosures have tended to reduce the lag time between when 
transportation is furnished to political candidates and when it is 
paid. In the past, such lag time resulted in substantial balances in 
accounts receivable to some air carriers. This led Congress to enact 
the Federal Election Campaign Act.
    When there are carriers submitting Form 183, the Office of Airline 
Information compiles a monthly report identifying unpaid balances due 
air carriers from political candidates and sends the report to the 
Federal Election Commission.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 24.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention BTS Desk Officer.
    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, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

Donald W. Bright,
Acting Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 00-11716 Filed 5-9-00; 8:45 am]
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