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more rigorous designs that address: the 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

Methodology: Respondents will fill 

out a brief customer survey after 

completing their interaction with a 

Department Office or Embassy. Surveys 

are designed to gather feedback on the 

customer’s experiences. 

Dated: May 13, 2014. 

Janet Freer, 

Director, Office of Directives Management, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11533 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8740] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Face to 

Face: The Neo-Impressionistic Portrait, 

1886–1904’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 

(and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I 

hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Face to 

Face: The Neo-Impressionistic Portrait, 

1886–1904,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with the foreign owners or 

custodians. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Indianapolis Museum of 

Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, from on or 

about June 13, 2014, until on or about 

September 7, 2014, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these Determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the imported objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: May 13, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11671 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket ID Number RITA 2008–0002] 

Agency Information Collection; 

Activity Under OMB Review; Report of 

Financial and Operating Statistics for 

Small Aircraft Operators 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

extension of currently approved 

collection. 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 March 3, 2014 (79 FR 41, Page 

11873). No comments were received. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by June 19, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marianne Seguin, Office of Airline 

Information, RTS–42, Room E34–418, 

OST–R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

Telephone Number (202) 366–1547, Fax 

Number (202) 366–3383 or EMAIL 

Marianne.Seguin@dot.gov. 

Comments: Send comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725–17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 

RITA/BTS Desk Officer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Approval No. 2138–0009. 

Title: Report of Financial and 

Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft 

Operators. 

Form No.: BTS Form 298–C. 

Type Of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection for the 

financial data. 

Respondents: Small certificated (29) 

and commuter air carriers (24). 

Schedule F1: 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Number of Annual responses: 212. 

Total Burden Per Response: 4 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 848 hours. 

Schedule F2: 

Number of Respondents: 29. 

Number of Annual responses: 116. 

Total Burden Per Response: 12 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,392 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Program uses for 

Form 298–C financial data are as 

follows: 

Mail Rates 

The Department of Transportation 

sets and updates the Intra-Alaska Bush 

mail rates based on carrier aircraft 

operating expense, traffic, and 

operational data. Form 298–C cost data, 

especially fuel costs, terminal expenses, 

and line haul expenses are used in 

arriving at rate levels. DOT revises the 

established rates based on the 

percentage of unit cost changes in the 

carriers’ operations. These updating 

procedures have resulted in the carriers 

receiving rates of compensation that 

more closely parallel their costs of 

providing mail service and contribute to 

the carriers’ economic well-being. 

Essential Air Service 

DOT often has to select a carrier to 

provide a community’s essential air 

service. The selection criteria include 

historic presence in the community, 

reliability of service, financial stability 

and cost structure of the air carrier. 

Carrier Fitness 

Fitness determinations are made for 

both new entrants and established U.S. 

domestic carriers proposing a 

substantial change in operations. A 

portion of these applications consists of 

an operating plan for the first year (14 

CFR part 204) and an associated 

projection of revenues and expenses. 

The carrier’s operating costs, included 

in these projections, are compared 

against the cost data in Form 298–C for 

a carrier or carriers with the same 

aircraft type and similar operating 

characteristics. Such a review validates 

the reasonableness of the carrier’s 

operating plan. 

The quarterly financial submissions 

by commuter and small certificated air 


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