[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44165-44166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21903]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost and burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on June 9, 1997 [62 FR 31470].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Luther R. Dietrich, Office of 
Aviation Analysis, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366-1046.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary (OST)

    Title: Supporting Statements--Air Carriers' Claims for Subsidy 
Payments.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2106-0044.
    Affected Public: Small air carriers selected by the Department in 
docketed cases to provide subsidized essential air service.
    Abstract: The requested collection of information covers OST Form 
397 and OST Form 398.
    Need: In 14 CFR part 271 of its Aviation Economic Regulations, the 
Department provided that subsidy to air carriers for providing 
essential air service will be paid to the carriers monthly, and that 
payments will vary according to the actual amount of service performed 
during the month. The reports of subsidized air carriers of essential 
air service performed on the Department's OST Form 397, ``Air

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Carrier's Report of Departures Performed in Scheduled Service'' and OST 
Form 398, ``Air Carrier's Claim for Subsidy'' establish the fundamental 
basis for paying these air carriers on a timely basis.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hour: 4,020*.
    *The annual estimated burden has been reduced from 7,500 hours 
primarily because the essential air service program has been reduced, 
both in terms of the number of communities served and in the amount of 
service supported (number of round trips per week) in response to 
decreased funding from Congress.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: DOT Desk Officer; Office of Management 
and Budget; Washington, DC 20503.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-21903 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am]
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