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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