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1Comment from A4A, https://

www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOT-OST-2018- 

0068-4288. A4A estimates that 281,000 service 

animals were transported on U.S. airlines in 2017. 

DOT estimates that 38,000 service animals were 

transported by foreign airlines on flights to and 

from the U.S. in 2017 based on air carrier passenger 

data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 

available at https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/2017- 

traffic-data-us-airlines-andforeign-airlines-usflights. 

2See, Traveling by Air with Service Animals 

(FR)—Regulatory Impact Analysis (November 

2020); https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOTOST-2018-0068-32399. 

3Bureau of Transportation Statistics (2022). 

‘‘2022 Traffic Data for U.S. Airlines and Foreign 

Airlines U.S. Flights.’’ https://

www.transtats.bts.gov/Data_Elements.aspx?Data=4. 

The number of passengers on foreign carriers (84.5 

million) was 9.9 percent of the number on domestic 

carriers (852.8 million). 

4For a discussion of estimating the value of 

uncompensated activities, see ‘‘Valuing Time in 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

Regulatory Impact Analyses: Conceptual 

Framework and Best Practices’’ from the 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

available at https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/ 

257746/VOT.pdf. 

5Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022). ‘‘May 2022 

National Occupational Employment and Wage 

Estimates: United States.’’ https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000. 

circumstances when additional 

documentation may be necessary to 

comply with requirements on transport 

of animals by a Federal agency, a U.S. 

territory, or a foreign jurisdiction. 

Currently, OMB authorization of the 

information collections expire on 

December 31, 2023. 

1. Requirement To Prepare and Submit 

to Airlines the DOT Air Transportation 

Service Animal Behavior and Health 

Attestation Form 

Respondents: Passengers with 

disabilities traveling on aircraft with 

service animals. 

Number of Respondents: The 

Department estimates that 310,145 

respondents will complete the Service 

Animal Health and Attestation form. 

This estimate was calculated by using 

the same analysis used by the 

Department in its 2021 Service Animal 

Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA), 

where the Department estimated that 

319,000 respondents would use the 

Service Animal Health and Attestation 

Form. 

In the RIA, the Department relied on 

2017 passenger data and estimates 

provided from Airlines for America on 

the number of service animals 

transported by U.S. air carriers in 2017 1

to estimate the number of respondents 

that would use the Service Animal 

Health and Attestation form. DOT 

estimated that in 2017, 281,000 service 

animals were transported by U.S. 

carriers on flights to, within, and from 

the United States, and 38,000 were 

transported by foreign air carriers on 

flights to and from the United States.2

Assuming that only one passenger with 

a disability travels with a service 

animal, the Department determined in 

2021 that 319,000 respondents (281,000 

+ 38,000) would use the service animal 

form. 

For the purposes of this renewal, the 

Department relied on 2022 enplanement 

data to estimate the number of 

respondents that would complete the 

service animal forms. In 2022, U.S. 

passenger enplanements increased by .5 

percent and foreign carrier 

enplanements decreased by 27 percent.3

Thus, DOT estimates that 282,405 

service animals were transported by 

U.S. carriers to, from, or within the U.S. 

in 2022 and, if foreign carriers had a 

similar proportion of passengers 

traveling with service animals, foreign 

carriers transported 27,740 service 

animals to or from the U.S. in 2022. 

Assuming that only one passenger with 

a disability travels with a service 

animal, 310,145 respondents (282,405 + 

27,740) would complete the service 

animal behavior and health attestation 

form. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: We estimate that 

completing the form would require 15 

minutes (.25 hours) per response, 

including the time it takes to retrieve an 

electronic or paper version of the form 

from the carrier’s website, reviewing the 

instructions, and completing the 

questions. Passengers would spend a 

total of 77,536 hours annually (0.25 

hours × 310,145 passengers) to retrieve 

and complete an accessible version of 

the form. Passengers would fill out the 

forms on their own time without pay. 

To estimate the value of this 

uncompensated activity, we use median 

wage data from the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics.4 We use a post-tax wage 

estimate of $18.48 ($22.26 median for 

all occupations minus a 17% percent 

estimated tax rate). The estimated 

annual value of this time is $1,432,865 

($18.48 × 77,536 hours).5

2. Requirement To Prepare and Submit 

to Airlines the DOT Service Animal 

Relief Attestation Form 

Respondents: Passengers with 

disabilities traveling on aircraft with 

service animals on flight segments 

scheduled to take 8 hours or more. 

Number of Respondents: The 

Department estimates that 5 percent of 

service animal users would be on flight 

segments scheduled to take 8 hours or 

more and would also have to complete 

the Relief Attestation Form, for a total 

of 15,507 respondents (310,145 × 0.05). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: We estimate that 

completing the form would require 15 

minutes (.25 hours) per response, 

including the time it takes to retrieve an 

electronic or paper version of the form 

from the carrier’s website, reviewing the 

instructions, and completing the 

questions. Passengers would spend a 

total of 3,877 hours annually (0.25 hours 

× 15,507 passengers) to retrieve an 

accessible version of the form and 

complete the form. Passengers would 

fill out the forms on their own time 

without pay, as they would with the 

Animal Behavior and Health Attestation 

Form. The estimated annual value of 

this time is $71,647 ($18.48 × 3,877 

hours). 

Comments Invited 

We invite comments on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record on 

the docket. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; and 59 CFR 1.48. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Livaughn Chapman Jr., 

Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Office of 

Aviation Consumer Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27956 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request Relating to Recommendation 

for Juvenile Employment With the 

Internal Revenue Service 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

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invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The IRS is soliciting comments 

concerning recommendation for 

juvenile employment with the Internal 

Revenue Service. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 20, 2024 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Include OMB control number 1545– 

1746 or Recommendation for Juvenile 

Employment with the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the forms should be directed 

to Kerry Dennis at (202) 317–5751, or at 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Kerry.L.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Recommendation for Juvenile 

Employment with the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

OMB Number: 1545–1746. 

Form Numbers: 13094. 

Abstract: The Form 

‘‘Recommendation for Juvenile 

Employment with the Internal Revenue 

Service’’, is used by 13 Delegated 

Examining Units and 16 Area Personnel 

Offices throughout the IRS as a 

mechanism to screen out questionable 

applicants when considering juveniles 

for employment in taxpayers remittance 

and submission processing functions. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,500. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 208 hours. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

the collections of information covered 

by this notice. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained if their 

contents may become material in the 

administration of any internal revenue 

law. Generally, tax returns and tax 

return information are confidential, as 

required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) whether the collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: December 15, 2023. 

Kerry L. Dennis, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27957 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

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