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Notice of these Determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit 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: February 6, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2008–0259] 

Agency Requests for Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection(s): Exemption From 

Passenger Tariff-Filing Requirements 

in Certain Instances and Mandatory 

Electronic Filing of Residual 

Passenger Tariffs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), Pricing & 

Multilateral Affairs Division, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT), OST, Pricing & 

Multilateral Affairs Division invites 

public comments about our intention to 

request the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) approval to renew an 

existing information collection. The 

collection involves tariff filings 

containing changes to passenger fares 

and related rules in a limited number of 

international markets that have not been 

exempted from such filing. We 

anticipate a modest reduction of burden 

in the future to the DOT and the carriers 

that file tariffs with DOT. The preexisting information collection request 

previously approved by OMB expires on 

March 31, 2012. We are required to 

publish this notice in the Federal 

Register by Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1955, Public Law 104–13. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by April 10, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2008–0259 through one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kiser, 202–366–2435 or Bernice C. Gray, 

202–366–2418, Office of the Secretary, 

Pricing and Multilateral Affairs 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., W86–320 and W86–433, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2106–0009. 

Title: 14 CFR part 221—Exemption 

from Passenger Tariff-filing 

Requirements in Certain Instances and 

Mandatory Electronic Filing of Residual 

Passenger Tariffs. 

Type of Review: Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection. 

Background: Section 41504 of Title 49 

or the United States Code, requires 

every U.S. and foreign air carrier to file 

with the Department and keep open for 

public inspection, tariffs showing all 

prices for ‘‘foreign air transportation’’ 

between points served by the carrier, as 

well as all the rules relating to that 

transportation to the extent required by 

the Department. This requirement 

includes passenger fares, related charges 

and governing rules. The detailed tarifffiling rules and authority for approvals, 

rejections, and waivers are established 

by 14 CFR part 221. Once tariffs are 

allowed to become effective by the 

Department, these tariffs become legally 

binding terms in the contract of carriage 

for international air transportation. 

In several rulemaking proceedings, 

the Department determined that the 

amount of tariff material filed by 

carriers exceeded our regulatory 

requirements in certain respects; that 

alternative methods existed for 

protecting consumers and other 

elements of the public interest that are 

more effective than filed tariffs; and that 

procedures should be developed to 

foster the electronic filing and the 

review of those tariffs, which should 

continue to be filed. On November 30, 

1995, the Department published a final 

rule (Exemption from Property TariffFiling Requirement for 14 CFR parts 221 

and 292, Docket No. 49827) exempting 

carriers from their regulatory duty to file 

tariffs for foreign air transportation of 

cargo. 

In the final rule (Notice of Exemption 

from Exemption from Passenger TariffFiling Requirements In Certain 

Instances, Docket OST–97–2050–12), 

issued July 21, 1999, the Department 

determined that the filing of certain 

tariffs with the Department for foreign 

air transportation passengers is no 

longer necessary or appropriate, and 

accordingly granted another exemption 

from the tariff-filing requirement set 

forth in Part 221. The rule also required 

that all remaining tariffs be filed 

electronically. A substantial number of 

provisions in Part 221 were removed, 

where redundant or out-dated, given 

present regulatory practices. 

On October 7, 1999, the Assistant 

Secretary issued a notice under 14 CFR 

part 293, Notice of Exemption from the 

Department’s Tariff-Filing Requirement, 

Docket OST–97–2050–14, specifying the 

terms of the exemptions for markets in 

Category A (no fare filing (s), Category 

B exemptions for markets in Category A 

(no fare filing (s)), Category B (normal 

one-way economy fare filing (s) only) or 

Category C (filing all fares), taking into 

account specific factors present in each 

market. The notice also specified which 

general rules must continue to be filed. 

On September 12, 2005, the Assistant 

Secretary issued a Notice of Exemption 

from the Department’s Tariff-Filing 

Requirements, Docket OST–97–2050– 

15, updating the list of countries added 

to the tariff-filing exemptions under 14 

CFR for country-pair markets 

transferring more countries between 

categories, and increasing the number of 

exempted countries between categories, 

and increasing the number of exempted 

countries from the tariff-filing 

requirements. 

On April 8, 2008, the Assistant 

Secretary issued a third notice (Notice 

of Exemption from the Department’s 

Tariff-Filing Requirements, Docket 

OST–97–2050–18), updating the list of 

countries added to the tariff-filing 

exemptions under 14 CFR part 293 for 

country-pair markets, transferring more 

countries between categories and 

increasing the number of exempted 

countries from the tariff-filing 

requirements. Most of the changes in the 

2005 and 2008 notices moved countries 

into Category A (no fare filing (s), 

reflection the increasing number of 

‘‘open skies’’ air services agreements 

between the United States and its 

trading partners). The effect on the 

burden hours cannot be determined at 

this time for the newest updated list of 

tariff-filing exemptions. Because of 

exemptions that have been granted to 

U.S. and foreign carriers from the 

statutory and regulatory duty to file 

international passenger tariffs for many 

markets, the burden of such filings has 

been substantially reduced. When the 

final rule was issued in July 1999, we 


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estimated that total annual burden on 

respondents at 650,000 hours. In 2007, 

the Department received 45,840 

electronic filings, with an estimated 

annual burden of 229,200 burden hours. 

This reflected the fact that fewer 

markets were subject to filing 

requirements, but the reduction was 

tempered somewhat by a higher 

frequency of filings in markets still 

subject to filing. Considering these 

offsetting factors, we anticipate a 

modest further reduction of burden in 

the future. 

Respondents: The vast majority of the 

air carriers filing international tariffs are 

large operators with revenues in excess 

of several million dollars each year. 

Small air carriers operating aircraft with 

60 seats or less and 18,000 pounds 

payload or less that offer an-demand airtaxi service are not required to file such 

tariffs. 

Respondents: The vast majority of the 

air carriers filing international tariffs are 

large operators with revenues in excess 

of several million dollars each year. 

Small air carriers operating aircraft with 

60 seats or less and 18,000 pounds 

payload or less that offer an-demand airtaxi service are not required to file such 

tariffs. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected annually. 

Number of Respondents: 148. 

Number of Responses: 46,000. 

Total Annual Burden: 230,000 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the 

Department’s performance; (b) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) 

ways for the Department to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and (d) ways 

that the burden could be minimized 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. The agency will 

summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 2, 

2012. 

John Kiser, 

Chief, Pricing & Multilateral Affairs Division, 

Office of Secretary of Transportation. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–62–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Release of 

Aeronautical Property at New Castle 

Airport (ILG), New Castle, DE 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is requesting 

public comment on the Delaware River 

and Bay Authority’s (DRBA) request to 

grant the Delaware Department of 

Transportation a permanent easement 

on 2.424 +/¥ acres of airport property 

along portions of Old Churchman’s 

Road bordering a portion of the Airport 

property perimeter for roadway 

improvements. The 2.424 +/¥ acres 

land covered by the purposed easement 

will no longer be dedicated for aviation 

use by the New Castle Airport. 

The DRBA, as operator of the New 

Castle Airport (ILG), has proposed the 

extension of Taxiway ‘‘H’’ and the 

development of an approximate thirtyeight (38) acre parcel of airport property 

on the southeasterly side of Old 

Churchman’s Road for aviation related 

purposes. The Thirty-Eight Acre Parcel 

is currently undeveloped and separated 

from the main airport property by Old 

Churchman’s Road. In order to gain 

connectivity and access to the ThirtyEight Acre Parcel and allow for the 

extension of Taxiway ‘‘H’’ and future 

development, 0.610 +/¥ acres of Old 

Churchman’s Road must be vacated by 

the Delaware Department of 

Transportation and returned to New 

Castle County as fee owner for 

aeronautical use. Once the 0.610+/¥ 

acres of Old Churchman’s Road is 

vacated, future road improvements to 

include, but not limited to, the upgrade 

of Old Churchman’s Road from Route 13 

to the easterly boundary of the ThirtyEight Acre Parcel, the construction of a 

public road connecting Old 

Churchman’s Road and New 

Churchman’s Road at the eastern 

boundary of the Thirty-Eight Acre 

Parcel, and the construction of certain 

improvements along New Churchman’s 

Road can be made on the proposed 

2.424 +/¥ acre easement area. This will 

allow Delaware Department of 

Transportation to bring portions of Old 

Churchman’s Road up to standards and 

accommodate a new connector from Old 

Churchman’s Road to New Churchman’s 

Road. 

The 2.424 +/¥ acre parcel is located 

at New Castle Airport (ILG), New Castle, 

DE, situated northwesterly of Dupont 

Highway, U.S. Route 13 and 

northeasterly of New Churchman’s 

Road, Delaware State Road 58, New 

Castle Hundred, New Castle County, 

Delaware. The parcel is comprised of 

several small, narrow, Right-of-Way 

easement ‘‘strips’’ totaling 2.424 +/¥ 

acres in aggregate and is generally 

located along Old Churchman’s Road 

commencing at Route 13 and running in 

a westerly direction to the easterly 

property line of the Thirty-Eight Acre 

Parcel. The property is currently 

depicted on the Airport Layout Plan 

(ALP) of record as airport property and 

consists of five sections of narrow strips 

of land varying 1.272 acres to 0.054 

acres. The strips of land are parts of Tax 

Parcel No. 10–018.00–006. These areas, 

totaling 2.424 +/¥, acres are not 

required for aeronautical use and can be 

used for road improvements. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review, by appointment, at the Airport 

Manager’s office: Stephen Williams, 

Airport Executive Director, Delaware 

River and Bay Authority, New Castle 

Airport, 151 Dupont Highway, New 

Castle, DE 19720–5124, 302–325–5124; 

and at the FAA Harrisburg Airports 

District Office: James M. Fels, Program 

Manager, Harrisburg Airports District 

Office, 3905 Hartzdale Dr., Suite 508, 

Camp Hill, PA 17011, (717) 730–2830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James M. Fels, Program Manager, 

Harrisburg Airports District Office 

(location listed above). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Levy 

Court of New Castle County acquired 

the property that constitutes the Airport 

through a conveyance from the United 

States of America, acting through and by 

the War Assets Administration on 

October 27, 1947. This conveyance 

transferred to New Castle County land 

to be used for aviation related purposes. 

Over the years, portions of the original 

land have been released by New Castle 

County and Federal Aviation 

Administration actions. In 1995, under 

agreement with New Castle County, the 

Delaware River and Bay Authority 

assumed sponsorship and operational 

control of the airport. There are no 

known adverse impacts to the operation 

of the airport and the 2.424 +/¥ acre 

area of land is not needed for any 

foreseeable future aeronautical 

development as shown on the approved 

New Castle ALP. Ownership will be 

retained by New Castle County. 

Section 22.16 of FAA Order 5190.6B, 

FAA Airport Compliance Manual, 

requires fair market value be received 


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