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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0684. 

Title: Fractional Aircraft Ownership 

Programs. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an information collection. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on December 4, 2014 (79 FR 72056). 

Each fractional ownership program 

manager and each fractional owner must 

comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 

part 91, subpart K. Information is used 

to determine if these entities are 

operating in accordance with the 

minimum safety standards of these 

regulations. The FAA will use the 

information it reviews and collects to 

evaluate the effectiveness of the 

program and make improvements as 

needed, and ensure compliance and 

adherence to regulations. 

Respondents: 11 fractional aircraft 

program managers/operators. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 46 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

19,609 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 4, 

2015. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02651 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

[Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031] 

Confidential Business Information 

Reporting Requirements 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology 

(OST–R), Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for Public Comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Department’s 

regulations, certain air carriers are 

required to file BTS Schedule B–7 

(Airframe and Aircraft Engine 

Acquisitions and Retirements) and 

Schedule B–43 (Inventory of Airframes 

and Aircraft Engines). Under the 

Department’s regulations, the 

Department can withhold confidential 

business information if release of the 

confidential information is likely to 

cause substantial competitive harm to 

the entity that submitted the 

information to the Department. The BTS 

routinely grants, based on the sensitive 

nature of this cost data, a ten-year 

confidentiality period. After receiving 

notification that, upon the expiration of 

the ten-year confidentiality period, the 

BTS intended to release the cost data, 

the United Parcel Service Co. (UPS) and 

United Air Lines, Inc. (United) filed 

objections to the pending release. Both 

UPS and United claimed that the cost 

data, although ten years old, remained 

sensitive and its release would result in 

competitive harm. The cost data is now 

20 years old. 

BTS is seeking public comments on 

the merits of the UPS and United 

positions and views on whether the BTS 

should increase the confidentiality 

period for certain airframe and aircraft 

engine cost data. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 13, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Gorham, Office of Airline Information, 

RTS–42, Room E34, BTS, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590–0001, Telephone Number (202) 

366–4406, Fax Number (202) 366–3383 

or EMAIL jeff.gorham@dot.gov 

Request for Public Comments 

We are inviting public comments on 

the UPS and United requests and views 

on whether BTS’ confidentiality period 

should be retained or amended. Based 

on the public comments and a review of 

the requests to extend the 

confidentiality period, BTS will 

consider retaining or amending its 

confidentiality period. 

We are posing a series of questions in 

the hope that the public comments will 

address several issues in particular: 

(1) Do you use the airframe and 

aircraft engine cost data required under 

Part 241 and, if so, how do you use the 

data elements? 

(2) Should BTS amend or retain its 

confidentiality period for airframe and 

aircraft engine cost data? 

(3) Should BTS change the manner in 

which it collects these data elements? 

(4) Would it be in the public interest 

for BTS to grant the confidentiality 

extension requests? 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the 

following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Mail: Docket Services: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Fax: 202–366–3383. 

Instructions: Identify docket number, 

DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning 

of your comments, and send two copies. 

To receive confirmation that DOT 

received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may access all comments received 

by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments are posted electronically 

without charge or edits, including any 

personal information provided. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit http://

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Electronic Access: You may access 

comments received for this notice at 

http://www.regulations.gov, by 

searching docket DOT–OST–2014–0031. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 14 CFR part 241, certain air carriers 

are required to file BTS Schedule B–7 

(Airframe and Aircraft Engine 

Acquisitions and Retirements) and 

Schedule B–43 (Inventory of Airframes 

and Aircraft Engines). These schedules 

contain cost data concerning airframes 

and aircraft engines. In previous 

confidentiality requests, UPS and 

United requested and the Department 

granted a ten-year period of 

confidentiality for the cost data reported 

on the Form 41, Schedules B–7 and B– 

43. 

Prior to the expiration of the ten-year 

period, BTS informed twelve air carriers 

that, at the close of the ten-year period 

(October 1, 2004), the agency intended 

to release the information. In a 

September 14, 2004 letter, UPS filed 

objections to the release and, in a 

September 23, 2004 letter, United also 

filed objections to the release (see BTS 


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7526 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 27 / Tuesday, February 10, 2015 / Notices 

1Language expanding the scope of the Bank 

Secrecy Act to intelligence or counter-intelligence 

activities to protect against international terrorism 

was added by Section 358 of the Uniting and 

Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate 

Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism 

Act of 2001, P.L. 107–56. 

Docket No. 2004–19380). Both UPS and 

United claim that the information, 

although ten years old, is so sensitive 

that each company would suffer 

‘‘competitive harm’’ if the BTS releases 

the information. 

In its letter, UPS maintains that the 

information is still ‘‘commercially 

sensitive’’ based on three main points: 

(1) Disclosure of the data diminishes 

competition among the major aircraft 

manufacturers; engine manufacturers, 

and new and used aircraft owners and 

lessors who can use the commercially 

sensitive data to closely track UPS’ 

acquisition and retirement costs; (2) 

disclosure of the data impairs 

competition among competing domestic 

and foreign airlines in the international 

arena, because United States airlines are 

required to reveal major elements of 

their cost structures when their foreign 

competitors are not; and (3) the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(SEC) has determined that these data 

should be withheld from public 

disclosure. 

In addition, UPS requested that the 

Department withhold the information 

under Exemptions 3 and 4 of the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (See 

5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) and 4)). Exemption 3 

allows the withholding of information if 

the disclosure is prohibited by another 

statute and the statute either: ‘‘(A) 

requires that the matters be withheld 

from the public in such a manner as to 

leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) 

establishes particular criteria for 

withholding or refers to particular types 

of matters to be withheld;’’ (see 5 U.S.C. 

552(b)(3)). UPS stated that a provision 

in the United States Code (see 49 U.S.C. 

40115) qualifies as an Exemption 3 

statute in that the statute allows the 

Department to order certain information 

withheld from public disclosure if the 

disclosure would ‘‘have an adverse 

effect on the competitive position of an 

air carrier in foreign air transportation.’’ 

(See 49 U.S.C. 40115(a)(2)(B)). 

In light of its objections, UPS 

requested that ‘‘the Department 

continue to afford confidential 

treatment to Form 41, Schedules B–7 

and B–43 and that such confidential 

treatment be continued indefinitely or, 

at a minimum, for [another] ten (10) 

years.’’ 

United requested an extension based 

on the fact that prices have changed 

little since the 1992 to 1996 period. 

According to United, its ‘‘747s delivered 

in 1994 . . . have aircraft/engine prices 

which are the same as the prices of the 

later delivered 747s, except for some 

minor changes due to price escalation 

provisions and any minor configuration 

changes.’’ United also claimed that 

Exemptions 3 and 4 of FOIA protected 

this information from disclosure. United 

also cited the fact that the SEC had 

provided a period of confidentiality for 

this information. Thus, United 

requested that the BTS extend its period 

of confidentiality until December 31, 

2006, the expiration date for the SEC 

confidentiality period. 

Ten years have passed since the 

initial confidential treatment period, 

and BTS is again asking whether we 

should increase the confidentiality 

period for certain airframe and aircraft 

engine cost data, or release the data to 

the public. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 5, 

2015. 

William Chadwick, Jr., 

Director, Office of Airline Information, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02665 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Renewal Without 

Change of Bank Secrecy Act 

Suspicious Activity Reporting 

Requirement for Residential Mortgage 

Lenders and Originators 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: FinCEN invites all interested 

parties to comment on its proposed 

renewal without change of the Bank 

Secrecy Act (‘‘BSA’’) Suspicious 

Activity Reporting requirements for 

residential mortgage lenders and 

originators. FinCEN intends to submit 

this requirement for approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) of a three-year extension of 

Control Number 1506–0061. This 

request for comments is made pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(‘‘PRA’’) of 1995, Public Law 104–13, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 13, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Policy Division, 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 

U.S Department of the Treasury, P.O. 

Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Attention: 

PRA Comments—BSA Suspicious 

Activity Reporting Requirement for 

residential mortgage lenders and 

originators. Comments also may be 

submitted by electronic mail to the 

following Internet address: 

regcomments@fincen.gov with the 

caption in the body of the text, 

‘‘Attention: PRA Comments—BSA 

Suspicious Activity Reporting 

Requirements 1506–0061.’’ It is 

preferable for comments to be submitted 

by electronic mail. Please submit 

comments by one method only. All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and the specific OMB 

control number for this notice. 

Inspection of comments. Comments 

may be inspected, between 10 a.m. and 

4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room in 

Vienna, VA. Persons wishing to inspect 

the comments submitted must request 

an appointment with the Disclosure 

Officer by telephoning (703) 905–5034 

(not a toll free call). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

FinCEN Resource Center at 800–767– 

2825 or email frc@fincen.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSA, 

Titles I and II of Public Law 91–508, as 

amended, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829(b), 

12 U.S.C.1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C. 

5311–5332, authorizes the Secretary of 

the Treasury, among other things, to 

require financial institutions to keep 

records and file reports that are 

determined to have a high degree of 

usefulness in criminal, tax, and 

regulatory matters, or in the conduct of 

intelligence or counter-intelligence 

activities to protect against international 

terrorism, and to implement countermoney laundering programs and 

compliance procedures.1

Regulations implementing Title II of 

the BSA appear at 31 CFR Chapter X. 

The authority of the Secretary of the 

Treasury to administer the BSA has 

been delegated to the Director of 

FinCEN. The information collected and 

retained under the regulation addressed 

in this notice assists Federal, state, and 

local law enforcement as well as 

regulatory authorities in the 

identification, investigation, and 

prosecution of money laundering and 

other matters. In accordance with the 

requirements of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), and its implementing 

regulations, the following information is 

presented concerning the recordkeeping 

requirements listed below. 

Title: Suspicious Activity Report by 

Residential Mortgage Lenders and 

Originators. 

OMB Number: 1506–0061. 


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