[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 49 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11177-11178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5616]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket: RITA 2008-0002 BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice]


Research and Innovative Technology Administration; Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; Agency Information Collection; Activity 
Under OMB Review; Report of Extension of Credit to Political 
Candidates--Form 183

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general 
public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on the 
continuing need and usefulness of BTS collecting reports from air 
carriers on the aggregated indebtedness balance of a political 
candidate or party for Federal office. The reports are required when 
the aggregated indebtedness is over $5,000 on the last day of a month.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
RITA 2008-0002 by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility: 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: 202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Identify docket number, BTS 2008-0002, at the 
beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive 
confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a self-addressed 
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

    An electronic copy of this rule, a copy of the notice of proposed 
rulemaking, and copies of the comments may be downloaded at http://www.regulations.gov, by searching docket RITA 2008-0002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus Office of Airline 
Information, RTS-42, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval No.: 2138-0016.
    Title: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates--Form 
183, 14 CFR Part 374a.
    Form No.: 183.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Certificated air carriers.

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    Number of Respondents: 2 (Monthly Average).
    Number of Responses: 24.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 24 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Department uses this form as the means to 
fulfill its obligation under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(the Act). The Act's legislative history indicates that one of its 
statutory goals is to prevent candidates for Federal political office 
from incurring large amounts of unsecured debt with regulated 
transportation companies (e.g. airlines). This information collection 
allows the Department to monitor and disclose the amount of unsecured 
credit extended by airlines to candidates for Federal office. All 
certificated air carriers are required to submit this information.
    The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency 
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to 
clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes. 
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the 
information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical 
purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both 
Respondent's identity and its data, submission of the information to 
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in 
regulatory and other administrative matters.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2009.
Anne Suissa,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. E9-5616 Filed 3-13-09; 8:45 am]
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