Document ID: DOT-OST-2010-0054-0002
Agency: dot
Document Type: Rule
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2010-05-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0054]
RIN 2105-ADO4

 
Application To Renew Information Collection Request OMB No. 2105-
0551

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation 
(Department).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice requests public participation in the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval process for the renewal of an 
existing OST information collection. In compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) described below has been forwarded to OMB for 
extension of the currently approved collection. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information and the expected burden. OST published a 
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information on March 8, 2010. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow the public an additional 30 days 
from the date of this notice to submit comments to the recently 
published application to renew ICR 2105-0551, ``Reporting Requirements 
for Disability-Related Complaints.''

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-OST-
2010-0551] 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: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W-12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001 (between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vinh Q. Nguyen or Blane A. Workie, 
Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
202-366-9342 (Voice), 202-366-7152 (Fax), or vinh.nguyen@dot.gov or 
blane.workie@dot.gov (E-mail). Arrangements to receive this document in 
an alternative format may be made by contacting the above-named 
individuals.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 
and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part 1320, require Federal 
agencies to issue two notices seeking public comment on information 
collection activities before OMB may approve paperwork packages. 44 
U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On March 8, 
2010, OST published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting 
comment on ICRs for which the agency was seeking OMB approval. See 75 
FR 10547. OST

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received no comments after issuing this notice. Accordingly, the 
Department announces that these information collection activities have 
been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR. 1320.5(a) and forwarded to 
OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or 
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day 
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 
60 FR 44978, 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes that the 30-day notice 
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords 
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). Therefore, respondents should 
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure their full consideration. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). The summaries below describe the nature of 
the ICR and the expected burden. The unchanged requirements are being 
submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
    Title: Reporting Requirements for Disability-Related Complaints.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0551.
    Type of Request: Renewal of currently approved Information 
Collection Request.
    Background: On July 8, 2003, OST published a final rule that 
requires most certificated U.S. and foreign air carriers operating to, 
from and within the U.S. that conduct passenger-carrying service 
utilizing large aircraft to record complaints that they receive 
alleging inadequate accessibility or discrimination on the basis of 
disability. The carriers must also categorize these complaints 
according to the type of disability and nature of complaint, prepare a 
summary report annually of the complaints received during the preceding 
calendar year, submit the report to the Department's Aviation Consumer 
Protection Division, and retain copies of correspondence and records of 
action taken on the reported complaints for three years. The rule 
requires carriers to submit their annual report via the World Wide Web 
except if the carrier can demonstrate an undue burden in doing so and 
receives permission from the Department to submit it in an alternative 
manner. The first required report covering calendar year 2004 was due 
to the Department on January 24, 2005, the second report covering 
calendar year 2005 was due on January 30, 2006, the third report 
covering calendar year 2006 was due on January 29, 2007, the fourth 
report covering calendar year 2007 was due on January 28, 2008, and the 
fifth report covering calendar year 2008 was due on January 26, 2009. 
Subsequent reports of disability-related complaints received by 
carriers are due each year on the last Monday in January for the prior 
calendar year. On August 24, 2007, OMB approved information collection 
of disability-related complaints, ``Reporting Requirements for 
Disability-related Complaints'' through August 31, 2010. The 
application to renew this information collection request was published 
in the Federal Register on Monday, March 8, 2010 (75 FR 10547).
    Respondents: Certificated U.S. and foreign air carriers operating 
to, from, and within the United States that conduct passenger-carrying 
service with large aircraft.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 370.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 185 hours.
    Comments are invited 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, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.
    As noted earlier, OST published a Federal Register notice with a 
60-day comment period for this ICR on Monday, March 8, 2010 (75 FR 
10547).

    Issued in Washington, DC, 2010, under authority delegated in 49 
CFR part 1.
Samuel Podberesky,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings.
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