Notice2022-13113
Agency Information Collection: Activity Under OMB Review; Part 249, Preservation of Records
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Published
June 17, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentTransportation Statistics Bureau
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement of an expired collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on March 25, 2022 (87 FR page 17136). DOT received a comment from an individual stating that DOT should continue to require air carriers to retain paper complaint forms and submit the forms to DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) because the online DOT form is insufficient. We note that this PRA action pertains only to how long air carriers must retain certain records, including any complaints received. DOT is not in any way through this PRA action affecting the ability of persons to file a complaint against an air carrier. The comment has been referred to the DOT Office of Aviation Consumer Protection for evaluation.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 36582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13113]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031]
Agency Information Collection: Activity Under OMB Review; Part
249, Preservation of Records
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for reinstatement of an expired collection. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on March 25, 2022 (87 FR page 17136). DOT received a comment
from an individual stating that DOT should continue to require air
carriers to retain paper complaint forms and submit the forms to DOT's
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) because the online DOT form
is insufficient. We note that this PRA action pertains only to how long
air carriers must retain certain records, including any complaints
received. DOT is not in any way through this PRA action affecting the
ability of persons to file a complaint against an air carrier. The
comment has been referred to the DOT Office of Aviation Consumer
Protection for evaluation.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gorham, Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Room E34-414, OST-R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4406, Fax
Number (202) 366-3383 or EMAIL <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbb1bebdbdf5bcb4a9b3bab69bbfb4aff5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb5bab9b9f1b8b0adb7beb29fbbb0abf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No.: 2138-0006.
Title: Preservation of Air carrier Records--14 CFR part 249.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Certificated air carriers and charter operators.
Number of Respondents: 89 certificated air carriers and 280 charter
operators.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours per certificated air carrier,
1 hour per charter operator.
Total Annual Burden: 547 hours.
This collection needs a new OMB control number as it was previously
and erroneously entered into ROCIS as a generic collection.
Needs and Uses: Part 249 requires the retention of records such as:
general and subsidiary ledgers, journals and journal vouchers, voucher
distribution registers, accounts receivable and payable journals and
legers, subsidy records documenting underlying financial and
statistical reports to DOT, funds reports, consumer records, sales
reports, auditors' and flight coupons, air waybills, etc. Depending on
the nature of the document, the carrier may be required to retain the
document for a period of 30 days to 3 years. Public charter operators
and overseas military personnel charter operators must retain documents
which evidence or reflect deposits made by each charter participant and
commissions received by, paid to, or deducted by travel agents, and all
statements, invoices, bills and receipts from suppliers or furnishers
of goods and services in connection with the tour or charter. These
records are retained for 6 months after completion of the charter
program.
Not only is it imperative that carriers and charter operators
retain source documentation, but it is critical that we ensure that DOT
has access to these records. Given DOT's established information needs
for such reports, the underlying support documentation must be retained
for a reasonable period of time. Absent the retention requirements, the
support for such reports may or may not exist for audit/validation
purposes and the relevance and usefulness of the carrier submissions
would be impaired, since the data could not be verified to the source
on a test basis.
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.
Comments are invited on: whether the proposed record retention
requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Department. Comments should address whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2022.
William Chadwick Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2022-13113 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
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