Supporting Statement, Air Carrier's Claims for Subsidy Payments, Airline Deregulation Act of 1978

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 397 Supporting Statements - Air Carriers' claims for subsidy payments	Form	Modified	Repair queued
2106-0044 30 day Federal Register.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-05-30	Available
Supporting Statement 2106-0044.DOC	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-04-06	Available
small community air services.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-03-08	Repair queued
Form 397.DOC	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-03-08	Available
Form 398.DOC	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-03-08	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
25152	Supporting Statements - Air Carriers' claims for subsidy payments	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2106-0044	ICR Reference No: 200703-2106-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200310-2106-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/OSTA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Supporting Statement, Air Carrier's Claims for Subsidy Payments, Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/10/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/31/2007
Terms of Clearance: Change in burden due to change in an update of the number of respondents should be classified as an adjustment not a program change.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2007
Responses	1,380	0	816
Time Burden (Hours)	4,789	0	4,176
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Department needs this information to process claims for payment from air carriers providing subsidized essential air service. The Department uses this information to verify, adjust, and settle these claims. Respondents to this collection are commuter air carriers and generally small certificated air carriers providing scheduled service.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 41731 Name of Law: Rural Air Service Survivial Act
   US Code: 49 USC 41737 Name of Law: Compensation guidelines, limitations and claims
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 7111	02/14/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 30046	05/30/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Supporting Statements - Air Carriers' claims for subsidy payments	397, 398	Air Carrier's Report of Departures Performed in Scheduled Service ,   Air Carrier's Claim for Subsidy

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,380	816	0	0	564	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,789	4,176	0	0	613	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The financial aspects of the program were transferred to the Office of Resource Directorates, with one person who validates, and processes the claims for payment. Markview was implemented to eliminate the man hours required for the second personnel as previously noted.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/31/2007

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