Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft Operators

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Form 298-C Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft Operators	Form	Modified	Available
2138-0009 Justification (2).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-07-22	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26871	Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft Operators	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2138-0009	ICR Reference No: 200807-2138-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200504-2138-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/BTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft Operators
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/29/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2011	36 Months From Approved
Responses	320	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,560	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics collects financial data from commuter and small certificated air carriers to enable the Department of Transportation to monitor the state of this important segment of the airline industry.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 329(b) (1) Name of Law: null
   US Code: 49 USC 1153, 41708, 41709, 41738 Name of Law: null
  

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:
	73 FR 14871	03/19/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 31915	06/04/2008
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
Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft Operators	Form 298-C, Form 298-C, Schedule F-2	Report of Financial Data ,   Report of Aircraft Operating Aexpenses and related Statistics

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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	320	0	0	0	0	320
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,560	0	0	0	640	1,920
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	-250,000	250,000

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There was no change in the reporting requirement but the operations of the reporting carriers have continued to grow. We increased our estimated time to complete Scdeule F-1 to account for this growth in operations.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $116,000

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: 07/31/2008

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