This collection has been approved with the following comment: DOT should include the burden changes in the "Change due to agency estimate" column of the ROCIS worksheet since they are population adjustments rather than agency discretionary changes.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2012
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2009
31,000,000
0
68,900,000
518,000
0
833,464
0
0
0
Public Law 101-604(entitled the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990, or "Asia 90", and later codified as 49 U.S.C. 44909) requires that certificated air carriers and large foreign air carriers collect the full name of each U.S. citizen traveling on flight segments to or from the United States and solicit a contact name and telephone number. In the event of an aviation disaster, airlines would be required to provide the information to the Department of State and, in certain circumstances, to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The program reporting requirements have not changed since the previous request for Extension of a Previously Approved Collection submitted in 2005. Although an adjustment has been made to the Information Collection Request, while the number of affected tickets has increased, the estimated number of respondents has decreased. Both changes reflect the changing nature of the passenger airline industry; increased use of Internet booking sites, decreased numbers of and commissions paid to travel agents, and increased numbers of air travel journeys. As such, the estimated total hour burden has decreased and this decrease reflects efficiencies inherent in industry practice changes.
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:
(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;
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.