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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form OST Form 398 Air Carriers' claims for subsidy payments Form and Instruction	Modified
small_community_air_services_41737.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-08-25
P L 104-264_Section 278.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-08-25
FRN - CFR 14 Part 271.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-08-25
30-Day Notice_072110.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-08-25
60-Day Notice_042010.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-08-25
Supporting_Statement_2106-0044 for 2010.DOC Supporting Statement A	2010-08-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
25152	Air Carriers' claims for subsidy payments Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2106-0044	ICR Reference No: 201008-2106-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200703-2106-001
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: 11/26/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/26/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2010
Responses	1,560	0	1,380
Time Burden (Hours)	5,413	0	4,789
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 41737 Name of Law: Compensation guidelines, limitations and claims
   US Code: 49 USC 41731 Name of Law: Rural Air Service Survivial Act
  

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:
	75 FR 22890	04/30/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 42473	07/21/2010
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
Air Carriers' claims for subsidy payments	OST Form 398, OST Form 397	Air Carrier's Claim for Subsidy ,   Air Carrier's Report of Departures Performed in Scheduled Service

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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	1,560	1,380	0	0	180	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,413	4,789	0	0	624	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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 an increase in burden as a result of select air carriers having to provide service to additional communities. Since two air carriers went out-of-business, the service in which they provided was selected by other air carriers currently receiving subsidy. Therefore, the burden on the selected air carriers increased because they are required to prepare claim forms for each additional community it provides service.

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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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 08/26/2010

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