The FAA Modernization and Reform Act
requires US carriers that operate scheduled passenger service or
public charter service using any aircraft with a design capacity of
30 or more seats, and operators of large hub, medium hub, small
hub, or non-hub US airports, to submit contingency plans for
lengthy tarmac delays to the Secretary of Transportation for review
and approval no later than May 14, 2012. The Act also requires each
covered carrier and airport to ensure public access to its plan
after DOT approval by posting the plan on its website. The
Department is seeking OMB approval for the submission and posting
of these plans under the PRA emergency clearance process because
use of the normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to
cause the May 14 statutory deadline for submission of plans to be
missed.
The Department is
seeking OMB approval for the submission and posting of these plans
under the PRA emergency clearance process because use of the normal
clearance procedures is reasonably likely to cause the May 14
statutory deadline for submission of plans to be missed. Once OMB
approves of this request, the Department will issue a notice with a
web address for the filing of the plans to enable covered U.S.
airlines and airports to easily submit their required plans through
the World Wide Web. Although we are requesting emergency clearance,
the Department believes that the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) does
not apply to situations like this one, in which a collection of
information is directly required by a self-executing statute. The
Department is not adding to the statutorily-required action nor
exercising any discretion with respect to the collection. The
Department is merely acting, as directed by Congress, as a passive
recipient of the information. Under these circumstances, the
Department is not conducting or sponsoring a collection of
information within the meaning of the PRA. Nevertheless, in the
interest of cooperation with your office, and given the very short
time available to meet the statutory deadline involved, we are
issuing a Federal Register notice providing a description of the
respondents and an estimate of the annual record keeping and
periodic reporting burden for the statutorily-mandated information
collections and request emergency processing at this time. Thank
you, in advance, for your assistance in this matter
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USC 423 Name of Law: FAA Modernization and Reform Act of
2012
The FAA Modernization and
Reform Act requires US carriers that operate scheduled passenger
service or public charter service using any aircraft with a design
capacity of 30 or more seats, and operators of large hub, medium
hub, small hub, or non-hub US airports, to submit contingency plans
for lengthy tarmac delays to the Secretary of Transportation for
review and approval no later than May 14, 2012. The Act also
requires each covered carrier and airport to ensure public access
to its plan after DOT approval by posting the plan on its
website.
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.
PRA - OST - Tarmac - SS - OSTPRA041812Review3.docx
PRA - OST - Tarmac - Emergency Clearance Request - 041912.PDF
Posting of Tarmac Plans