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submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 10,
2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015–14632 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket ID Number: DOT–OST–2014–0031]

Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review; Airline
Service Quality Performance—Part 234
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics invites the
general public, industry and other
governmental parties to comment on the
continuing need for—and usefulness
of—DOT requiring large certificated air
carriers to file ‘‘On-Time Flight
Performance Reports’’ and
‘‘Mishandled-Baggage Reports’’
pursuant to 14 CFR 234.4 and 234.6.
These reports are used to monitor the
quality of air service that larger air
carriers provide to the flying public. The
Federal Aviation Administration uses
the On-Time Flight Performance Reports
to identify problem areas within the air
traffic control system.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by August 14, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecelia Robinson, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room E34–410,
OST–R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–4405, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or Email
[email protected].

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Comments: Comments should identify
the associated OMB approval number
2138–0041 and Docket ID Number
DOT–OST–2014–0031. Persons wishing
the Department to acknowledge receipt
of their comments must submit with
those comments a self-addressed
stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: Comments
on OMB #2138–0041, Docket—DOT–
OST–2014–0031. The postcard will be
date/time stamped and returned.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Federal Erulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Services: U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202–366–3383.
Instructions: Identify docket number,
DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning
of your comments, and send two copies.
To receive confirmation that DOT
received your comments, see
instructions above. Internet users may
access all comments received by DOT at
http://www.regulations.gov. All
comments are posted electronically
without charge or edits, including any
personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of DOT’s dockets by
the name of the individual submitting
the comment (or signing the comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit http://
DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket, or to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
Electronic Access: You may access
comments received for this notice at
http://www.regulations.gov by searching
docket DOT–OST–2014–0031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138–0041.
Title: Airline Service Quality
Performance Reports—Part 234.
Form No.: BTS Form 234.
Type of Review: Renewal of approved
collection.

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Respondents: Large certificated air
carriers that account for at least 1
percent of the domestic scheduledservice passenger revenues.
Number of Respondents: 14.
Number of Responses: 168.
Total Burden per Response: 20 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 3,360 hours.
Needs and Uses:
Consumer Information
Part 234 gives air travelers
information concerning the on-time
performance history of flights and the
rate of mishandled baggage for each
reporting carrier. The reports are filed
by the 14 largest scheduled-service U.S.
passenger carriers.
On July 15, 2011 the Department
published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to
change the manner in which baggage
data are reported (see 76 FR 41726). The
proposed rule would require carriers to
report: (1) The number of mishandled
checked bags (as opposed to the current
requirement to report the number of
mishandled baggage reports filed by
passengers), (2) the total number of
checked bags (as opposed to the current
requirement to report the total number
of enplaned passengers), (3) the number
of mishandled wheelchairs and scooters
used by passengers with disabilities that
were carried in the cargo compartment,
and (4) the total number of wheelchairs
and scooters used by passengers with
disabilities that were carried in the
cargo compartment.
In the preamble to the Notice, the
Department stated that the change in the
matrix to mishandled bags per unit of
checked bags would give consumers
more reliable information on the air
carriers’ performance regarding the
treatment of baggage within their
control. Under the current system, there
is no direct relationship between the
number of mishandled bags and the
number of checked bags. With the
institution of baggage fees, the number
of checked bags at some carriers has
declined by 40 to 50 percent. There has
been a corresponding 40 percent decline
(i.e., improvement) in the industry
mishandled baggage rates. The proposed
matrix would have a direct correlation
between mishandled baggage and
checked baggage.
A separate breakout of mishandled
wheelchairs/scooters would assist
passengers with mobility disabilities in
selecting air carriers with high
probabilities of meeting their special
needs. There is a gap in the
Department’s data regarding the
mishandling of wheelchairs and
scooters. The proposed data would
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disabilities on which air carriers best
meet their special needs.
Reducing and Identifying Traffic Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration
uses Part 234 data to pinpoint and
analyze air traffic delays. Wheels-up
and wheels-down times are used in
conjunction with departure and arrival
times to show the extent of ground
delays. Actual elapsed flight time,
wheels-down minus wheels-up time, is
compared to scheduled elapsed flight
time to identify airborne delays. The
reporting of aircraft tail number allows
the FAA to track an aircraft through the
air network, which enables the FAA to
study the ripple effects of delays at hub
airports. The data can be analyzed for
airport design changes, new equipment
purchases, the planning of new runways
or airports based on current and
projected airport delays and traffic
levels. The identification of the reason
for delays allows the FAA, airport
operators, and air carriers to pinpoint
delays under their control.
Administrative Issues
The Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501) requires a
statistical agency to clearly identify
information it collects for non-statistical
purposes. BTS hereby notifies the
respondents and the public that BTS
uses the information it collects under
this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to,
publication of both Respondent’s
identity and its data, submission of the
information to agencies outside BTS for
review, analysis and possible use in
regulatory and other administrative
matters.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2015.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015–14529 Filed 6–12–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
June 9, 2015.

The Department of the Treasury will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the
date of publication of this notice.

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Comments should be received on
or before July 15, 2015 to be assured of
consideration.

DATES:

Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestion for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC
20220, or email at [email protected].

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 927–5331,
email at [email protected], or the entire
information collection request may be
found at www.reginfo.gov.
Community Development Financial
Institutions (CDFI) Fund
OMB Number: 1559–0021.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: CDFI Program and NACA
Program Application.
Abstract: The CDFI Fund provides
financial assistance in the form of
grants, loans, equity investments and
deposits to community development
financial institutions providing capital
and financial services to underserved
markets. The FY 2016 CDFI and NACA
Program application introduces an
integrated web-based collection tool that
will now be used to collect data from
CDFI and NACA Program applicants.
The new interactive, integrated
application reduces the burden on the
applicant since it will store previously
supplied information, which will
reduce data entry in future applications.
It is anticipated that this will decrease
the amount of time to complete the
application from 50 hours to 30 hours
per response for the applicants. This
revision reflects a decrease in hours due
to the new collection tool. Total burden
hours requested for this submission is
13,530 (451 applications X 30 hours an
application).
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
13,530.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare
the 2015 Annual Report to Congress
Advisory Committee: U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings to be
held in Washington, DC to review and
edit drafts of 2015 Annual Report to
Congress on the following dates: July 8–
9, August 12–13, September 16–17, and
October 7–8, 2015.
Notice is hereby given of
meetings of the U.S.-China Economic
and Security Review Commission.
Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman
of the U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
The Commission is mandated by
Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate
and report to Congress annually on the
U.S.-China economic and security
relationship. The mandate specifically
charges the Commission to prepare a
report to Congress ‘‘regarding the
national security implications and
impact of the bilateral trade and
economic relationship between the
United States and the People’s Republic
of China [that] shall include a full
analysis, along with conclusions and
recommendations for legislative and
administrative actions . . .’’
Purpose of Meetings: Pursuant to this
mandate, members of the Commission
will meet in Washington, DC on July 8–
9, August 12–13, September 16–17, and
October 7–8, 2015 to review and edit
drafts of the 2015 Annual Report to
Congress.
The Commission is subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) with the enactment of the
Science, State, Justice, Commerce and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2006 that was signed into law on
November 22, 2005 (Pub. L. 109–108).
In accordance with FACA, the
Commission’s meeting to make
decisions concerning the substance and
recommendations of its 2015 Annual
Report to Congress are open to the
public.
Topics To Be Discussed: The
Commissioners will be considering draft
report sections addressing the following
topics:
• U.S.-China Economic and Trade
Relations, including: The foreign
investment climate in China, China’s
economic reforms, and commercial
cyber espionage and barriers to digital
trade in China.
• Security and Foreign Policy Issues
Involving China, including: China’s

SUMMARY:

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