14 CFR Part 241 requires large certificated air carriers to submit financial data to the Department of Transportation (DOT) on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis. These include an Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Inventory of Air-frames and Aircraft Engines, Statement of Cash Flows, Notes to financials, Aircraft Operating Expenses, Interim Operations Report, Operating Expenses by Objective Groupings, Operating Expenses by Functional Groupings, Employment Statistics by Labor Category and Fuel Consumption by Type of Service and Entity. These are used by the DOT in International Negotiations, Safety Analysis, Continuing Air Carrier Fitness, FAA Air Carrier Certification, review of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Agreements, Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program for (emergency preparedness), included in the Department of Commerce's Gross Domestic Product, Department of Justice's antitrust analysis, Department of Energy's fuel consumption monitoring for emergency preparedness.
The number of respondents decreased due to air carrier mergers. There was also an increase to Information Collection P.5.1 due to three air carriers being reclassified.
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.