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.