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comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation, See
5 CFR 1320.8(d), an agency must ask for
public comment on the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(iii) how to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(iv) how to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following collection of
information:
Title of Collection: Petitions for
Hearings on Notification and Remedy of
Defects.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0039.
Affected Public: Businesses or others
for profit.
Abstract: Sections 30118(e) and
30120(e) of Title 49 of the United States
Code specify that any interested person
may petition NHTSA to hold a hearing
to determine whether a manufacturer of
motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment has met its obligation to
notify owners, purchasers, and dealers
of vehicles or equipment of a safetyrelated defect or noncompliance with a
Federal motor vehicle safety standard in
the manufacturer’s products and to
remedy that defect or noncompliance.
To implement these statutory
provisions, NHTSA promulgated 49
CFR part 557, Petitions for Hearings on
Notification and Remedy of Defects. Part
557 establishes procedures providing for
the submission and disposition of
petitions for hearings on the issues of
whether the manufacturer has met its
obligation to notify owners, purchasers,
and dealers of safety-related defects or
noncompliance, or to remedy such
defect or noncompliance free of charge.

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Estimated annual burden: During
NHTSA’s last renewal of this
information collection, the agency
estimated it would receive one petition
a year, with an estimated one hour of
preparation for each petition, for a total
of one burden hour per year. That
estimate remains unchanged with this
notice.
Number of respondents: 1.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8(f).
Stephen A. Ridella,
Director, Office of Defects Investigation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2010–0211]
RIN 2105–AE07

Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB Agency
Request for Renewal of a Previously
Approved Information Collection
Request: Reports by Air Carriers on
Incidents Involving Animals During Air
Transport
Office of the Secretary (OST),
Department of Transportation
(Department or DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Department’s
intention to apply to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
renew the previously approved
information collection request (ICR)
OMB No. 2105–0552, ‘‘Reports by Air
Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals
During Air Transport.’’ The current
information collection request approved
by OMB expires August 31, 2018.

SUMMARY:

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Comments on this notice must be
received by July 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2010–0211) through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal
Holidays. The telephone number is 202–
366–9329.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vinh Q. Nguyen, Senior Trial Attorney,
Office of the General Counsel, Office of
the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
202–366–9342 (Voice), 202–366–7152
(fax), or [email protected] (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reports by Air Carriers on
Incidents Involving Animals During Air
Transport.
OMB Control Number: 2105–0552.
Type of Request: Renewal of currently
approved Information Collection
Request.
Background: The Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for
the 21st Century or ‘‘AIR–21’’ (Pub. L.
106–181), which was signed into law on
April 5, 2000, includes section 710,
‘‘Reports by Carriers on Incidents
Involving Animals During Air
Transport.’’ This provision was codified
as 49 U.S.C. 41721. The statute requires
air carriers that provide scheduled
passenger air transportation to submit
monthly to the Secretary of
Transportation a report on any incidents
involving the loss, injury, or death of an
animal (as defined by the Secretary of
Transportation) during air transport
provided by the air carrier.
On August 11, 2003, DOT, through its
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
issued a final rule implementing section
710 of AIR–21.1 The rule required air
carriers that provide scheduled
passenger air transportation to submit a
report to APHIS on any incident
involving the loss, injury, or death of an
animal during air transportation
provided by the air carrier. Due to issues
regarding whether APHIS had the
DATES:

1 Reporting Directive Regarding Incidents
Involving Animals During Air Transport, 68 FR
47798 (August 11, 2003).

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capability to accept such information
directly from the carriers, DOT made a
technical change in the rule on February
14, 2005, to require air carriers to
submit the required information directly
to DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection
Division (ACPD) rather than APHIS and
to make the rule part of DOT’s economic
regulations.2
On July 3, 2014, DOT published a
final rule amending the requirement
that air carriers file reports with DOT on
the loss, injury, or death of animals
during air transport.3 The rule (1)
expanded the reporting requirement
from the largest U.S. carriers (i.e., U.S.
carriers that account for at least 1
percent of domestic scheduled
passenger revenue) to U.S. carriers that
operate scheduled service with at least
one aircraft with a design capacity of
more than 60 seats; (2) expanded the
definition of ‘‘animal’’ from only a pet
in a family household to include all cats
and dogs transported by covered
carriers, regardless of whether the cat or
dog is transported as a pet by its owner
or as part of a commercial shipment
(e.g., shipped by a breeder); (3) required
covered carriers to file a calendar-year
report in December, even if the carrier
did not have any reportable incidents
during the calendar year; (4) required
covered carriers to provide in their
December reports the total number of
animals that were lost, injured, or died
during air transport in the calendar year;
and (5) required covered carriers to
provide in their December reports the
total number of animals transported in
the calendar year. On August 25, 2015,
OMB approved the information
collection request, ‘‘Reports by Air
Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals
During Air Transport,’’ through August
31, 2018.
In order to reduce burden to covered
carriers, the ACPD established a website
and online system for filing the required
reports, http://animalreport.ost.dot.gov.
This system enables covered carriers to
easily and efficiently submit their
reports through the internet rather than
sending the reports to the Department
by mail or email.
Respondents: U.S. carriers that
operate scheduled passenger service
with at least one aircraft having a
designed seating capacity of more than
60 seats.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
32.
2 Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents Involving
Animals During Air Transport, 70 FR 7392
(February 14, 2005).
3 Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents Involving
Animals During Air Transport, 79 FR 37938 (July
3, 2014) (codified at 14 CFR part 235).

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Frequency: For each respondent, one
information set for the month of
December, plus one information set
during some other months (1 to 12).
Estimated Total Burden on
Respondents: (1) Monthly reports of
incidents involving the loss, injury, or
death of animals during air transport: 0
to 384 hours (Respondents [32] × Time
to Prepare One Monthly Report [1 hour]
× Frequency [0 to 12 per year]). (2)
December report containing the total
number of animals that were lost,
injured, or died during air transport in
the calendar year and the total number
of animals that were transported in the
calendar year: 16 hours (Respondents
[32] × Time to Prepare One December
Report [0.5 hour] × Frequency (1 per
year)].
Public comments invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information.
All comments will become a matter of
public record. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included
in the request for OMB approval.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.27(n).
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15,
2018, under the authority delegated at 49
CFR 1.27(n).
Blane A. Workie,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation
Enforcement and Proceedings.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0044]

Notice of Proposed Agency
Information Collection Activities;
Agency Request To Modify Existing
Information Collections: Railroad
Rehabilitation and Improvement
Financing (RRIF) and Transportation
Infrastructure Financing and
Innovation Act (TIFIA) Credit Programs
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995, the Department
of Transportation (the Department)
invites public comments on a request to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to approve modifications to two
currently approved Information
Collection Requests (ICRs). As part of
the modifications to the ICRs, one ICR
will be integrated into the other ICR.
The modified and integrated ICR will be
used to allow entities to apply for
Railroad Rehabilitation and
Improvement Financing (RRIF) and
Transportation Infrastructure Financing
and Innovation Act (TIFIA) credit
assistance using a common set of forms,
rather than having a separate set of
forms for each of RRIF and TIFIA. The
new, integrated forms have also been
updated to reflect changes in law,
streamlining of the credit programs, and
efficiencies in the application process
adopted by the Department. However,
the general process of applying for
credit assistance is not changing;
applications are still accepted on a
rolling basis. The ICR continues to be
necessary for the Department to evaluate
projects and project sponsors for credit
program eligibility and creditworthiness
as required by law.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before July 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket No. DOT–OST–
2018–0044. Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection
through one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenny Barket at [email protected] or
(202) 366–9993, or The Build America
Bureau via email at BuildAmerica@
dot.gov or (202) 366–2300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2105–0569.
Title: Letter of Interest and
Application Forms for the Railroad
Rehabilitation and Improvement
Financing and Transportation
Infrastructure Financing and Innovation
Act Credit Programs.
Type of Review: Modification of
existing information collections.
Background: The RRIF credit program
has its origins in Title V of the Railroad

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