Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates-Form 183, 16116 [2012-6529]

Download as PDF 16116 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2012 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Research and Innovative Technology Administration Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Docket: RITA 2008–0002 BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice] Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates—Form 183 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT. 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 and usefulness of BTS collecting reports from air carriers on the aggregated indebtedness balance of a political candidate or party for Federal office. The reports are required when the aggregated indebtedness is over $5,000 on the last day of a month. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 17, 2012. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number RITA 2008–0002 by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://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 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: 202–493–2251. Instructions: Identify docket number, BTS 2008–0002, at the beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by DOT at https://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 our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:40 Mar 16, 2012 Jkt 226001 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 https:// DocketInfo.dot.gov. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. or the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets. Jeff Gorham, Office of Airline Information, RTS–42, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Street SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366–4406. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Approval No. 2138–0016. Title: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates—Form 183 14 CFR Part 374a. Form No.: 183. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Certificated air carriers. Number of Respondents: 2 (Monthly Average). Number of Responses: 24. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Total Annual Burden: 24 hours. Needs and Uses: The Department uses this form as the means to fulfill its obligation under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (the Act). The Act’s legislative history indicates that one of its statutory goals is to prevent candidates for Federal political office from incurring large amounts of unsecured debt with regulated transportation companies (e.g. airlines). This information collection allows the Department to monitor and disclose the amount of unsecured credit extended by airlines to candidates for Federal office. All certificated air carriers are required to submit this information. The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), 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. PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2012. Pat Hu, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. [FR Doc. 2012–6529 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY [Docket No. BPD–2012–001] Public Input on the Development and Potential Issuance of Treasury Floating Rate Notes Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for information. AGENCY: The Secretary of the Treasury (‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized under Chapter 31 of Title 31, United States Code, to issue United States obligations and to offer them for sale under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. The Department of the Treasury (‘‘Treasury’’) is requesting comments on the potential issuance of a floating rate note. Treasury is particularly interested in comments concerning the demand for the product, how the security should be structured, its liquidity, and any operational issues that should be considered relating to the issuance of this type of debt. Treasury has not made a decision to issue floating rate notes. Treasury will continue to weigh the relative merits of issuing floating rate notes, and comments received as part of this Request for Information will serve as valuable input into this decision. DATES: Submit comments on or before April 18, 2012. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov, in accordance with the instructions. Comments will be available at https://www.regulations.gov as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. You may download this Request for Information from https:// www.regulations.gov or the Bureau of the Public Debt’s Web site at https:// www.treasurydirect.gov. You may also send paper comments to Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, Government Securities Regulations Staff, 799 9th Street NW., Washington, DC 20239–0001. Comments received will be available for public inspection and copying at the Treasury Department SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket: RITA 2008-0002 BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice]


Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report 
of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates--Form 183

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 and usefulness of BTS collecting reports from air 
carriers on the aggregated indebtedness balance of a political 
candidate or party for Federal office. The reports are required when 
the aggregated indebtedness is over $5,000 on the last day of a month.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 17, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
RITA 2008-0002 by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://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 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: 202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Identify docket number, BTS 2008-0002, at the 
beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive 
confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a self-addressed 
stamped postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by 
DOT at https://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 our 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 https://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. or the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gorham, Office of Airline 
Information, RTS-42, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue Street SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4406.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval No. 2138-0016.
    Title: Report of Extension of Credit to Political Candidates--Form 
183 14 CFR Part 374a.
    Form No.: 183.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Certificated air carriers.
    Number of Respondents: 2 (Monthly Average).
    Number of Responses: 24.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 24 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Department uses this form as the means to 
fulfill its obligation under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(the Act). The Act's legislative history indicates that one of its 
statutory goals is to prevent candidates for Federal political office 
from incurring large amounts of unsecured debt with regulated 
transportation companies (e.g. airlines). This information collection 
allows the Department to monitor and disclose the amount of unsecured 
credit extended by airlines to candidates for Federal office. All 
certificated air carriers are required to submit this information.
    The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency 
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), 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 March 13, 2012.
Pat Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2012-6529 Filed 3-16-12; 8:45 am]
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