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collection of information was published
on November 19, 2014 (79 FR 68953).
The Bureau of Economic Analysis at the
Department of Commerce submitted
comments in support of the
continuation of the data collection.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by February 27, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Gorham, Office of Airline Information,
RTS–42, Room E34–414, OST–R, BTS,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–4406, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or EMAIL
jeff.gorham@dot.gov.
Comments: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725–17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: OST
Desk Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138–0013
Title: Report of Financial and
Operating Statistics for Large
Certificated Air Carriers.
Form No.: BTS Form 41.
Type Of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated air
carriers.
Number of Respondents: 63.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours
per schedule, an average carrier may
submit 90 schedules in one year.
Total Annual Burden: 22,680 hours.
Needs and Uses: Program uses for
Form 41 data are as follows:
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Mail Rates
The Department of Transportation
sets and updates mainline Alaska mail
rates based on carrier aircraft operating
expense, traffic and operational data.
Form 41 cost data, especially fuel costs,
terminal expenses, and line haul
expenses are used in arriving at rate
levels. DOT revises the established rates
based on the percentage of unit cost
changes in the carriers’ operations.
These updating procedures have
resulted in the carriers receiving rates of
compensation that more closely parallel
their costs of providing mail service and
contribute to the carriers’ ability to
continue providing service.
Submission of U.S. Carrier Data to
ICAO
As a party to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation, the United
States is obligated to provide the
International Civil Aviation
Organization with financial and
statistical data on operations of U.S. air
carriers. Over 99 percent of the data
filed with ICAO is extracted from the
carriers’ Form 41 reports.
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Carrier Fitness
Fitness determinations are made for
both new entrants and established U.S.
carriers proposing a substantial change
in operations. A portion of these
applications consists of an operating
plan for the first year (14 CFR part 204)
and an associated projection of revenues
and expenses. The carrier’s operating
costs, included in these projections, are
compared against the cost data in Form
41 for a carrier or carriers with the same
aircraft type and similar operating
characteristics. Such a review validates
the reasonableness of the carrier’s
operating plan.
Form 41 reports, particularly balance
sheet reports and cash flow statements,
play a major role in the identification of
vulnerable carriers. Data comparisons
are made between current and past
periods in order to assess the current
financial position of the carrier.
Financial trend lines are extended into
the future to analyze the continued
viability of the carrier. DOT reviews
three areas of a carrier’s operation: (1)
The qualifications of its management
team, (2) its disposition to comply with
laws and regulations, and (3) its
financial posture. DOT must determine
whether or not a carrier has sufficient
financial resources to conduct its
operations without imposing undue risk
on the traveling public. Moreover, once
a carrier is operating, DOT is required
to monitor its continuing fitness.
Senior DOT officials must be kept
fully informed as to all current and
developing economic issues affecting
the airline industry. In preparing
financial conditions reports or status
reports on a particular airline, financial
and traffic data are analyzed. Briefing
papers may use the same information.
Pending Rulemaking
On July 15, 2011, the Department
published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to
collect certain Form 41 revenue
information on airline-imposed fees in a
more detailed manner (see 76 FR
41726). Many air carriers have adopted
a la carte pricing with separate fees for
certain optional services that use to be
included in the ticket price. Carriers
currently report excess baggage fees,
reservation cancellation fees and
miscellaneous operating revenues. The
proposed rule would require carriers to
report, (1) itinerary related fees, (2)
seating assignment fees, (3) baggage fees
broken down between first and second
checked bags, carry-on bags and other
bags, (4) unaccompanied minor/
passenger assistance fees, and (5) other
fees. The Department wants to make
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airline pricing more transparent to
consumers and airline analysts.
Administrative Issues
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 January 22,
2015.
William Chadwick Jr.,
Director of the Office of Airline Information,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Proposed Collections; Comment
Requests
Departmental Offices, Treasury.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on the revision of
an information collection that is
proposed for approval by the Office of
Management and Budget. The Office of
International Affairs within the
Department of the Treasury is soliciting
comments concerning Treasury
International Capital Form D, Report of
Holdings of, and Transactions in,
Financial Derivatives Contracts with
Foreign Residents.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before March 30, 2015 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Dwight Wolkow, International
Portfolio Investment Data Systems,
Department of the Treasury, Room 5422,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington DC 20220. In view of
possible delays in mail delivery, please
also notify Mr. Wolkow by email
(comments2TIC@treasury.gov), FAX
SUMMARY:
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keeping burdens on respondents,
including the use of information
technologies to automate the collection
of the data; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs of operation,
maintenance and purchase of services to
provide information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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(202–622–2009) or telephone (202–622–
1276).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed forms and
instructions are available on the
Treasury’s TIC Forms Web page,
https://www.treasury.gov/resourcecenter/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/
forms.aspx. Requests for additional
information should be directed to Mr.
Wolkow.
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Title: Treasury International Capital
Form D, Report of Holdings of, and
Transactions in, Financial Derivatives
Contracts with Foreign Residents.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0199.
Abstract: Form D is part of the
Treasury International Capital (TIC)
reporting system, which is required by
law (22 U.S. C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103;
E.O. 10033; 31 CFR part 128) for the
purpose of providing timely information
on international capital movements
other than direct investment by U.S.
persons. Form D is a quarterly report
used to cover holdings and transactions
in derivatives contracts undertaken
between foreign resident counterparties
and major U.S.-resident participants in
derivatives markets. This information is
necessary for compiling the U.S. balance
of payments accounts and international
investment position, and for formulating
U.S. international financial and
monetary policies.
Current Actions: No changes are
proposed at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved data collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations.
Form: D (1505–0199).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
35.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: Thirty (30) hours per
respondent per filing.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,200 hours, based on 4 reporting
periods per year.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. The
public is invited to submit written
comments concerning: (a) Whether
Form D is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Office, including whether the
information will have practical uses; (b)
the accuracy of the above estimate of the
burdens; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the reporting and/or record
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Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio
Investment Data Systems.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
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Dated: January 12, 2015.
Helen Goff Foster,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy,
Transparency, and Records.
TREASURY/TTB .001
SYSTEM NAME:
Regulatory Enforcement Record
System.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau (TTB), 1310 G Street NW., Box
12, Washington, DC 20005. Components
of this system of records are also
geographically dispersed throughout
TTB’s field offices. A list of TTB’s field
offices is available on the TTB Web site
at https://www.ttb.gov.
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, Treasury.
(1) Individuals who file tax returns or
submit return information to TTB
regarding special occupational tax and
excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and
firearms and ammunition; and
(2) Individuals who have been issued
permits, have filed applications with
TTB, or have registered with TTB. They
include: (a) Alcohol and tobacco
permittees; and (b) Claimants for refund,
abatement, credit, allowance, or
drawback of excise or special
occupational taxes.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of system of records.
In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Department of the Treasury, Alcohol
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, is
publishing its inventory of Privacy Act
system of records.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant
to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended,
5 U.S.C. 552a and Office of Management
and Budget Circular No. A–130, the
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau (TTB) has completed a review of
its Privacy Act systems of records notice
to identify any changes that would more
accurately describe these records. This
document updates the status of TTB’s
Records Control Schedules with the
National Archives and Records
Administration, and makes other minor
editorial changes.
TTB’s Privacy Act system of records
notice was last published in its entirety
on December 1, 2011 at 76 FR 74847–
74848.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r),
Treasury provided a report of this
existing system of records to the Office
of Management and Budget and
Congress.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Systems Covered by This Notice
This notice covers the system of
records entitled ‘‘Treasury/TTB .001–
Regulatory Enforcement Record
System,’’ which is the only system of
records adopted by TTB as of October 1,
2014. The system of records notice is
published in its entirety below.
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Records containing investigative
material compiled for TTB’s
responsibilities under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and the Federal
Alcohol Administration Act, which may
consist of the following:
(1) Abstracts of offers in compromise;
(2) Administrative law judge
decisions;
(3) Assessment records including
notices of proposed assessments, notices
of shortages or losses, copies of notices
from the Internal Revenue Service to
assess taxes, and recommendations for
assessments;
(4) Claim records including claims,
letters of claim rejection, sample
reports, supporting data, and vouchers
and schedules of payment;
(5) Correspondence concerning
records in this system and related
matters;
(6) Financial statements;
(7) Audit and investigation reports;
(8) Demands for payment of excise tax
liabilities;
(9) Letters of warning;
(10) Lists of permittees and licensees;
(11) Lists of officers, directors, and
principal stockholders;
(12) Mailing lists;
(13) Notices of delinquent reports;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Proposed Collections; Comment Requests
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on the revision of an information
collection that is proposed for approval by the Office of Management
and Budget. The Office of International Affairs within the Department
of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning Treasury
International Capital Form D, Report of Holdings of, and Transactions
in, Financial Derivatives Contracts with Foreign Residents.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 30, 2015
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Dwight Wolkow, International
Portfolio Investment Data Systems, Department of the Treasury, Room
5422, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington DC 20220. In view of
possible delays in mail delivery, please also notify Mr. Wolkow by
email (comments2TIC@treasury.gov), FAX
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(202-622-2009) or telephone (202-622-1276).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed forms and
instructions are available on the Treasury's TIC Forms Web page, https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/forms.aspx. Requests for additional information should be directed to
Mr. Wolkow.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Treasury International Capital Form D, Report of Holdings
of, and Transactions in, Financial Derivatives Contracts with Foreign
Residents.
OMB Control Number: 1505-0199.
Abstract: Form D is part of the Treasury International Capital
(TIC) reporting system, which is required by law (22 U.S. C. 286f; 22
U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 10033; 31 CFR part 128) for the purpose of providing
timely information on international capital movements other than direct
investment by U.S. persons. Form D is a quarterly report used to cover
holdings and transactions in derivatives contracts undertaken between
foreign resident counterparties and major U.S.-resident participants in
derivatives markets. This information is necessary for compiling the
U.S. balance of payments accounts and international investment
position, and for formulating U.S. international financial and monetary
policies.
Current Actions: No changes are proposed at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved data collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations.
Form: D (1505-0199).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35.
Estimated Average Time per Respondent: Thirty (30) hours per
respondent per filing.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,200 hours, based on 4
reporting periods per year.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record. The public is invited to submit written comments
concerning: (a) Whether Form D is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Office, including whether the information will
have practical uses; (b) the accuracy of the above estimate of the
burdens; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the reporting and/or
record keeping burdens on respondents, including the use of information
technologies to automate the collection of the data; and (e) estimates
of capital or start-up costs of operation, maintenance and purchase of
services to provide information.
Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Systems.
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