Proposed Collections; Comment Requests, 4636-4637 [2015-01593]

Download as PDF 4636 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 18 / Wednesday, January 28, 2015 / Notices 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: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:51 Jan 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. 2015–01533 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 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: E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 18 / Wednesday, January 28, 2015 / Notices 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: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (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. [FR Doc. 2015–01593 Filed 1–27–15; 8:45 am] 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 BILLING CODE 4810–25–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Jan 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dwight Wolkow, Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Systems. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 4637 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. PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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; E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4636-4637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01593]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2015-01593 Filed 1-27-15; 8:45 am]
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