Part 298 of Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Exemptions for Air Taxi Registration,
establishes a classification of air carriers known as air taxi
operators that offer on demand passenger service. The regulation
exempts these small operators from certain provisions of the
Federal statue to permit them to obtain economic authority by
filing a one-page, front and back, OST Form 4507, Air Taxi Operator
Registration, and Amendments under Part 298 of DOT's Regulations.
DOT expects to receive 200 new air taxi registrations and 2,200
amended air taxi registrations each year, resulting in 2,400 total
respondents. Further, DOT expects filers of new registrations to
take 1 hour to complete the form, while it should only take 30
minutes to prepare amendments to the form. Thus, the total annual
burden is expected to be 1,300 hours. The information captured in
OST Form 4507 is currently collected under OMB Control No.
2120-0633. The responsibility for this collection of information
has been transferred from the FAA to OST; therefore, OST is
requesting that OMB assign a new control number to this information
collection.
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USC 298 Name of Law: Exemptions for Air Taxi Registration
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.