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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 2120–0697.
Title: FAA Entry Point Filing Form—
International Registry.
Form Numbers: AC Form 8050–135.
Type of Review: Renewal of existing
collection.
Background: This information
collection supports Department of
Transportation strategic goals regarding
safety and security. The information
collected is necessary to obtain an
authorization code for transmission of
information to the International
Registry.
The Convention on International
Interest in Mobile Equipment, as
modified by the Protocol to the
Convention on International Interests in
Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific
to Aircraft Equipment (herein after the
Cape Town Treaty or Treaty), provides
for the creation and sustainment of the
International Registry. The International
Registry is an electronic registry system
that works in tandem with the current
system operated by the FAA Civil
Aviation Registry (Registry) for the
United States. Congress has designated
the Registry as the exclusive United
States Entry Point for transmissions to
the International Registry. To transmit
certain types of interests or prospective
interests to the International Registry,
interested parties must file a completed
FAA Entry Point Filing Form—
International Registry, AC Form 8050–
135, with the Registry. Upon receipt of
the completed form, the Registry, upon
verifying the accuracy of the submitted
data, issues the unique authorization
code.
Respondents: Aircraft owners desiring
authorization for filing with the
International Registry. The submission
of the information in question is not an
FAA requirement for aircraft
registration. Its sole purpose is to create
authorization for filing with the
International Registry.
Frequency: As desired by the aircraft
owner.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Based on FY ’17 approximately 15,000
filings, the estimated annual burden is
7,500 hours.
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 FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
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of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Issued in Fort Worth, TX on March 20,
2018.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records
Management Branch, ASP–110.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031]

Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review; Part 249
Preservation of Records
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Department of
Transportation.
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 for and usefulness of
BTS requiring certificated air carriers to
preserve accounting records, consumer
complaint letters, reservation reports
and records, system reports of aircraft
movements, etc. Also, public charter
operators and overseas military
personnel charter operators are required
to retain certain contracts, invoices,
receipts, bank records and reservation
records.

SUMMARY:

Written comments should be
submitted by May 29, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Gorham, Office of Airline Information,
RTS–42, Room E34, 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.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: You may submit
comments identified by DOT Docket ID
Number DOT–OST–2014–0031 OMB
Approval No. 2138–0006 by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Services: U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
DATES:

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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: 202–366–3383.
Instructions: Identify docket number,
DOT–OST–2014–0031, 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 http://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 http://
DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
Electronic Access
You may access comments received
for this notice at http://
www.regulations.gov, by searching
docket DOT–OST–2014–0031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No.: 2138–0006.
Title: Preservation of Air Carrier
Records—14 CFR part 249.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved recordkeeping
requirement.
Respondents: Certificated air carriers
and charter operators.
Number of Respondents: 89
certificated air carriers, 280 charter
operators.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours
per certificated air carrier, 1 hour per
charter operator.
Total Annual Burden: 547 hours.
Needs and Uses: Part 249 requires the
retention of records such as: general and
subsidiary ledgers, journals and journal
vouchers, voucher distribution registers,
accounts receivable and payable
journals and ledgers, subsidy records
documenting underlying financial and
statistical reports to DOT, funds reports,

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consumer records, sales reports,
auditors’ and flight coupons, air
waybills, etc. Depending on the nature
of the document, the carrier may be
required to retain the document for a
period of 30 days to three years. Public
charter operators and overseas military
personnel charter operators must retain
documents which evidence or reflect
deposits made by each charter
participant and commissions received
by, paid to, or deducted by travel agents,
and all statements, invoices, bills and
receipts from suppliers or furnishers of
goods and services in connection with
the tour or charter. These records are
retained for six months after completion
of the charter program.
Not only is it imperative that carriers
and charter operators retain source
documentation, but it is critical that
DOT has access to these records. Given
DOT’s established information needs for
such reports, the underlying support
documentation must be retained for a
reasonable period of time. Absent the
retention requirements, the support for
such reports may or may not exist for
audit/validation purposes and the
relevance and usefulness of the carrier
submissions would be impaired, since
the data could not be verified to the
source on a test basis.
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 20,
2018.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031
BTS Paperwork Reduction Notice]

Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review;
Submission of Audit Reports—Part 248
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Department of
Transportation.
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 for and usefulness of
BTS requiring U.S. large certificated air
carriers to submit two true and complete
copies of its annual audit that is made
by an independent public accountant. If
a carrier does not have an annual audit,
the carrier must file a statement that no
audit has been performed. Comments
are requested concerning whether (1)
the audit reports are needed by BTS and
DOT; (2) BTS accurately estimated the
reporting burden; (3) there are other
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collected; and
(4) there are ways to minimize reporting
burden, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by May 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Services: 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: 202–366–3383.
Instructions: Identify docket number,
DOT–OST–2014–0031, 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
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by DOT at http://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 http://
DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov. or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
Electronic Access
You may access comments received
for this notice at http://
www.regulations.gov, by searching
docket DOT–OST–2014–0031.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeff.gorham@dot.gov, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room E34, Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: OMB
Approval No.: 2138–0004.
Title: Submission of Audit Reports—
Part 248.
Form No.: None.
Type Of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated air
carriers.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Number of Responses: 60.
Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
Needs and Uses: BTS collects
independent audited financial reports
from U.S. certificated air carriers.
Carriers not having an annual audit
must file a statement that no such audit
has been performed. In lieu of the audit
report, BTS will accept the annual
report submitted to the stockholders.
The audited reports are needed by the
Department of Transportation as (1) a
means to monitor an air carrier’s
continuing fitness to operate, (2)
reference material used by analysts in
examining foreign route cases (3)
reference material used by analyst in
examining proposed mergers,
acquisitions and consolidations, (4) a
means whereby BTS sends a copy of the
report to the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) in fulfillment of a
United States treaty obligation, and (5)
corroboration of a carrier’s Form 41
filings.

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