[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41920-41921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17511]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research & Innovative Technology Administration
[Docket ID Number RITA 2008-0002]
Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Airline
Service Quality Performance--Part 234
AGENCY: Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau
of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for re-instatement of an expired
collection. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection
and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of
information was published on April 16, 2010 (75 FR 21716).
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 18, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Room E36-303, RITA, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4387, Fax
Number (202) 366-3383 or e-mail [email protected].
Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention: RITA/BTS Desk Officer.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138-0041
Title: Airline Service Quality Performance--Part 234.
Form No.: BTS Form 234.
Type Of Review: Re-instatement of an expired collection.
Respondents: Large certificated air carriers that account for at
least 1 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenues.
Number of Respondents: 18.
Total Number of Annual Responses: 216.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 4320 hours.
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Needs and Uses
Consumer Information
Part 234 gives air travelers information concerning their chances
of on-time flights and the rate of mishandled baggage by the 18 largest
scheduled domestic passenger carriers.
Reducing and Identifying Traffic Delays
The Federal Aviation Administration uses part 234 data to pinpoint
and analyze air traffic delays. Wheels-up and wheels-down times are
used in conjunction with departure and arrival times to show the extent
of ground delays. Actual elapsed flight time, wheels-down minus wheels-
up time, is compared to scheduled elapsed flight time to identify
airborne delays. The reporting of aircraft tail number allows the FAA
to track an aircraft through the air network, which enables the FAA to
study the ripple effects of delays at hub airports. The data can be
analyzed for airport design changes, new equipment purchases, the
planning of new runways or airports based on current and projected
airport delays, and traffic levels. The identification of the reason
for delays allows the FAA, airport operators, and air carriers to
pinpoint delays under their control.
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.
Anne Suissa,
Director, Office of Airline Information.
[FR Doc. 2010-17511 Filed 7-16-10; 8:45 am]
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