[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR298.70]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)

 

PART 298_EXEMPTIONS FOR AIR TAXI AND COMMUTER AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS

--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart G_Public Disclosure of Data

 

Sec. 298.70  Public disclosure of data.





    (a) Detailed domestic on-flight market data and nonstop segment data 

except military data shall be made publicly available after processing. 

Domestic data are defined as data from air transportation operations 

from a place in any State of the United States, the District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, or a 

U.S. territory or possession to a place in any State of the United 

States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 

the Virgin Islands, or a U.S. territory or possession. Domestic military 

operations are reported under service codes N or R.



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    (b) Detailed international on-flight market and nonstop segment data 

in Schedule T-100 and Schedule T-100(f) reports, except military data, 

shall be publicly available immediately following the Department's 

determination that the database is complete, but no earlier than six 

months after the date of the data. Military operations are reported 

under service codes N or R. Data for on-flight markets and nonstop 

segments involving no U.S. points shall not be made publicly available 

for three years. Industry and carrier summary data may be made public 

before the end of six months or the end of three years, as applicable, 

provided there are three or more carriers in the summary data disclosed. 

The Department may, at any time, publish international summary 

statistics without carrier detail.

    (c) Schedule F-1 ``Report of Financial Data'' shall be withheld from 

public release for a period of 3 years after the close of the calendar 

quarter to which the report relates.

    (d) The Department may release nonstop segment and on-flight market 

detail data by carrier or individual Schedule F-1 ``Report of Financial 

Data'' before the end of the confidentiality period as follows:

    (1) To foreign governments as provided in reciprocal arrangements 

between the foreign country and the U.S. Government for exchange of on-

flight market and/or nonstop segment data submitted by air carriers of 

that foreign country and U.S. carriers serving that foreign country.

    (2) To parties to any proceeding before the Department under Title 

IV of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, as required by an 

Administrative Law Judge or other decision-maker of the Department. 

Parties may designate agents or consultants to receive the data in their 

behalf, provided the agents or consultants agree to abide by the 

disclosure restrictions. Any data to which access is granted pursuant to 

this provision may be introduced into evidence, subject to the normal 

rules of admissibility.

    (3) To agencies or other components of the U.S. Government for their 

internal use only.



[Doc. No. OST 98-4043, 67 FR 49234, July 30, 2002]