[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52371-52372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21336]
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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; Airline
Service Quality Performance--Part 234
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST-R), 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 June 15, 2015 (80 FR 34198). There were no
comments.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 28, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecelia Robinson, Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Room E34-410, OST-R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4405, Fax
Number (202) 366-3383 or EMAIL [email protected].
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. 2138-0041.
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: 14.
Total Number of Annual Responses: 168.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 3,360 hours.
Needs and Uses
Consumer Information
Part 234 gives air travelers information concerning their chances
of
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on-time flights and the rate of mishandled baggage by the 14 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2015.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2015-21336 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
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