[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51907-51908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24332]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Air Taxi and
Commercial Operator Airport Activity Survey
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves requesting that small on-demand
operators voluntarily provide the number of revenue passengers that
boarded their aircraft at each airport annually. This information is
used in determining an airport's category and eligibility for federal
funding on an annual basis. It is not available through any other
federal data source.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara
Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway,
Fort Worth, TX 76177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0067.
Title: Air Taxi and Commercial Operator Airport Activity Survey.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 1800-31.
Type of Review: Clearance of a renewal of an information
collection.
Background: The data collected through this survey is the only
source of data for charter and nonscheduled passenger data by Part 135
operator (air taxis). The data received on the form (either paper or
signed electronic copy) is then incorporated into the Air Carrier
Activity Information System which is used to determine whether an
airport is eligible for Airport Improvement Program funds and for
calculating primary airport sponsor apportionment as specified by title
49 United Stated Code (U.S.C.), section 47114. The data collected on
the form includes passenger enplanements by carrier and by airport.
Passengers traveling on air taxis would be overlooked entirely if this
passenger survey were not conducted. As a result, many airports would
not receive their fair share of funds since there is currently no other
source for this type of charter activity. In each of the last 3 years,
approximately 150 operators have reported a total 1.2 million
passengers. This data is important to those airports that struggle to
meet the 2,500 and 10,000 passenger levels and could not do so without
the reporting of the charter passengers.
Respondents: The voluntary survey is sent through the U.S. Postal
Service to approximately 300 small on-demand operators (certificated
under Federal Aviation Regulation Part 135) that have reported activity
in the last three years. The form is also available on the FAA Web
site.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1.5 hours per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: On average, approximately 150
respondents submit an annual response. The cumulative total annual
burden is estimated to be 225 hours.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 2, 2017.
Barbara L. Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and
Records Management Branch, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2017-24332 Filed 11-7-17; 8:45 am]
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