82 FR 16470 - Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space-BTS Form 251
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 63 (April 4, 2017)
| Page Range | 16470-16471 | |
| FR Document | 2017-06599 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 16470-16471] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06599] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031] Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space--BTS Form 251 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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 collecting reports on the number of passengers holding confirmed reservations that voluntarily or involuntarily give up their seats when the airline oversells the flight. Comments are requested concerning whether (a) the collection is still needed by the Department of Transportation, (b) BTS accurately estimated the reporting burden; (c) there are other ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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 June 5, 2017. 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: Comments should identify the associated OMB approval # 2138- 0018 and Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031. Persons wishing the Department to acknowledge receipt of their comments must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: Comments on OMB # 2138-0018, Docket--DOT-OST-2014- 0031. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned. 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 self-addressed 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. 2138-0018. Title: Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space. Form No. BTS Form 251. Type of Review: Extension of approved collection. Respondents: Large certificated air carriers. Number of Respondents: 18. Number of Responses: 72. Number of Hours per Response: 10. Total Annual Burden: 720 hours. Needs and Uses: BTS Form 251 is a one-page report submitted four times per year, on the number of passengers denied seats either voluntarily or involuntarily, whether these bumped passengers were provided alternate transportation and/or compensation, and the amount of the payment. On [[Page 16471]] November 3, 2016 the Department published a Final Rule (see 81 FR 76800) that changed the number of U.S. air carriers that account for at least 1 percent to .5 percent of domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues who must report oversales on all operations with 30 seats or larger aircraft that depart a U.S. airport. Carriers do not report data from inbound international flights to the United States because the protections of 14 CFR part 250 Oversales do not apply to these flights. The report allows the Department to monitor the effectiveness of its oversales rule and take enforcement action when necessary. The involuntarily denied-boarding rate has decreased from 4.38 per 10,000 passengers in 1980 to 0.72 for the quarter ended December 2015. Without Form 251, determining the effectiveness of the Department's oversales rule would be impossible. The publishing of the carriers' individual denied boarding rates has diminished the need for more intrusive regulation. The rate of denied boarding can be examined as a continuing fitness factor. This rate provides an insight into a carrier's customer service practices. A rapid sustained increase in the rate of denied boarding may indicate operational difficulties. Because the rate of denied boarding is released quarterly, travelers and travel agents can select carriers with lower incidences of bumping passengers. This information is available in the Air Travel Consumer Report at: http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/index.htm. The Air Travel Consumer Report is also sent to newspapers, magazines, and trade journals. The public availability of this information deters carriers from setting unreasonable overbooking rates--a market-based mechanism that is more efficient than direct regulation of those rates. 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 28, 2017. William A. Chadwick, Jr., Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. [FR Doc. 2017-06599 Filed 4-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P
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be submitted in advance to ELD@ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION online instructions for submitting
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics Mail: Docket Services: U.S.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Transportation, 1200
LaTonya Mimms, Transportation [Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031] New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Specialist, Enforcement Division, Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
FMCSA. Ms. Mimms may be reached at Agency Information Collection; Washington, DC 20590–0001.
202–366–0991 and by email at eld@ Activity Under OMB Review; Report of Hand Delivery or Courier: West
dot.gov. Passengers Denied Confirmed Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Services for Individuals with Space—BTS Form 251 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
Disabilities: For information on facilities 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Friday, except Federal holidays.
or services for individuals with Secretary for Research and Technology Fax: 202–366–3383.
disabilities or to request special (OST–R), Bureau of Transportation Instructions: Identify docket number,
assistance at the meeting, contact Ms. Statistics (BTS), DOT. DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning
LaTonya Mimms at 202–366–0991 or by ACTION: Notice. of your comments, and send two copies.
email at LaTonya.Mimms@dot.gov, by To receive confirmation that DOT
April 25, 2017. SUMMARY: In compliance with the received your comments, include a self-
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, addressed stamped postcard. Internet
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of users may access all comments received
Background Transportation Statistics invites the by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov.
general public, industry and other All comments are posted electronically
On December 16, 2015, FMCSA governmental parties to comment on the without charge or edits, including any
published a final rule concerning ELDs continuing need for and usefulness of personal information provided.
(80 FR 78292). The final rule included BTS collecting reports on the number of Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
detailed performance and design passengers holding confirmed the electronic form of all comments
requirements for ELDs to ensure the reservations that voluntarily or received into any of our dockets by the
devices produce accurate, tamper- involuntarily give up their seats when name of the individual submitting the
resistant records with a uniform file the airline oversells the flight. comment (or signing the comment, if
format and consistent displays. The ELD Comments are requested concerning submitted on behalf of an association,
technical specifications from the ELD whether (a) the collection is still needed business, labor union, etc.). You may
Rule are codified in Appendix A to by the Department of Transportation, (b) review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Subpart B of part 395 of Chapter 49 of BTS accurately estimated the reporting Statement in the Federal Register
the Code of Federal Regulations. ELD burden; (c) there are other ways to published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
enhance the quality, utility and clarity 19477–78) or you may visit http://
manufacturers are required to self-
of the information collected; and (d) DocketInfo.dot.gov.
certify that their devices comply with
there are ways to minimize reporting Docket: For access to the docket to
the ELD Rule and register the devices
burden, including the use of automated read background documents or
with FMCSA. Motor carriers subject to collection techniques or other forms of
the ELD Rule are required to operate comments received, go to http://
information technology. www.regulations.gov. or the street
registered ELDs by the compliance date
DATES: Written comments should be address listed above. Follow the online
of December 18, 2017. Motor carriers
submitted by June 5, 2017. instructions for accessing the dockets.
that operate with automatic onboard
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
recording devices (AOBRDs) prior to Electronic Access
December 18, 2017 and are subject to Cecelia Robinson, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room E34–410, You may access comments received
the ELD Rule, have until December 16, for this notice at http://
OST–R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
2019 to transition from AOBRDs to www.regulations.gov, by searching
SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001,
ELDs. A list of self-certified and Telephone Number (202) 366–4405, Fax docket DOT–OST–2014–0031.
registered ELDs can be found at https:// Number (202) 366–3383 or EMAIL SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
3pdp.fmcsa.dot.gov/ELD/ELDList.aspx. cecelia.robinson@dot.gov. OMB Approval No. 2138–0018.
Meeting Information COMMENTS: Comments should identify
Title: Report of Passengers Denied
the associated OMB approval # 2138– Confirmed Space.
This meeting is intended to address 0018 and Docket ID Number DOT–OST– Form No. BTS Form 251.
questions received from ELD Type of Review: Extension of
2014–0031. Persons wishing the
manufacturers and to review the approved collection.
Department to acknowledge receipt of
required standardized output and Respondents: Large certificated air
their comments must submit with those
standardized data sets. The meeting carriers.
comments a self-addressed stamped Number of Respondents: 18.
agenda is available on the registration postcard on which the following Number of Responses: 72.
site. statement is made: Comments on OMB Number of Hours per Response: 10.
# 2138–0018, Docket—DOT–OST–2014– Total Annual Burden: 720 hours.
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Issued on: March 27, 2017.
0031. The postcard will be date/time Needs and Uses: BTS Form 251 is a
Daphne Y. Jefferson,
stamped and returned. one-page report submitted four times
Deputy Administrator.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments per year, on the number of passengers
[FR Doc. 2017–06618 Filed 4–3–17; 8:45 am]
identified by DOT Docket ID Number denied seats either voluntarily or
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the involuntarily, whether these bumped
following methods: passengers were provided alternate
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to transportation and/or compensation,
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the and the amount of the payment. On
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November 3, 2016 the Department Issued in Washington, DC, on March 28, listed in it and any associated
published a Final Rule (see 81 FR 2017. instructions, and all comments received
76800) that changed the number of U.S. William A. Chadwick, Jr., in response to this document within
air carriers that account for at least 1 Director, Office of Airline Information, Docket No. TTB–2017–0003 at https://
percent to .5 percent of domestic Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of www.regulations.gov. A link to that
the Assistant Secretary for Research and docket is posted on the TTB Web site at
scheduled-service passenger revenues
Technology.
who must report oversales on all https://www.ttb.gov/forms/comment-on-
[FR Doc. 2017–06599 Filed 4–3–17; 8:45 am]
operations with 30 seats or larger form.shtml. You may also obtain paper
BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
aircraft that depart a U.S. airport. copies of this document, the
Carriers do not report data from information collections described in it
inbound international flights to the and any associated instructions, and any
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY comments received in response to this
United States because the protections of
document by contacting Michael Hoover
14 CFR part 250 Oversales do not apply Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade at the addresses or telephone number
to these flights. The report allows the Bureau shown below.
Department to monitor the effectiveness
[Docket No. TTB–2017–0003]
of its oversales rule and take FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
enforcement action when necessary. Proposed Information Collections; Michael Hoover, Alcohol and Tobacco
The involuntarily denied-boarding rate Comment Request (No. 63) Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street
has decreased from 4.38 per 10,000 NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005;
passengers in 1980 to 0.72 for the AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and telephone (202) 453–1039, ext. 135; or
quarter ended December 2015. Without Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury. email informationcollections@ttb.gov
Form 251, determining the effectiveness ACTION: Notice and request for (please do not submit comments on this
of the Department’s oversales rule comments. notice to this email address).
would be impossible. The publishing of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the carriers’ individual denied boarding SUMMARY: As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and Request for Comments
rates has diminished the need for more
respondent burden, and as required by
intrusive regulation. The rate of denied
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, The Department of the Treasury and
boarding can be examined as a we invite comments on the proposed or its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
continuing fitness factor. This rate continuing information collections Bureau (TTB), as part of a continuing
provides an insight into a carrier’s listed below in this notice. effort to reduce paperwork and
customer service practices. A rapid respondent burden, invite the general
DATES: We must receive your written
sustained increase in the rate of denied public and other Federal agencies to
comments on or before June 5, 2017.
boarding may indicate operational comment on the proposed or continuing
ADDRESSES: As described below, you
difficulties. Because the rate of denied information collections listed below in
may send comments on the information
boarding is released quarterly, travelers this notice, as required by the
collections listed in this document
and travel agents can select carriers with Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
using the ‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online
lower incidences of bumping U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
comment form for this document, or you
passengers. This information is may send written comments via U.S. Comments submitted in response to
available in the Air Travel Consumer mail or hand delivery. TTB no longer this notice will be included or
Report at: http:// accepts public comments via email or summarized in our request for Office of
airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/ fax. Management and Budget (OMB)
index.htm. The Air Travel Consumer • http://www.regulations.gov: Use the approval of the relevant information
Report is also sent to newspapers, comment form for this document posted collection. All comments are part of the
magazines, and trade journals. The within Docket No. TTB–2017–0003 on public record and subject to disclosure.
public availability of this information ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal e- Please do not include any confidential
deters carriers from setting unreasonable rulemaking portal, to submit comments or inappropriate material in comments.
overbooking rates—a market-based via the Internet;
mechanism that is more efficient than • U.S. Mail: Michael Hoover, For each information collection listed
direct regulation of those rates. Regulations and Rulings Division, below, we invite comments on: (a)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Whether the information collection is
The Confidential Information necessary for the proper performance of
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Box 12,
Washington, DC 20005. the agency’s functions, including
of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) requires whether the information has practical
• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of
a statistical agency to clearly identify utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
Mail: Michael Hoover, Alcohol and
information it collects for non-statistical estimate of the information collection’s
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
purposes. BTS hereby notifies the burden; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
Street NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC
respondents and the public that BTS 20005. utility, and clarity of the information
uses the information it collects under Please submit separate comments for collected; (d) ways to minimize the
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
this OMB approval for non-statistical each specific information collection information collection’s burden on
purposes including, but not limited to, listed in this document. You must respondents, including through the use
publication of both Respondent’s reference the information collection’s of automated collection techniques or
identity and its data, submission of the title, form or recordkeeping requirement other forms of information technology;
information to agencies outside BTS for number, and OMB number (if any) in and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
review, analysis, and possible use in your comment. costs and costs of operation,
regulatory and other administrative You may view copies of this maintenance, and purchase of services
matters. document, the information collections to provide the requested information.
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| 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] | |
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