82_FR_53783 82 FR 53563 - Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

82 FR 53563 - Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)

Page Range53563-53566
FR Document2017-24834

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, this notice announces the Department of Transportation's (Department) intention to reinstate an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number for the collection and posting of certain aviation consumer protection-related information from U.S. carriers and foreign carriers. On April 25, 2011, the DOT issued a final rule that, among other things, extended existing consumer protection requirements that previously applied only to U.S. carriers to foreign carriers and required that certain U.S. and foreign air carriers report tarmac delay information to the DOT for passenger operations that experience a tarmac delay time of 3 hours or more at a U.S. airport (See, DOT-OST- 2010-0140). This request seeks to reinstate the control number that is associated with the information collection requirements in that rule, OMB Control Number 2105-0561. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice also announces that the request for reinstatement of an OMB Control Number for the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on May 22, 2017 (82 FR 97 at 23486).

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[OST Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0140]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 
amended, this notice announces the Department of Transportation's 
(Department) intention to reinstate an Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number for the collection and posting of certain aviation

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consumer protection-related information from U.S. carriers and foreign 
carriers. On April 25, 2011, the DOT issued a final rule that, among 
other things, extended existing consumer protection requirements that 
previously applied only to U.S. carriers to foreign carriers and 
required that certain U.S. and foreign air carriers report tarmac delay 
information to the DOT for passenger operations that experience a 
tarmac delay time of 3 hours or more at a U.S. airport (See, DOT-OST-
2010-0140). This request seeks to reinstate the control number that is 
associated with the information collection requirements in that rule, 
OMB Control Number 2105-0561.
    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), this notice also announces that the request for 
reinstatement of an OMB Control Number for the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following information collection was published on May 22, 2017 (82 FR 
97 at 23486).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 18, 2017. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this 
proposal.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments may 
also be sent via email to OMB at the following address: 
[email protected].
    To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, please 
submit them by only one of the following means:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W-12/140, Washington, DC 20590-0001;
     Hand delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W-12/140, 
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daeleen Chesley, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Aviation 
Enforcement and Proceedings (C-70), Department of Transportation, 1200 
New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9342 (voice) 202-
366-7152 (fax) or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Submission of Miscellaneous Information Collection Systems 
as Required by the Department's Rules to Enhance Airline Passenger 
Protections.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0561.
    On April 25, 2011, the Department issued a rule to enhance airline 
passenger protections that, among other things, extended to foreign 
carriers the requirement to post tarmac delay plans, customer service 
plans, and contracts of carriage on their Web sites. This requirement 
had previously only applied to U.S. carriers. Airlines are also 
required to adopt a Customer Service Plan, audit adherence to the plan 
annually, and retain the results for two years. In addition, a prior 
rule issued on December 30, 2009, required that each reporting air 
carrier (i.e., currently U.S. carriers that account for at least 1 
percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenues) display on its Web 
site information on each listed flights' on-time performance for the 
previous month for both the carrier's flights and those of its non-
reporting code-share carriers. The rules also require that U.S. air 
carriers that operate passenger service and foreign air carriers that 
operate scheduled passenger service to or from the U.S. retain for two 
years certain information about any ground delay that lasts at least 
three hours.
    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing 
regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to issue two 
notices seeking public comment on information collection activities 
before OMB may approve paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 
1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On May 22, 2017, OST published a 60-day 
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs for which the 
agency was seeking OMB approval (82 FR 97 at 23486). OST received one 
comment after issuing this notice. The commenter, Airport Council 
International (ACI) strongly supported the renewal of this control 
number. Accordingly, the Department announces that these information 
collection activities have been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 
CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or 
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day 
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 
60 FR 44978, 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). The 30-day notice informs the 
regulated community to file relevant comments to OMB and affords the 
agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). Therefore, respondents should 
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure their full consideration. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995).
    This notice addresses five information collection requirements 
concerning information collection requirements set forth in the 
Department's airline passenger protection rules. The reinstated OMB 
control number will be applicable to all information collection systems 
set forth in this notice. For each of these information collections, 
the title, a description of the respondents, and an estimate of the 
annual recordkeeping and periodic reporting burden (rounded to the 
nearest hour) are set forth below:
    1. Requirement to post customer service plans and contracts of 
carriage on a carrier's Web site. (259.2 and 259.6).
    Title: Posting of Customer Service Plan and Contract of Carriage on 
Web site.
    Respondents: U.S. carriers that operate scheduled passenger or 
public charter service and foreign air carriers operating scheduled 
passenger or public charter service to or from the United States, using 
any aircraft with a designed seating capacity of 30 or more seats. 
Applicable to U.S. carriers that have a Web site and foreign carriers 
that have a Web site marketed toward U.S. consumers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45 U.S. airlines and 65 foreign 
carriers.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 15 minutes per year for 
each U.S. carrier and foreign carrier. The estimate was calculated by 
multiplying the estimated time (15 min) to post an updated copy of the 
carrier's customer service and/or contract of carriage on its Web site 
per year (if changes are made) by the number of updates per carrier in 
each year (1) for U.S and foreign carriers.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 28 hours (1,680 minutes, 
average of 15 minutes per U.S. carrier to post plans and contracts of 
carriage on Web site).
    Frequency: One time per respondent.

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    2. Requirement to retain for two years information about any tarmac 
delay that lasts at least three hours. (259.2 and 259.4).
    Title: Retaining Ground Delay Information.
    Respondents: U.S. carriers that operate or market scheduled or 
public charter passenger service using any aircraft with a designed 
seating capacity of 30 or more seats, and foreign air carriers that 
operate or market scheduled or public charter passenger service to and 
from the United States using any aircraft with a designed seating 
capacity of 30 or more seats. To be covered, the tarmac delay must have 
occurred at a U.S. large hub, medium hub, small hub or non-hub airport.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 61 U.S. and 93 foreign carriers.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: A maximum of 88 hours 
(5,280 minutes) for a U.S. respondent and a maximum of 32 hours (1,920 
minutes) for a foreign respondent. The estimate was calculated 
multiplying the estimated time to retain information about one ground 
delay (2 hours) by the total number of ground delay incidents lasting 
at least three hours per U.S. respondent (a maximum of 44 incidents, 
derived from analysis of tarmac delays for CY2016). For foreign 
respondents, the estimate was similarly calculated by multiplying the 
estimated time to retain information about one ground delay (4 hours) 
by the total number of ground delay incidents lasting at least three 
hours for CY2016 (a maximum of 8 incidents).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: A maximum of 680 hours (40,800 
minutes) for all respondents. For U.S. carriers, the subtotal was 
determined by multiplying the sum of the total per report time (2 
hours) for U.S. carriers by the total number of CY2016 ground delay 
incidents lasting at least three hours for all U.S. carriers (84 total 
incidents). For foreign carriers the subtotal was determined by 
multiplying the per report time (4 hours) for foreign carriers 
multiplied by the total number of ground delay incidents lasting at 
least three hours for the foreign carriers (168 total incidents). The 
estimate was calculated by adding the sum of the two subtotals for all 
CY2016 tarmac delays lasting at least three hours (168 hours for U.S. 
carriers plus 512 hours for foreign carriers).
    Frequency: A maximum of 44 ground delay information sets to retain 
per year for a single respondent. (N.b. Some air carriers may not 
experience any ground delay incidents of at least three hours in each 
year, while one air carrier experienced 44 three-hour plus delays in 
CY2016 per data reported to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics).
    3. Requirement that certain U.S. and foreign air carriers retain 
for two years the results of its annual self-audit of its compliance 
with its Customer Service Plan. (259.2 and 259.5)
    Title: Retaining Self-audit of Customer Service Plan.
    Respondents: U.S. carriers that operate scheduled passenger service 
using any aircraft with a designed seating capacity of 30 or more 
seats, and foreign air carriers that operate scheduled passenger 
service to and from the United States using any aircraft with a 
designed seating capacity of 30 or more seats. Applicable to U.S. 
carriers that have a Web site and foreign carriers that have a Web site 
marketed toward U.S. consumers.
    Number of Respondents: 45 U.S. and 65 foreign carriers.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 15 minutes per year for 
each respondent. The estimate was calculated by multiplying the 
estimated time to retain a copy of the carrier's self-audit of its 
compliance with its Customer Service Plan by the number of audits per 
carrier in a given year (1).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: A maximum of 28 (1,680 minutes) for 
all respondents. The estimate was calculated by multiplying the time in 
a given year for each carrier to retain a copy of its self-audit of its 
compliance with its Customer Service Plan (15 minutes) by the total 
number of covered carriers (115 carriers).
    Frequency: One information set to retain per year for each 
respondent.
    4. Requires that each large U.S. carrier display on its Web site, 
at a point before the consumer selects a flight for purchase, the 
following information for each listed flight regarding its on-time 
performance during the last reported month: The percentage of arrivals 
that were on time (within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival time), the 
percentage of arrivals that were more than 30 minutes late (with 
special highlighting if the flight was more than 30 minutes late more 
than 50 percent of the time), and the percentage of flight 
cancellations if the flight is cancelled more than 5% of the time. In 
addition, a marketing/reporting carrier display delay data for its non-
reporting code-share carrier(s). (234.11)
    Title: Displaying On-time performance Information on Carrier Web 
site.
    Respondents: Currently every U.S. carrier that accounts for at 
least one percent of scheduled passenger revenue and maintains a Web 
site. For travel on or after January 1, 2018, every U.S. carrier that 
accounts for at least 0.5 percent and less than 1.0 percent of domestic 
scheduled passenger revenue and that market flights directly to 
consumers via a Web site.
    Number of Respondents: 10 carriers presently; 11 carriers beginning 
January 1, 2018.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 2 hours per month (24 
hours) to cover both updates of a carrier's own delay data and updates 
of code-share delay data.
    Estimated total annual burden: No more than 264 hours (15,840 
minutes) a year for all respondents. The estimate was calculated by 
multiplying the total number of hours per carrier per year for 
management of data links (24) by the number of currently covered 
carriers (11). For the first year, the annual burden will also include 
the 4,673 (280,380) hours for one newly reporting carrier.
    Frequency: Updating information for each flight listed on Web site 
12 times per year (1 time per month) for each respondent (for both own 
carrier delay data and code-share delay data).
    5. Requirement that certain carriers report tarmac delay data for 
tarmac delays exceeding 3 hours to the Department monthly. (244.2)
    Title: Reporting Tarmac Delay Data for Tarmac Delays Exceeding 3 
Hours (to the extent such information is not reported by U.S. carriers 
under 14 CFR part 234).
    Respondents: U.S. carriers that operate scheduled passenger service 
or public charter service using any aircraft with a designed seating 
capacity of 30 or more seats, and foreign air carriers that operate 
scheduled passenger service to and from the United States using any 
aircraft with a designed seating capacity of 30 or more seats. To be 
covered, the tarmac delay must have occurred at a U.S. large hub, 
medium hub, small hub or non-hub airport.
    Number of Respondents: 61 U.S. and 70 foreign carriers.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 0.0 to 22.0 hours per U.S. 
respondent (the latter if 44 three-hour plus tarmac delays must be 
reported) and 0.0 to 4 hours per foreign respondent (the latter if 8 
three-hour plus tarmac delays must be reported). This is estimating 
that each report takes 30 minutes to submit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 106 hours (6,360 minutes) for all 
respondents.
    Frequency: One information set to submit per incident for each 
respondent that experiences a tarmac delay of 3 hours or more (212 
three-hour plus tarmac delay reports total were

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submitted in CY16 to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics).
    We invite comments on (a) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record on the docket.

    Issued this 8th day of November 2017, at Washington, DC.
Claire W. Barrett,
DOT Chief Privacy & Information Governance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
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                                                    pressure excursions on any desiccated                     differential scanning calorimetry                     covered inflators. Ford has provided no
                                                    PSDI–5 inflator, and that ‘‘[t]he                         analysis). Id.                                        compelling argument for the Agency to
                                                    maximum primary chamber pressure                                                                                deviate from 49 CFR 556.4(b)(5).
                                                                                                              IV. Request for Deferral of
                                                    that Takata measured’’ in covered Ford                                                                             For these reasons, NHTSA denies
                                                                                                              Determination
                                                    inflators was about 15 MPa lower than                                                                           Ford’s request for a deferral of the
                                                    that measured in a covered Nissan                            Ford has requested that NHTSA allow                NHTSA’s decision on Ford’s Petition.
                                                    inflator (which exhibited primary                         it additional time before deciding on its             The Agency will decide on Ford’s
                                                    chamber pressure exceeding 60 MPa).                       Petition—specifically, until March 31,                Petition without consideration of Ford’s
                                                    Id. at 14.                                                2018—so that it may ‘‘complete its                    planned additional efforts as outlined in
                                                       Second, and relatedly, Ford contends                   intensified and expanded inflator field               its Petition. Nevertheless, NHTSA
                                                    ‘‘[t]here are design differences’’ in the                 study, aging assessment, and testing on               recognizes Ford’s plans to further
                                                    covered Ford inflators when compared                      additional samples and vehicle types to               evaluate the safety of Takata calcium-
                                                    to the covered Nissan inflators, and that                 evaluate the performance of the Takata                sulfate desiccated PSDI–5 driver-side
                                                    such differences may explain                              desiccated PSDI–5 driver airbag                       airbag inflators, and encourages Ford to
                                                    differences observed between the two                      inflators.’’ Id. at 19. In making this                move forward with those plans as
                                                    inflator variants during testing. Id. In                  request, Ford appears to acknowledge                  described in its Petition—particularly
                                                    short, Ford cites its inflator variant as                 the available data may not yet be                     given the concern about these inflators
                                                    having ‘‘fewer potential moisture                         sufficient for the Agency to grant its                that Ford has expressed.
                                                    sources’’ because the inflators contain                   Petition. Indeed, Ford notes that while                  Accordingly, NHTSA hereby gives
                                                    only two, foil-wrapped auto-ignition                      its results to date are ‘‘good news for the           notice of its receipt of Ford’s Petition for
                                                    tablets (instead of three that are not foil-              safety’’ of users of one of its six affected          a Determination of Inconsequentiality
                                                    wrapped), contain divider disk foil tape,                 vehicle models—the Ranger—‘‘the                       and Request for Deferral of
                                                    and utilize certain EPDM generate                         results on the Nissan design inflators are            Determination Regarding Certain Ford
                                                    cushion material (instead of ceramic)                     of concern.’’ Id.                                     Vehicles Equipped with Takata PSDI–5
                                                                                                                 The Agency recognizes Ford’s plans
                                                    that ‘‘reduces generate movement over                                                                           Desiccated Driver Airbag Inflators. And
                                                                                                              to expand its investigation and to secure
                                                    time, maintains generate integrity, and                                                                         it is hereby Ordered that:
                                                                                                              a supply of remedy inflators for affected
                                                    leads to consistent and predictable burn                                                                           1. The period for public comment on
                                                                                                              vehicles if it becomes needed. See id. at
                                                    rates.’’ Id. at 15–16 (providing table).                                                                        Ford’s Petition shall run from the
                                                                                                              3, 10. However, 49 CFR 556.4(b)(5)
                                                       The remainder of Ford’s Petition                                                                             publication of this decision through
                                                                                                              provides that an inconsequentiality
                                                    explains its ‘‘commit[ment] to further                                                                          December 18, 2017; and
                                                                                                              petition must set forth all data, views,
                                                    investigation of PSDI–5 airbag                                                                                     2. Ford’s request for a deferral of
                                                                                                              and arguments supporting that petition,
                                                    inflators.’’ See id. at 16–18. Because of                 and Ford does not adequately justify                  NHTSA’s decision on Ford’s Petition, so
                                                    this stated concern, including about                      why this provision does not preclude                  that Ford may complete its intensified
                                                    data pertaining to the covered Nissan                     deferral here.                                        and expanded inflator field study, aging
                                                    inflators, ‘‘Ford is expanding the scope                     Specifically, NHTSA does not find                  assessment, and testing on additional
                                                    of the sampling and is involving leading                  Ford’s request for deferral reasonable                samples and vehicle types, is Denied.
                                                    industry experts to assess any potential                  under the circumstances or supported                    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., 30118,
                                                    risks from desiccated PSDI–5 inflators                    by the testing and data it has collected              30120(h), 30162, 30166(b)(1), 30166(g)(1);
                                                    in Ford products.’’ Id. at 16. Ford                       to date. Indeed, Ford does not provide                delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95(a); 49
                                                    outlines a two-pronged plan for this                      an explanation for why it has not                     CFR parts 556, 573, 577.
                                                    expansion. First, Ford describes a parts-                 already undertaken the expansive                        Issued: November 9, 2017.
                                                    acquisition program ‘‘to gather                           investigation it now proposes, and                    Stephen P. Wood,
                                                    approximately 6,000 desiccated PSDI–5                     Ford’s past efforts to evaluate the safety            Acting Chief Counsel.
                                                    driver airbag inflators’’ from certain                    of the covered inflators do not support               [FR Doc. 2017–24829 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    model year vehicles in areas with high                    granting a deferral. NHTSA requested                  BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
                                                    absolute humidity for what appears to                     Ford’s assistance in evaluating Takata
                                                    be all vehicle lines in which the covered                 calcium-sulfate desiccated PSDI–5
                                                    inflators were originally installed.6 Id. at              driver-side airbag inflators in February              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    17. And second, Ford describes a                          2016, and over seventeen months later
                                                    continuation of inflator testing and                      only about 400 covered Ford inflators                 Office of the Secretary
                                                    engineering analysis, which will engage                   have been tested. Further, while the
                                                    third-party experts for independent                                                                             [OST Docket No. DOT–OST–2010–0140]
                                                                                                              covered Ford inflators were original
                                                    assessments. Id. at 17–18. The testing                    equipment in six vehicle models
                                                    will include various engineering                                                                                Notice of Submission of Proposed
                                                                                                              (Ranger, Fusion, MKZ, Milan, Edge, and                Information Collection to OMB
                                                    analyses (comparisons of design within                    MKX), all approximately 400 inflators
                                                    the PSDI–5 family, statistical                            harvested in Ford’s field-recovery                    AGENCY: Office of the Secretary,
                                                    assessments, and ballistic modeling),                     program were from the same vehicle                    Department of Transportation (DOT).
                                                    inflator testing (CT scanning and                         model (the Ranger). Moreover, the                     ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                    inflator disassembly), and propellant                     number of inflators tested under Ford’s               comments.
                                                    testing (moisture content, closed-bomb
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                                                                                                              program was less than half the number
                                                    burn rate, X-ray micro-computer                           tested under Nissan’s program, and                    SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                    tomography, thermogravimetric/                            about seven percent of the                            Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
                                                                                                              approximately 6,000 inflators Ford now                amended, this notice announces the
                                                      6 Ford’s Petition explicitly lists six vehicle lines,
                                                                                                              proposes to test in only about seven                  Department of Transportation’s
                                                    comprising all affected Ford models except for the        months.                                               (Department) intention to reinstate an
                                                    Fusion. See Petition at 17. However, one of the six
                                                    vehicle lines is simply listed as ‘‘2006–2007 MY
                                                                                                                 It is difficult to reconcile Ford’s                Office of Management and Budget
                                                    Ford.’’ Presumably, this refers to certain MY Ford        ambitious plan with its prior approach                (OMB) control number for the collection
                                                    Fusions.                                                  toward evaluating the safety of the                   and posting of certain aviation


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                                                    consumer protection-related                             for Aviation Enforcement and                          CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
                                                    information from U.S. carriers and                      Proceedings (C–70), Department of                     OMB to approve or disapprove
                                                    foreign carriers. On April 25, 2011, the                Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.                  paperwork packages between 30 and 60
                                                    DOT issued a final rule that, among                     SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–                   days after the 30-day notice is
                                                    other things, extended existing                         9342 (voice) 202–366–7152 (fax) or                    published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
                                                    consumer protection requirements that                   Daeleen.Chesley@dot.gov.                              1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983
                                                    previously applied only to U.S. carriers                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            (Aug. 29, 1995). The 30-day notice
                                                    to foreign carriers and required that                      Title: Submission of Miscellaneous                 informs the regulated community to file
                                                    certain U.S. and foreign air carriers                   Information Collection Systems as                     relevant comments to OMB and affords
                                                    report tarmac delay information to the                  Required by the Department’s Rules to                 the agency adequate time to digest
                                                    DOT for passenger operations that                       Enhance Airline Passenger Protections.                public comments before it renders a
                                                    experience a tarmac delay time of 3                        OMB Control Number: 2105–0561.                     decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995).
                                                    hours or more at a U.S. airport (See,                      On April 25, 2011, the Department                  Therefore, respondents should submit
                                                    DOT–OST–2010–0140). This request                        issued a rule to enhance airline                      their respective comments to OMB
                                                    seeks to reinstate the control number                   passenger protections that, among other               within 30 days of publication to best
                                                    that is associated with the information                 things, extended to foreign carriers the              ensure their full consideration. 5 CFR
                                                    collection requirements in that rule,                   requirement to post tarmac delay plans,               1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983 (Aug.
                                                    OMB Control Number 2105–0561.                           customer service plans, and contracts of              29, 1995).
                                                       In compliance with the Paperwork                     carriage on their Web sites. This                        This notice addresses five information
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501                   requirement had previously only                       collection requirements concerning
                                                    et seq.), this notice also announces that               applied to U.S. carriers. Airlines are also           information collection requirements set
                                                    the request for reinstatement of an OMB                 required to adopt a Customer Service                  forth in the Department’s airline
                                                    Control Number for the Information                      Plan, audit adherence to the plan                     passenger protection rules. The
                                                    Collection Request (ICR) abstracted                     annually, and retain the results for two              reinstated OMB control number will be
                                                    below is being forwarded to the Office                  years. In addition, a prior rule issued on            applicable to all information collection
                                                    of Management and Budget (OMB) for                      December 30, 2009, required that each                 systems set forth in this notice. For each
                                                    review and comments. A Federal                          reporting air carrier (i.e., currently U.S.           of these information collections, the
                                                    Register Notice with a 60-day comment                   carriers that account for at least 1                  title, a description of the respondents,
                                                    period soliciting comments on the                       percent of domestic scheduled                         and an estimate of the annual
                                                    following information collection was                    passenger revenues) display on its Web                recordkeeping and periodic reporting
                                                    published on May 22, 2017 (82 FR 97                     site information on each listed flights’              burden (rounded to the nearest hour) are
                                                    at 23486).                                              on-time performance for the previous                  set forth below:
                                                    DATES: Comments on this notice must be
                                                                                                                                                                     1. Requirement to post customer
                                                                                                            month for both the carrier’s flights and
                                                    received by December 18, 2017.                                                                                service plans and contracts of carriage
                                                                                                            those of its non-reporting code-share
                                                    Interested persons are invited to submit                                                                      on a carrier’s Web site. (259.2 and
                                                                                                            carriers. The rules also require that U.S.
                                                    comments regarding this proposal.                                                                             259.6).
                                                                                                            air carriers that operate passenger                      Title: Posting of Customer Service
                                                    ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding                      service and foreign air carriers that                 Plan and Contract of Carriage on Web
                                                    the burden estimate, including                          operate scheduled passenger service to                site.
                                                    suggestions for reducing the burden, to                 or from the U.S. retain for two years                    Respondents: U.S. carriers that
                                                    the Office of Management and Budget,                    certain information about any ground                  operate scheduled passenger or public
                                                    Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of               delay that lasts at least three hours.                charter service and foreign air carriers
                                                    the Secretary of Transportation, 725                       The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                operating scheduled passenger or public
                                                    17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.                  (PRA) and its implementing regulations,               charter service to or from the United
                                                    Comments may also be sent via email to                  5 CFR part 1320, require Federal                      States, using any aircraft with a
                                                    OMB at the following address: oira_                     agencies to issue two notices seeking                 designed seating capacity of 30 or more
                                                    submissions@omb.eop.gov.                                public comment on information                         seats. Applicable to U.S. carriers that
                                                       To ensure that you do not duplicate                  collection activities before OMB may                  have a Web site and foreign carriers that
                                                    your docket submissions, please submit                  approve paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C.                 have a Web site marketed toward U.S.
                                                    them by only one of the following                       3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1),               consumers.
                                                    means:                                                  1320.12. On May 22, 2017, OST                            Estimated Number of Respondents: 45
                                                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                  published a 60-day notice in the Federal              U.S. airlines and 65 foreign carriers.
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov and follow                   Register soliciting comment on ICRs for                  Estimated Annual Burden on
                                                    the online instructions for submitting                  which the agency was seeking OMB                      Respondents: 15 minutes per year for
                                                    comments.                                               approval (82 FR 97 at 23486). OST                     each U.S. carrier and foreign carrier.
                                                       • Mail: Docket Management Facility,                  received one comment after issuing this               The estimate was calculated by
                                                    U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200                 notice. The commenter, Airport Council                multiplying the estimated time (15 min)
                                                    New Jersey Ave. SE., West Building                      International (ACI) strongly supported                to post an updated copy of the carrier’s
                                                    Ground Floor, Room W–12/140,                            the renewal of this control number.                   customer service and/or contract of
                                                    Washington, DC 20590–0001;                              Accordingly, the Department announces                 carriage on its Web site per year (if
                                                       • Hand delivery: West Building
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                                                                                                            that these information collection                     changes are made) by the number of
                                                    Ground Floor, Room W–12/140, 1200                       activities have been re-evaluated and                 updates per carrier in each year (1) for
                                                    New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9 a.m.                     certified under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and                   U.S and foreign carriers.
                                                    and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,                      forwarded to OMB for review and                          Estimated Total Burden on
                                                    except Federal holidays. The telephone                  approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).                Respondents: 28 hours (1,680 minutes,
                                                    number is 202–366–9329.                                    Before OMB decides whether to                      average of 15 minutes per U.S. carrier to
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        approve these proposed collections of                 post plans and contracts of carriage on
                                                    Daeleen Chesley, Office of the Secretary,               information, it must provide 30 days for              Web site).
                                                    Office of the Assistant General Counsel                 public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5                     Frequency: One time per respondent.


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                                                       2. Requirement to retain for two years               in CY2016 per data reported to the                    carrier that accounts for at least 0.5
                                                    information about any tarmac delay that                 Bureau of Transportation Statistics).                 percent and less than 1.0 percent of
                                                    lasts at least three hours. (259.2 and                     3. Requirement that certain U.S. and               domestic scheduled passenger revenue
                                                    259.4).                                                 foreign air carriers retain for two years             and that market flights directly to
                                                       Title: Retaining Ground Delay                        the results of its annual self-audit of its           consumers via a Web site.
                                                    Information.                                            compliance with its Customer Service                     Number of Respondents: 10 carriers
                                                       Respondents: U.S. carriers that                      Plan. (259.2 and 259.5)                               presently; 11 carriers beginning January
                                                    operate or market scheduled or public                      Title: Retaining Self-audit of Customer            1, 2018.
                                                    charter passenger service using any                     Service Plan.                                            Estimated Annual Burden on
                                                    aircraft with a designed seating capacity                  Respondents: U.S. carriers that                    Respondents: 2 hours per month (24
                                                    of 30 or more seats, and foreign air                    operate scheduled passenger service                   hours) to cover both updates of a
                                                    carriers that operate or market                         using any aircraft with a designed                    carrier’s own delay data and updates of
                                                    scheduled or public charter passenger                   seating capacity of 30 or more seats, and             code-share delay data.
                                                    service to and from the United States                   foreign air carriers that operate                        Estimated total annual burden: No
                                                    using any aircraft with a designed                      scheduled passenger service to and from               more than 264 hours (15,840 minutes) a
                                                    seating capacity of 30 or more seats. To                the United States using any aircraft with             year for all respondents. The estimate
                                                    be covered, the tarmac delay must have                  a designed seating capacity of 30 or                  was calculated by multiplying the total
                                                    occurred at a U.S. large hub, medium                    more seats. Applicable to U.S. carriers               number of hours per carrier per year for
                                                    hub, small hub or non-hub airport.                      that have a Web site and foreign carriers             management of data links (24) by the
                                                       Estimated Number of Respondents: 61                  that have a Web site marketed toward                  number of currently covered carriers
                                                    U.S. and 93 foreign carriers.                           U.S. consumers.                                       (11). For the first year, the annual
                                                       Estimated Annual Burden on                              Number of Respondents: 45 U.S. and                 burden will also include the 4,673
                                                    Respondents: A maximum of 88 hours                      65 foreign carriers.                                  (280,380) hours for one newly reporting
                                                    (5,280 minutes) for a U.S. respondent                      Estimated Annual Burden on                         carrier.
                                                    and a maximum of 32 hours (1,920                        Respondents: 15 minutes per year for                     Frequency: Updating information for
                                                    minutes) for a foreign respondent. The                  each respondent. The estimate was                     each flight listed on Web site 12 times
                                                    estimate was calculated multiplying the                 calculated by multiplying the estimated               per year (1 time per month) for each
                                                    estimated time to retain information                    time to retain a copy of the carrier’s self-          respondent (for both own carrier delay
                                                    about one ground delay (2 hours) by the                 audit of its compliance with its                      data and code-share delay data).
                                                    total number of ground delay incidents                  Customer Service Plan by the number of                   5. Requirement that certain carriers
                                                    lasting at least three hours per U.S.                   audits per carrier in a given year (1).               report tarmac delay data for tarmac
                                                    respondent (a maximum of 44 incidents,                     Estimated Total Annual Burden: A                   delays exceeding 3 hours to the
                                                    derived from analysis of tarmac delays                  maximum of 28 (1,680 minutes) for all                 Department monthly. (244.2)
                                                    for CY2016). For foreign respondents,                   respondents. The estimate was                            Title: Reporting Tarmac Delay Data for
                                                    the estimate was similarly calculated by                calculated by multiplying the time in a               Tarmac Delays Exceeding 3 Hours (to
                                                    multiplying the estimated time to retain                given year for each carrier to retain a               the extent such information is not
                                                    information about one ground delay (4                   copy of its self-audit of its compliance              reported by U.S. carriers under 14 CFR
                                                    hours) by the total number of ground                    with its Customer Service Plan (15                    part 234).
                                                    delay incidents lasting at least three                  minutes) by the total number of covered                  Respondents: U.S. carriers that
                                                    hours for CY2016 (a maximum of 8                        carriers (115 carriers).                              operate scheduled passenger service or
                                                    incidents).                                                Frequency: One information set to                  public charter service using any aircraft
                                                       Estimated Total Annual Burden: A                     retain per year for each respondent.                  with a designed seating capacity of 30
                                                    maximum of 680 hours (40,800 minutes)                      4. Requires that each large U.S. carrier           or more seats, and foreign air carriers
                                                    for all respondents. For U.S. carriers, the             display on its Web site, at a point before            that operate scheduled passenger
                                                    subtotal was determined by multiplying                  the consumer selects a flight for                     service to and from the United States
                                                    the sum of the total per report time (2                 purchase, the following information for               using any aircraft with a designed
                                                    hours) for U.S. carriers by the total                   each listed flight regarding its on-time              seating capacity of 30 or more seats. To
                                                    number of CY2016 ground delay                           performance during the last reported                  be covered, the tarmac delay must have
                                                    incidents lasting at least three hours for              month: The percentage of arrivals that                occurred at a U.S. large hub, medium
                                                    all U.S. carriers (84 total incidents). For             were on time (within 15 minutes of                    hub, small hub or non-hub airport.
                                                    foreign carriers the subtotal was                       scheduled arrival time), the percentage                  Number of Respondents: 61 U.S. and
                                                    determined by multiplying the per                       of arrivals that were more than 30                    70 foreign carriers.
                                                    report time (4 hours) for foreign carriers              minutes late (with special highlighting                  Estimated Annual Burden on
                                                    multiplied by the total number of                       if the flight was more than 30 minutes                Respondents: 0.0 to 22.0 hours per U.S.
                                                    ground delay incidents lasting at least                 late more than 50 percent of the time),               respondent (the latter if 44 three-hour
                                                    three hours for the foreign carriers (168               and the percentage of flight                          plus tarmac delays must be reported)
                                                    total incidents). The estimate was                      cancellations if the flight is cancelled              and 0.0 to 4 hours per foreign
                                                    calculated by adding the sum of the two                 more than 5% of the time. In addition,                respondent (the latter if 8 three-hour
                                                    subtotals for all CY2016 tarmac delays                  a marketing/reporting carrier display                 plus tarmac delays must be reported).
                                                    lasting at least three hours (168 hours                 delay data for its non-reporting code-                This is estimating that each report takes
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                                                    for U.S. carriers plus 512 hours for                    share carrier(s). (234.11)                            30 minutes to submit.
                                                    foreign carriers).                                         Title: Displaying On-time                             Estimated Total Annual Burden: 106
                                                       Frequency: A maximum of 44 ground                    performance Information on Carrier                    hours (6,360 minutes) for all
                                                    delay information sets to retain per year               Web site.                                             respondents.
                                                    for a single respondent. (N.b. Some air                    Respondents: Currently every U.S.                     Frequency: One information set to
                                                    carriers may not experience any ground                  carrier that accounts for at least one                submit per incident for each respondent
                                                    delay incidents of at least three hours in              percent of scheduled passenger revenue                that experiences a tarmac delay of 3
                                                    each year, while one air carrier                        and maintains a Web site. For travel on               hours or more (212 three-hour plus
                                                    experienced 44 three-hour plus delays                   or after January 1, 2018, every U.S.                  tarmac delay reports total were


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                                                    submitted in CY16 to the Bureau of                      protect Veterans’ privacy and personal                any closing remarks and guidance from
                                                    Transportation Statistics).                             information.                                          the Board Chair.
                                                       We invite comments on (a) whether                      The Board is a statutory board                         On Thursday, December 7, the Board
                                                    the collection of information is                        established by the West Los Angeles                   will convene an open session from 9:00
                                                    necessary for the proper performance of                 Leasing Act of 2016 on September 29,                  a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will begin with
                                                    the functions of the Department,                        2016. The purpose of the Board is to                  reports or comments from the
                                                    including whether the information will                  provide advice and make                               subcommittee facilitated discussion,
                                                    have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of             recommendations to the Secretary of                   and discussion of topics and schedule
                                                    the Department’s estimate of the burden                 Veterans Affairs on: Identifying the                  for upcoming meetings. Additionally,
                                                    of the proposed information collection;                 goals of the community and Veteran                    time will be allocated for receiving
                                                    (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility                partnership; improving services and                   public comments on December 7, at 9:45
                                                    and clarity of the information to be                    outcomes for Veterans, members of the                 a.m. Public comments shall be limited
                                                    collected; and (d) ways to minimize the                 Armed Forces, and the families of such                to five minutes each. Individuals
                                                    burden of the collection of information                 Veterans and members; and on the                      wishing to make oral statements before
                                                    on respondents, including the use of                    implementation of the Draft Master Plan               the Board will be accommodated on a
                                                    automated collection techniques or                      approved by the Secretary on January                  first come first serve basis. Individuals
                                                    other forms of information technology.                  28, 2016, and on the creation and                     who speak are invited to submit a 1–2
                                                    All comments will also become a matter                  implementation of any successor master                page summary of their comments at the
                                                    of public record on the docket.                         plans.                                                time of the meeting for inclusion in the
                                                      Issued this 8th day of November 2017, at                On Tuesday, December 5, the Board                   official record. The Board will accept
                                                    Washington, DC.                                         will convene an open session from 9:00                written comments from interested
                                                    Claire W. Barrett,                                      a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The agenda will                     parties on issues outlined in the meeting
                                                    DOT Chief Privacy & Information Governance              include briefings from officials at the               agenda, as well as other issues affecting
                                                    Officer, Office of the Secretary.                       VA and other VA entities to include:                  identifying the goals of the community
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–24834 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]            Training on Federal advisory                          and Veteran partnership; improving
                                                                                                            committees and Ethics; guidance to the                services and outcomes for Veterans,
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                                                                                                            Board members on their roles and                      members of the Armed Forces, and the
                                                                                                            responsibilities. The Board will be                   families of such Veterans and members;
                                                                                                            broken into small groups to participate               and on the implementation of the Draft
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS                                  in a facilitated working-group activity               Master Plan. Such comments should be
                                                    AFFAIRS                                                 for the balance of the day, and report                sent to Eugene W. Skinner, Jr.,
                                                                                                            out to the full committee to complete                 Designated Federal Officer, Veterans
                                                    Veterans and Community Oversight                        the day.                                              Experience Office via email to
                                                    and Engagement Board, Notice of                                                                               Eugene.Skinner@va.gov. Note:
                                                    Meeting                                                   On Wednesday, December 6, the                       Videotaping and/or digital recording is
                                                                                                            Board will convene an open session                    not permitted at the meeting unless
                                                       The Department of Veterans Affairs                   from 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The agenda               allowed by the Designated Federal
                                                    (VA) gives notice under the Federal                     will include briefings on the West LA                 Officer.
                                                    Advisory Committee Act that the                         Leasing Act of 2016, and a detailed                      Any member of the public seeking
                                                    Veterans and Community Oversight and                    briefing on the Draft Master Plan (with               additional information should contact
                                                    Engagement Board (Board) will meet on                   updates). From 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.,               Mr. Skinner, via email at
                                                    December 5–7, 2017, at 11301 Wilshire                   the Board will convene in a closed                    Eugene.Skinner@va.gov or by phone at
                                                    Boulevard, Building 500, Room 1281,                     session as it tours the West LA Campus.               (202) 631–7645.
                                                    Los Angeles, CA, from 9:00 a.m. until                   The Board will reconvene an open
                                                    4:00 p.m. (Pacific). Sessions are open to               session at 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at                    Dated: November 13, 2017.
                                                    the public, except when the Committee                   which, the Board members will once                    Jelessa M. Burney,
                                                    is conducting tours of VA facilities,                   again participate in Committee                        Federal Advisory Committee Management
                                                    participating in off-site events, and                   Facilitated discussions followed by                   Officer.
                                                    participating in workgroup sessions.                    additional facilitated subcommittee                   [FR Doc. 2017–24878 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    Tours of VA facilities are closed, to                   discussions. The day will conclude with               BILLING CODE P
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on this notice must be received by December 18, 2017. Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal.
ContactDaeleen Chesley, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (C-70), Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-9342 (voice) 202- 366-7152 (fax) or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 53563 

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