83 FR 13809 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Approval for Renewal and Revision of Information Collection: High Density Traffic Airports; Slot Allocation and Transfer Methods
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)
| Page Range | 13809-13810 | |
| FR Document | 2018-06402 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 13809-13810] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06402] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Approval for Renewal and Revision of Information Collection: High Density Traffic Airports; Slot Allocation and Transfer Methods AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the FAA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew and revise a currently approved information collection. The FAA collects information to allocate and administer landing and takeoff slots and maintain accurate records of slot transfers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) under a currently approved collection. The FAA is requesting a renewal for the DCA information collection and a revision to include six additional airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), O'Hare International Airport (ORD), and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The information collection is required from air carriers and other operators at all impacted airports. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 29, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Barbara Hall, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Public Comments Invited: Public comment is invited on any aspect of this information collection, including: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hall by email at: [email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 2120-0524. Title: High Density Traffic Airports; Slot Allocation and Transfer Methods. Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this collection. Type of Review: Renewal and Revision of an Information Collection. Background The FAA has implemented several initiatives to address congestion and delay issues at certain airports within the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA has issued Orders limiting operations at JFK and LGA.\1\ These Orders resulted in part from increasing congestion and delays at the airports requiring the FAA to allocate arrival and departure slots at JFK and LGA. Additionally, the FAA has designated Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as Level 2 schedule- facilitated airports under the IATA WSG.\2\ These Level 2 designations largely resulted from increasing congestion and delays requiring FAA to implement a voluntary schedule-facilitation process to manage operational growth at EWR, ORD, and SFO. The FAA designated LAX as Level 2 due to long-term construction projects expected to reduce runway capacity. The agency will review this designation upon the completion of the planned construction at LAX. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008), as most recently amended 81 FR 40167 (Jun. 21, 2016); Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia Airport, 71 FR 77854 (Dec. 27, 2006), as most recently amended 81 FR 33126 (May 25, 2016). \2\ Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for O'Hare International, John F. Kennedy International, and Newark Liberty International Airports for the Summer 2009 Scheduling Season, 73 FR 54659 (Sept. 22, 2008); Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for San Francisco International Airport for the Summer 2012 Scheduling Season, 76 FR 64163 (Oct. 17, 2011); Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for Los Angeles International Airport for the Summer 2015 Scheduling Season 80 FR 12253 (Mar. 6, 2015); Notice of Change of Newark Liberty International Airport Designation, 81 FR 19861 (Apr. 6, 2016). The FAA reaffirmed the Level 2 designations by 82 FR 45938 (Oct. 2, 2017). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The FAA uses the current DCA information collection approval in [[Page 13810]] administering the slot program for scheduled and unscheduled operations at DCA established under 14 CFR part 93, subparts K and S. The FAA utilizes the collected information to (1) allocate available air carrier slots; (2) execute slot transfers; (3) record slot returns; (4) approve slot reservations for unscheduled or ``other'' operators; and (5) track slot usage. Carriers at DCA are the primary providers of slot information to the FAA. The revision to the existing information collection approval would include information reported to the FAA by carriers holding a slot at JFK or LGA; by unscheduled operators at LGA; and by carriers operating scheduled flights at EWR, LAX, ORD, and SFO. At JFK, carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) Requests for confirmation of transferred slots; (2) requests for seasonal allocation of historic and additional available slots; (3) usage of slots on a seasonal basis; (4) the return of slots; and (5) changes to allocated slots. At LGA, carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) Requests for confirmation of transferred slots; (2) compulsory or voluntary slot returns; (3) requests to be included in a lottery for available slots; and (4) usage of slots on a bi- monthly basis. At LGA, unscheduled operators must request and obtain a reservation from the FAA prior to conducting an operation. At EWR, LAX, ORD and SFO, carriers are asked to notify the FAA of their intended operating schedules during peak hours on a semiannual basis and when there are significant schedule changes. The FAA estimates that all information from carriers is submitted electronically from data stored in carrier scheduling databases. Nearly all requests for unscheduled operation reservations are submitted electronically through either an internet or touch-tone system interface. Respondents: 140 carriers at various airports; unknown number of unscheduled operators at LGA and DCA. Frequency: Information is collected as needed; some reporting on bimonthly or semiannual basis. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 minutes per slot transfer per respondent (i.e. transferor and transferee); 6 minutes per slot return; 6 minutes per schedule update; 6 minutes per request for inclusion in a lottery; 2 minutes per unscheduled slot request; 1.5 hours per schedule submission; and 1 hour per slot usage report. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5367 hours. Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 23, 2018. Barbara L. Hall, FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records Management Branch, ASP-110. [FR Doc. 2018-06402 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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OMB Control Number: 2120–0699. Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 22, minimized without reducing the quality
2018. of the collected information. The agency
Title: AVIATOR (Automated Vacancy
Barbara L. Hall, will summarize and/or include your
Information Access Tool for Online
Referral) Customer Satisfaction Survey. FAA Information Collection Clearance comments in the request for OMB’s
Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records clearance of this information collection.
Form Numbers: N/A (electronic). Management Branch, ASP–110. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Type of Review: Renewal. [FR Doc. 2018–06403 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am] Barbara Hall by email at:
Background: The Government BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940–
Performance and Results Act of 1993 594–5913.
(GPRA) Section 2(b)(3) requires agencies SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OMB Control Number: 2120–0524.
to ‘‘improve Federal program
Title: High Density Traffic Airports;
effectiveness and public accountability Federal Aviation Administration Slot Allocation and Transfer Methods.
by promoting a new focus on results, Form Numbers: There are no FAA
service quality, and customer Agency Information Collection
forms associated with this collection.
satisfaction’’. In addition, as stated in Activities: Requests for Comments; Type of Review: Renewal and
the White House ‘‘Memorandum for Clearance of Approval for Renewal and Revision of an Information Collection.
Heads of Executive Departments and Revision of Information Collection:
High Density Traffic Airports; Slot Background
Agencies’’ regarding Executive Order
No. 12862, ‘‘the actions the order Allocation and Transfer Methods The FAA has implemented several
prescribes, such as surveying customers, AGENCY: Federal Aviation initiatives to address congestion and
surveying employees, and Administration (FAA), DOT. delay issues at certain airports within
benchmarking, shall be continuing the National Airspace System (NAS).
ACTION: Notice and request for
agency activities’’. This collection The FAA has issued Orders limiting
comments. operations at JFK and LGA.1 These
supports the DOT strategic goal of
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Orders resulted in part from increasing
Organizational Excellence.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the congestion and delays at the airports
In compliance with the Government requiring the FAA to allocate arrival and
FAA invites public comments about our
Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), all departure slots at JFK and LGA.
intention to request approval from the
of our data collection will be 100% Office of Management and Budget Additionally, the FAA has designated
electronic using an online form; (OMB) to renew and revise a currently Newark Liberty International Airport
Applicants will be asked to complete approved information collection. The (EWR), Chicago O’Hare International
the survey just before they exit the FAA collects information to allocate and Airport (ORD), San Francisco
system. AVIATOR is the FAA’s Online administer landing and takeoff slots and International Airport (SFO), and Los
Job Application System. The AVIATOR maintain accurate records of slot Angeles International Airport (LAX) as
Customer Satisfaction Survey is transfers at Ronald Reagan Washington Level 2 schedule-facilitated airports
designed to identify potential problems National Airport (DCA) under a under the IATA WSG.2 These Level 2
with FAA’s automated staffing solutions currently approved collection. The FAA designations largely resulted from
as well as to evaluate customer is requesting a renewal for the DCA increasing congestion and delays
satisfaction with the on-line application information collection and a revision to requiring FAA to implement a voluntary
process. The information is not gathered include six additional airports: John F. schedule-facilitation process to manage
Kennedy International Airport (JFK), operational growth at EWR, ORD, and
by any other collection. It will be
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Los Angeles SFO. The FAA designated LAX as Level
difficult, if not impossible, to improve
International Airport (LAX), Newark 2 due to long-term construction projects
the AVIATOR system’s overall expected to reduce runway capacity.
performance and customer satisfaction Liberty International Airport (EWR),
O’Hare International Airport (ORD), and The agency will review this designation
without utilizing the survey as a upon the completion of the planned
performance measurement tool. San Francisco International Airport
(SFO). construction at LAX.
Respondents: Individuals who use The FAA uses the current DCA
The information collection is required
AVIATOR (the FAA’s Online Job information collection approval in
from air carriers and other operators at
Application System). all impacted airports. 1 Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy
Frequency: on occasion of use of DATES: Written comments should be International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008), as
AVIATOR. submitted by May 29, 2018. most recently amended 81 FR 40167 (Jun. 21, 2016);
Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia
Estimated Average Burden per ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA Airport, 71 FR 77854 (Dec. 27, 2006), as most
Response: .05 hours. at the following address: Barbara Hall, recently amended 81 FR 33126 (May 25, 2016).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 82 Federal Aviation Administration, ASP– 2 Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule
110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Information for O’Hare International, John F.
hours (It is estimated that it will take Kennedy International, and Newark Liberty
each of the 75,515 (estimated average) Worth, TX 76177. International Airports for the Summer 2009
Public Comments Invited: Public Scheduling Season, 73 FR 54659 (Sept. 22, 2008);
external applicants three minutes to
comment is invited on any aspect of this Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule
complete one survey for a total of 3,776 Information for San Francisco International Airport
information collection, including: (a)
hours, if all external applicants choose for the Summer 2012 Scheduling Season, 76 FR
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
Whether the proposed collection of 64163 (Oct. 17, 2011); Notice of Submission
to complete the AVIATOR Customer information is necessary for FAA’s Deadline for Schedule Information for Los Angeles
Satisfaction Survey. The survey performance; (b) the accuracy of the International Airport for the Summer 2015
statistics show that an average of 2.2% estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to Scheduling Season 80 FR 12253 (Mar. 6, 2015);
of the applicants (approximately 1,645) enhance the quality, utility and clarity Notice of Change of Newark Liberty International
Airport Designation, 81 FR 19861 (Apr. 6, 2016).
complete a survey resulting in an of the information collection; and (d) The FAA reaffirmed the Level 2 designations by 82
estimate of 82 total hours.) ways that the burden could be FR 45938 (Oct. 2, 2017).
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administering the slot program for Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 23, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
scheduled and unscheduled operations 2018.
at DCA established under 14 CFR part Barbara L. Hall, Federal Aviation Administration
93, subparts K and S. The FAA utilizes FAA Information Collection Clearance
the collected information to (1) allocate Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records
Agency Information Collection
available air carrier slots; (2) execute Management Branch, ASP–110. Activities: Requests for Comments;
slot transfers; (3) record slot returns; (4) Clearance of Renewed Approval of
[FR Doc. 2018–06402 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]
approve slot reservations for Information Collection: Reduced
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
unscheduled or ‘‘other’’ operators; and Vertical Separation Minimum
(5) track slot usage. Carriers at DCA are AGENCY: Federal Aviation
the primary providers of slot DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Administration (FAA), DOT.
information to the FAA. ACTION: Notice and request for
The revision to the existing Federal Aviation Administration comments.
information collection approval would
include information reported to the RTCA Federal Advisory Committee SUMMARY: In accordance with the
FAA by carriers holding a slot at JFK or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
AGENCY:Federal Aviation invites public comments about our
LGA; by unscheduled operators at LGA;
Administration (FAA), DOT. intention to request the Office of
and by carriers operating scheduled
ACTION: Notice of RTCA charter renewal. Management and Budget (OMB)
flights at EWR, LAX, ORD, and SFO. At
approval to renew an information
JFK, carriers must notify the FAA of: (1)
collection. Aircraft Operators seeking
Requests for confirmation of transferred SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice operational approval to conduct
slots; (2) requests for seasonal allocation to advise the public of the renewal of Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
of historic and additional available the RTCA Charter (FAA Order (RVSM) operations must submit
slots; (3) usage of slots on a seasonal 1110.77Y) for 2 months, effective March application to the FAA.
basis; (4) the return of slots; and (5) 29, 2018. The Federal Aviation
DATES: Written comments should be
changes to allocated slots. At LGA, Administration (FAA) is authorized to
carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) submitted by May 29, 2018.
establish the RTCA advisory committee
Requests for confirmation of transferred ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA
in accordance with the provisions of the
slots; (2) compulsory or voluntary slot Federal Advisory Committee Act at the following address: Barbara Hall,
returns; (3) requests to be included in a (FACA). The current charter agreement Federal Aviation Administration, ASP–
lottery for available slots; and (4) usage requires that the RTCA manage various 110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
of slots on a bi-monthly basis. At LGA, Federal subcommittees on behalf of the Worth, TX 76177.
unscheduled operators must request and Public Comments Invited: You are
agency.
obtain a reservation from the FAA prior asked to comment on any aspect of this
The objective of the advisory information collection, including (a)
to conducting an operation. At EWR, committee is to seek resolution of issues
LAX, ORD and SFO, carriers are asked Whether the proposed collection of
and challenges involving air information is necessary for FAA’s
to notify the FAA of their intended
transportation concepts, requirements, performance; (b) the accuracy of the
operating schedules during peak hours
operational capabilities, the associated estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
on a semiannual basis and when there
use of technology, and related enhance the quality, utility and clarity
are significant schedule changes.
considerations to aeronautical of the information collection; and (d)
The FAA estimates that all operations that affect the future of the ways that the burden could be
information from carriers is submitted Air Traffic Management System and the minimized without reducing the quality
electronically from data stored in carrier integration of new technologies. of the collected information. The agency
scheduling databases. Nearly all will summarize and/or include your
requests for unscheduled operation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andy Cebula at acebula@rtca.org or comments in the request for OMB’s
reservations are submitted electronically clearance of this information collection.
through either an internet or touch-tone (202) 330–0652, or the RTCA
Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW, Suite FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
system interface. Barbara Hall by email at:
910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by
Respondents: 140 carriers at various Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940–
telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202)
airports; unknown number of 594–5913.
833–9434, or website at http://
unscheduled operators at LGA and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
www.rtca.org.
DCA. OMB Control Number: 2120–0679.
Frequency: Information is collected as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Title: Reduced Vertical Separation
needed; some reporting on bimonthly or Federal Advisory Committee meetings Minimum.
semiannual basis. are open to the public and announced Form Numbers: N/A.
in the Federal Register, except as Type of Review: Renewal.
Estimated Average Burden per Background: The authority to collect
Response: 6 minutes per slot transfer authorized by Section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. Issued data from aircraft operators seeking
per respondent (i.e. transferor and operational approval to conduct
transferee); 6 minutes per slot return; 6 in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2018.
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
minutes per schedule update; 6 minutes
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
Mohannad Dawoud, (RVSM) operations is contained in Part
per request for inclusion in a lottery; 2 Management & Program Analyst, Partnership 91, Section 91.180, as established by a
minutes per unscheduled slot request; Contracts Branch, ANG–A17 NextGen, final rule published in the Federal
1.5 hours per schedule submission; and Procurement Services Division, Federal Register on October 27, 2003 (68 FR
1 hour per slot usage report. Aviation Administration. 61304). Aircraft operators seeking
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5367 [FR Doc. 2018–06474 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am] operational approval to conduct RVSM
hours. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P operations within the 48 contiguous
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| Contact | Barbara Hall by email at: [email protected]; phone: 940-594-5913. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 13809 |
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