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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research & Innovative Technology
Administration
[Docket: OST—2007—26835]
Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review; Report of
Passengers Denied Confirmed
Space—BTS Form 251
Research & Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA),
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics invites the
general public, industry and other
governmental parties to comment on the
continuing need for and usefulness of
BTS collecting reports on the number of
passengers holding confirmed
reservations that voluntarily or
involuntarily give up their seats when
the airline oversells the flight.
Comments are requested concerning
whether (a) the collection is still needed
by the Department of Transportation; (b)
BTS accurately estimated the reporting
burden; (c) there are other ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collected; and (d)
there are ways to minimize reporting
burden, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by March 20, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room 4125, RITA,
BTS, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–4387, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or E-Mail
bernard.stankus@dot.gov.
Comments: Comments should identify
the associated OMB approval # 2138–
0018 and Docket OST—2007–26835.
Persons wishing the Department to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
must submit with those comments a
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self-addressed stamped postcard on
which the following statement is made:
Comments on OMB # 2138–0018,
Docket OST—26835. The postcard will
be date/time stamped and returned.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138–0018
Title: Report of Passengers Denied
Confirmed Space.
Form No: BTS Form 251.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated and
foreign air carrier.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Number of Responses: 400.
Total Annual Burden: 1,670 hours.
Needs and Uses: BTS Form 251 is a
one-page report on the number of
passengers denied boarding (voluntarily
and involuntarily), whether the bumped
passengers were provided alternate
transportation and/or compensation,
and the amount of the payment. U.S.
and foreign air carriers that operate
scheduled passenger service with large
aircraft (over 60-seats) must submit
Form 251. In addition, carriers report
data from inbound international flights
because the protections of 14 CFR part
250 Oversales do not apply to these
flights. The report allows the
Department to monitor the effectiveness
of its oversales rule and take
enforcement action when necessary.
While the involuntarily denied-boarding
rate has decrease from 4.38 per 10,000
passengers in 1980 to 1.04 for the nine
months ended September 2006, the rate
is up from the 0.89 attained for the nine
months ended September 2005. The
publishing of the carriers’ individual
denied boarding rates has negated the
need for more intrusive regulation. The
rate of denied boarding can be examined
as a continuing fitness factor. This rate
provides an insight into a carrier’s
customer service policy and its
compliance disposition. A rapid
sustained increase in the rate of denied
boarding often in an indicator of
operational difficulty. Because the rate
of denied boarding is released quarterly,
travelers and travel agents can select
carriers with low bumping incidents
when booking a trip. This information is
available in the Air Travel Consumer
Report at: https://
airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/
index.htm. The Air Travel Consumer
Report is also sent to newspapers,
magazines, and trade journals. Without
Form 251, determining the effectiveness
of the Department’s oversales rule
would be impossible.
The Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires
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a statistical agency to clearly identify
information it collects for non-statistical
purposes. BTS hereby notifies the
respondents and the public that BTS
uses the information it collects under
this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to,
publication of both Respondent’s
identity and its data, submission of the
information to agencies outside BTS for
review, analysis and possible use in
regulatory and other administrative
matters.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 12,
2007.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. E7–711 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am]
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Cost of Capital
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Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of Public Hearing.
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board will hold a public hearing
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday,
February 15, 2007, at its offices in
Washington, DC. The purpose of the
hearing will be for members of the
public to present their views to assist
the Board in its examination of the
appropriate methodology to be
employed in determining the railroad
industry’s estimated cost of capital to be
used in future annual cost-of-capital
determinations. Persons wishing to
speak at the hearing should notify the
Board in writing.
DATES: The public hearing will take
place on Thursday, February 15, 2007.
Any person wishing to speak at the
hearing should file with the Board a
written notice of intent to participate
and should identify the party, the
proposed speaker, the time requested,
and the topic(s) to be covered, as soon
as possible but no later than February 5,
2007. Each speaker should also file with
the Board a written summary of his/her
testimony by February 12, 2007. Written
submissions by interested persons who
do not wish to appear at the hearing will
also be due by February 12, 2007.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research & Innovative Technology Administration
[Docket: OST--2007--26835]
Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Report
of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space--BTS Form 251
AGENCY: Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau
of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general
public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on the
continuing need for and usefulness of BTS collecting reports on the
number of passengers holding confirmed reservations that voluntarily or
involuntarily give up their seats when the airline oversells the
flight. Comments are requested concerning whether (a) the collection is
still needed by the Department of Transportation; (b) BTS accurately
estimated the reporting burden; (c) there are other ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collected; and (d)
there are ways to minimize reporting burden, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 20, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Room 4125, RITA, BTS, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4387, Fax Number
(202) 366-3383 or E-Mail bernard.stankus@dot.gov.
Comments: Comments should identify the associated OMB approval
2138-0018 and Docket OST--2007-26835. Persons wishing the
Department to acknowledge receipt of their comments must submit with
those comments a self-addressed stamped postcard on which the following
statement is made: Comments on OMB 2138-0018, Docket OST--
26835. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138-0018
Title: Report of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space.
Form No: BTS Form 251.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated and foreign air carrier.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Number of Responses: 400.
Total Annual Burden: 1,670 hours.
Needs and Uses: BTS Form 251 is a one-page report on the number of
passengers denied boarding (voluntarily and involuntarily), whether the
bumped passengers were provided alternate transportation and/or
compensation, and the amount of the payment. U.S. and foreign air
carriers that operate scheduled passenger service with large aircraft
(over 60-seats) must submit Form 251. In addition, carriers report data
from inbound international flights because the protections of 14 CFR
part 250 Oversales do not apply to these flights. The report allows the
Department to monitor the effectiveness of its oversales rule and take
enforcement action when necessary. While the involuntarily denied-
boarding rate has decrease from 4.38 per 10,000 passengers in 1980 to
1.04 for the nine months ended September 2006, the rate is up from the
0.89 attained for the nine months ended September 2005. The publishing
of the carriers' individual denied boarding rates has negated the need
for more intrusive regulation. The rate of denied boarding can be
examined as a continuing fitness factor. This rate provides an insight
into a carrier's customer service policy and its compliance
disposition. A rapid sustained increase in the rate of denied boarding
often in an indicator of operational difficulty. Because the rate of
denied boarding is released quarterly, travelers and travel agents can
select carriers with low bumping incidents when booking a trip. This
information is available in the Air Travel Consumer Report at: https://
airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/index.htm. The Air Travel Consumer
Report is also sent to newspapers, magazines, and trade journals.
Without Form 251, determining the effectiveness of the Department's
oversales rule would be impossible.
The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), requires a statistical agency to
clearly identify information it collects for non-statistical purposes.
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the
information it collects under this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to, publication of both
Respondent's identity and its data, submission of the information to
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in
regulatory and other administrative matters.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2007.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
[FR Doc. E7-711 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]
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