Reporting Ancillary Airline Passenger Revenues, 41726-41731 [2011-17652]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41726-41731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17652]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Parts 234 and 241

[Docket No. RITA 2011-0001]
RIN 2139-AA13


Reporting Ancillary Airline Passenger Revenues

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) 
is proposing to collect revenue information in a more detailed manner 
regarding airline imposed fees from those air carriers meeting the 
definition of a large certificated air carrier. Many air carriers have 
adopted a la carte pricing with separate fees for such things as 
checked baggage, carry-on baggage, meals, on-board entertainment, 
internet connections, pillows, blankets, advance or upgraded seating, 
telephone reservations, early boarding, canceled or changed 
reservations, transportation of unaccompanied minors, pet 
transportation, third-party services such as hotel rooms, car rentals, 
and pick-up and delivery services, et cetera. The Department wants to 
make airline pricing more transparent to consumers and airline 
analysts. This action is in response to a Departmental initiative and 
responds to recommendations of the Government Accountability Office. 
Also, the Department is proposing to change the way it computes 
mishandled baggage rates from mishandled baggage reports per unit of 
domestic enplanements to mishandled bags per unit of checked bags. Fees 
for checked baggage have changed consumer behavior regarding the number 
of bags they check, skewing mishandled baggage rates. Finally, the 
Department is proposing to fill a data gap by collecting separate 
statistics for mishandled wheelchairs and scooters used by passengers 
with disabilities.

DATES: All comments must be received by September 13, 2011. Late filed 
comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to Docket RITA 2011-0001 by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
    DOT will post all comments received, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. If 
DOT acknowledgement of comments is desired, please include a pre-
addressed, stamped postcard on which the docket number appears. We will 
date the postcard and mail it to you.
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to 
https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline 
Information, RTS-42, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Research and 
Innovative Technology Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-4387, Fax Number 
(202) 366-3383 or E-MAIL bernard.stankus@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

Ancillary Revenues

    Ancillary airline revenues have increased from 2005 through 2009 
and continued their increase in 2010. At the same time, actual 
passenger ticket revenues have shown a slight decrease. The following 
numbers were taken from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' 
Transtats Web site (https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Fields.asp?Table_ID=295 for Schedule P-1.2 Statement of Operations for large 
certificated airlines with over $20 million in annual operating 
revenues.

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                                                                 2005 (in         2009 (in
                      Revenue source                            millions)         millions)      Percent change
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Passenger Revenues........................................           $93,633           $91,503             -2.28
Transport Related Revenues................................            28,729            31,007              7.93
Baggage...................................................               342             2,789            715.50
Cancellation Charges......................................               841             2,373            182.16
Miscellaneous.............................................             2,216             5,107            130.46
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    In July 2010, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a 
report titled GAO-10-785, Commercial Aviation--Consumers Could Benefit 
from Better Information about Airline-Imposed Fees and Refundability of 
Government Imposed Taxes and Fees. This report found that it is 
difficult to determine the total amount of fees that airlines are 
collecting from passengers. ``Currently revenues from fees other than 
baggage fees and reservation change and cancellation fees are reported 
in miscellaneous and other accounts that also include revenues from 
non-fee sources.'' (See page 34 of the GAO report.) Thus, policymakers 
and regulators lack the necessary detailed data to determine total 
revenues from airline imposed fees and the fees' impact on the 
industry. GAO recommended that DOT collect data on all the optional 
fees paid by passengers that relate to their trip in an identifiable 
format.
    DOT is proposing a stand-alone reporting form to capture ancillary 
revenues. In order not to disrupt the various programs used by airline 
analysts to compute airline yields and passenger revenues, the 
Department's proposal will not change the current reporting of the 
other Form 41 financial reports. DOT proposes to define ancillary 
revenues as those charges paid by airline passengers that are not 
included in the standard ticket fare. Generally, all mandatory charges 
necessary for air transportation are included in the ticket price, but 
fees for optional services are not. Treasury regulations and IRS 
guidance provide that revenue from many airline-imposed fees for 
airline services are generally not subject to the 7.5 percent excise 
tax, including fees for checked baggage, early boarding, phone 
reservations, and on-board meals. On the other hand, amounts paid for 
other airline imposed fees that are required as a condition of 
receiving domestic air transportation, such as some reservation change 
and cancellation fees, fuel surcharges and peak travel day charges, are 
subject to the 7.5 percent excise tax in accordance with IRS guidance 
and applicable regulations (see page 21 GAO-10-785, July 2010). The 
Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO), the world leader in the 
collection and distribution of airline fare and fare-related data, has 
over two hundred sub codes for the items that the Department is 
proposing to define as ancillary airline revenues. The Department is 
not proposing to require the detailed breakout of all the charges 
identified by ATPCO, but is using the ATPCO list of charges as a 
reference in developing the new reporting form--Report of Ancillary 
Passenger Revenues. The Department is proposing to collect the 
following data on optional charges in that report:

1. Booking Fees, including fees for telephone reservations
2. Priority Check-In and Security Screening
3. Baggage
    First Checked Bag
    Second Checked Bag
    Excess Baggage (i.e., third checked bag or more)
    Overweight/Oversized Baggage/Sports Equipment
    Carry-On Baggage
4. In-Flight Medical Equipment
5. In-Flight Entertainment/Internet Access
6. Sleep Sets
7. In-Flight Food/Non Alcoholic Drinks
8. Alcoholic Drinks
9. Pets
10. Seating Assignments
11. Reservation Cancellation and Change Fees
12. Charges for Lost Tickets
13. Unaccompanied Minor/Passenger Assistance Fee
14. Frequent Flyer Points/Points Acceleration
15. Commissions on Travel Packages--Hotel/Car Rental/etc.
16. Travel Insurance
17. Duty-Free and Retail Sales
18. One-Time Access to Lounges
19. Other

    DOT proposes that carriers that submit the quarterly Form 41, 
Schedule P-1.2 Statement of Operations would also submit a new 
quarterly Form 41, P-9 Schedule Statement of Ancillary Revenues. 
Carriers that submit the Semiannual Form 41, Schedule P-1.1 Statement 
of Operations would also submit a new semiannual Form 41, Schedule P-
9.1 Statement of Ancillary Revenues. The new Reports of Ancillary 
Revenues will be designed to show the ancillary revenues received by 
the reporting carriers from their passengers. For instance, in a code-
share arrangement, Carrier A markets the service and pays Carrier B a 
predetermined fee for operating a flight segment. Carrier A charges a 
$25 fee for each checked bag. The baggage fees collected from 
passengers by Carrier B are held for Carrier A. Carrier A would include 
these baggage fees in its Report of Ancillary Revenues.
    The Department is requesting public comment on which items should 
be specifically identified as ancillary revenues, and the projected 
reporting burden for submitting a report of ancillary revenues in terms 
of costs and hours of reporting burden. Further, the Department 
requests public comment on how to best capture reporting of all 
ancillary fees. Should the Department include specific fee categories 
in the regulatory text? Or, specify in the regulatory text that ``all 
ancillary fees'' must be reported, with accompanying guidance on the 
reporting format and fee categories? How could the Department ensure 
that the fees categorized as ``other'' fees are most informative to the 
Department and to the consumer?

Mishandled Baggage Reports

    The Department believes that the current matrix for comparing 
airline mishandled baggage performance is outdated. Airline passengers 
would

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have better information to compare airline services if the matrix for 
mishandled baggage were changed to the number of the actual mishandled 
bags per unit of checked bags rather than the number of Mishandled 
Baggage Reports (MBRs) filed by passengers per unit domestic scheduled-
service passengers. Passenger behavior was altered regarding the unit 
of bags checked when many air carriers began charging passengers for 
each bag that they check. The GAO reported that the introduction of 
baggage fees resulted in a decline of 40 to 50% in the number of 
checked bags with a corresponding 40% decline in the number of MBRs per 
1,000 passengers (see page 25 of GAO-10-785, July 2010). Also, the 
ratio between checked bags and the number of passengers can vary 
greatly depending on the fees carriers charge. Moreover, there is not a 
direct relationship between the number of MBRs and the number of lost, 
stolen, delayed, damaged and pilfered bags because a single MBR could 
be submitted by a family with multiple mishandled bags. The proposed 
matrix would better inform passengers of their chances to retrieve 
their checked baggage and belongings in an acceptable and timely 
manner.
    The Department is also interested in capturing data about the 
number of the mishandled wheelchairs/scooters per unit of wheelchairs/
scooters transported in aircraft cargo. Many air travelers who use 
wheelchairs are reluctant to travel by air because of concern that the 
return of their wheelchairs or scooters will be delayed, or the 
wheelchair/scooter will be damaged or lost. However, we do not know the 
magnitude of the problem. The proposed data collection for mishandled 
wheelchairs/scooters is crucial to understanding the magnitude of the 
problem as this data is not available to us through other means. It is 
very important that passengers with mobility disabilities arrive at 
their destination with their wheelchair/scooter in good working order. 
Without these devices, they will have great difficulty in exiting the 
airport or may be confined to their hotel or place of visit. We invite 
interested persons to comment on this proposal. Should the rule be 
expanded to require data not only about wheelchairs and scooters 
transported in the aircraft cargo compartment but about all wheelchairs 
and scooters regardless of whether the devices are transported in the 
cabin or in the cargo compartment? Should the rule also apply to other 
mobility devices such as walkers? The Department plans to publish the 
data it receives from the carriers which would increase public 
awareness of the issue, provide passengers with disabilities a means by 
which to compare the overall mishandled wheelchair/scooter rates by 
carrier and create an added incentive for air carriers to treat these 
mobility devises with greater care.

Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures, and Executive Order 13563) 
(Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review)

    This action has been determined to be significant under Executive 
Order 12866 and the Department of Transportation's Regulatory Policies 
and Procedures because of the substantial public and Congressional 
interest. It has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget 
in accordance with Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and 
Review) and Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory 
Review) and is consistent with the requirements in both orders. 
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of Executive Order 12866 
and seeks to create a regulatory process that ``strikes the right 
balance'' between what is needed to protect health, welfare, safety, 
and the environment and what is needed to foster economic growth, job 
creation, and competitiveness.
    The Department is seeking public comment on the estimated costs and 
benefits of its proposal. To this end, the Department is seeking an 
open exchange of information between Department officials, 
transportation experts, industry representatives and members of the 
public. The Department believes this participation will lead to a 
better and more informed decision. We encourage those air carriers who 
would be covered by this proposal to provide comments to the Docket 
explaining the potential impact on their business operations. We are 
committed to selecting the least burdensome method to achieve the 
regulatory goals described above. By requesting public comments, we are 
hopeful that additional alternatives will be proposed which then can be 
reviewed by the Department's decisionmakers. We believe this process 
will provide the Department the maximum regulatory flexibility.
    The regulatory evaluation finds that the benefits of the proposal 
appear to exceed its costs considering non-quantifiable benefits, such 
as providing data on fees that impact the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, and providing consumers with better data for comparing air 
carrier service performance. Also, airline passengers will likely be 
better informed about the existence of ancillary fees. This NPRM 
provides the public an opportunity to express their views and needs.

Cost/Benefit Analysis

Benefits

    The ancillary revenue data collection would supply the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) and Government Accountability Office 
(GAO) with information to assess the potential impact of these fees on 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. In the last few years, some carriers 
have adopted a la carte pricing for optional services. Airlines have 
also developed new services with separate charges such as in-flight 
wireless internet access, one-time admission to airport lounges, 
accelerated frequent flyer miles, etc. Airlines have been able to lower 
airfares while increasing overall revenues with the a la carte pricing 
and new services. At the same time, revenues to the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund have slightly decreased.
    A report of ancillary revenues should assist DOT and the Justice 
Department in evaluating the impact of proposed mergers and 
acquisitions. Presently, it is difficult, if not impossible, to 
determine the average total cost of air travel to consumers. Ancillary 
charges often are omitted from the total costs of tickets reported in 
the Passenger Origin-Destination Survey.
    There is a range of bills in Congress that would impose taxes on 
various airline services. Because of the current Department of 
Transportation reporting requirements, GAO has been unable to 
accurately forecast the amount of revenues that these taxes would 
generate.
    The change in the matrix to mishandled bags per unit of checked 
bags would give consumers more reliable information on the air 
carriers' performance regarding the treatment of baggage within their 
control. Under the current system, there is no direct relationship 
between the number of mishandled bags and the number of checked bags. 
Carriers report the number of MBRs that they receive from passengers. A 
mishandled baggage report may be filed for one bag or multiple bags. 
The denominator in the current matrix is enplaned passengers. A 
passenger may opt to travel with only carry-on baggage or may check 
multiple bags.
    With the institution of baggage fees, the number of checked bags at 
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carriers has declined by 40 to 50 percent. There has been a 
corresponding 40 percent decline (i.e., improvement) in the industry 
mishandled baggage rates. A large part of the improvement in the 
mishandled baggage rate appears to be related to the decrease in 
checked baggage, although the current matrix hides this fact. The 
proposed matrix would have a direct correlation between mishandled 
baggage and checked baggage. Separate breakout of mishandled 
wheelchairs/scooters would assist passengers with mobility disabilities 
in selecting air carriers with high probabilities in meeting their 
special needs.
    Finally, there is a gap in the Department's data regarding the 
mishandling of wheelchairs and scooters. The proposed data will provide 
information to passenger with disabilities on which air carriers best 
meet their special needs.
    The Department has not quantified the benefits of the ancillary 
revenue data collection, the change in the matrix to mishandled bags 
per unit of checked bags, or the data collection regarding mishandling 
of wheelchairs and requests comments on potential methods for 
quantifying benefits for any of these proposals, if possible.

Costs

    The Department estimates that the one time programming cost to the 
industry would be just over $150,000 to report ancillary revenues to 
the Department. The approximately 77 air carriers would each incur 
about 40 hours of programming costs to capture the items that are 
considered ancillary revenues. The recurrent annual industry cost for 
submitting the new report is estimated at $100,000 or $700 per medium 
regional carrier and $1,400 for other Form 41 reporters.
    The cost to the 18 air carriers that would have to collect data on 
checked and mishandled baggage is estimated to be approximately 
$180,000 or $10,000 per carrier. Most of the cost would be associated 
with developing a system for counting the number of gate-checked bags 
that are not scanned by the carrier when the passenger checks in for 
the flight. The Department also believes that the cost of the 
requirement to collect data on damage, delay or loss of wheelchairs or 
scooters transported in the aircraft cargo would be minimal for 
carriers, since we believe most carriers as a matter of good business 
practice already gather and maintain this information for their own 
purposes.
    The Department seeks public comment on whether these cost estimates 
are accurate, and the extent to which air carriers gather and maintain 
this information for their own purposes.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

Ancillary Revenues
    This proposed action would increase the reporting burden on air 
carriers. DOT estimates a one-time programming effort of 40 hours per 
certificated air carrier to retrieve the required breakout of the 
reportable ancillary revenues from its accounting systems. After the 
programming effort is completed, there will be a recurrent reporting 
burden of approximately 10 hours per carrier to produce and submit each 
ancillary revenue report. Presently, there are 66 air carriers that 
would submit quarterly reports and 11 air carriers that would submit 
semiannual reports. Thus, the total first-year reporting burden would 
be 5,940 hours:

3,080 programming hours (77 carriers x 40 programming hours)
2,640 hours for quarterly submissions (66 carriers x 4 quarterly 
reports x 10 hours)
220 hours for semiannual submissions (11 carriers x 2 semiannual 
reports x 10 hours

    The proposed reporting form to collect ancillary data would become 
a part of Form 41 financial data which is collected under the OMB 
number 2138-0013. The Department requests comments on the estimates of 
first year reporting burden.
Mishandled Baggage Reports
    BTS anticipates a one-time reprogramming effort in changing the 
matrix from MBRs per 1,000 enplaned passengers to the number of 
mishandled bags per unit of checked bags. Most reporting carriers have 
these data in their systems or have the ability to gather the 
information. DOT estimates a range from 1 hour to 80 hours with an 
average of 20 hours per carrier to implement this proposed change. 
Total burden is estimated to be 360 hours for the 18 reporting air 
carriers.
    The Department encourages air carriers to comment on these cost 
estimates.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act generally requires an agency to 
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 
notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative 
Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the 
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities.
    I certify that, if adopted, this rule will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The 
Department has defined small entities as those carriers that operate 
strictly small aircraft (60 seats or less aircraft). This rule will 
impact only those carriers that operate large aircraft or have annual 
domestic passenger revenues of over $600 million dollars. The cost 
estimate to implement this rule is between $2,500 and $12,500 per 
carrier.

D. Executive Order 12612

    This rule has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and 
criteria in Executive Order 12612 (``Federalism'') and the Department 
has determined that this proposed rule does not have sufficient 
federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism 
Assessment.

E. Trade Agreements Act

    This act prohibits agencies from setting standards that create 
unnecessary obstacles to foreign commerce of the United States. The 
Department believes this proposed rule will not impact foreign 
commerce.

F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    This Act requires agencies to prepare written assessment of costs, 
benefits, and other effects of a proposed rule that include a Federal 
mandate likely to result in the expenditure by State, local, or tribal 
government. This proposed rule imposes no expenditures on State, local, 
or tribal government. The estimated cost to the airline industry from 
this proposed rule would account for 0.0002 percent of total industry 
operating revenues.

G. Regulation Identifier Number

    A regulation identifier number (RIN) is assigned to each regulatory 
action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations. The 
Regulatory Information Service Center publishes the Unified Agenda each 
April and October. The RIN Number 2139-AA13 contained in the heading of 
this document can be used to cross reference this action with the 
Unified Agenda.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Parts 234 and 241

    Air Carriers, Reporting, On-time statistics, Mishandled baggage, 
and Uniform system of accounts.

    Accordingly, the Department of Transportation proposes to amend 14 
CFR Chapter II as follows:

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PART 234--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 234 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 329 and chapters 41101 and 41701.

    2. Section 234.6 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  234.6  Baggage-handling statistics.

    Each reporting carrier shall report monthly to the Department on a 
domestic system basis, excluding charter flights, the total number of 
checked bags, including gate checked baggage, the number of wheelchairs 
and scooters transported in the aircraft cargo compartment, the total 
number of mishandled checked bags, including gate checked baggage, and 
the number of mishandled wheelchairs and scooters that were carried in 
the cargo compartment. The information shall be submitted to the 
Department within 15 days of the end of the month to which the 
information applies and must be submitted with the transmittal 
accompanying the data for on-time performance in the form and manner 
set forth in accounting and reporting directives issued by the 
Director, Office of Airline Information.

PART 241--[AMENDED]

    3. The authority citation for part 241 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 329 and chapters 41101, 41708, and 41709.

    4. In part 241, the table titled ``List of Schedules in BTS Form 
41'' in Section 22(a) is amended by adding entries for Schedule P-9, 
and P-9.1 to read as follows:
    Section 22 General Reporting Instructions.
    (a) * * *

                                        List of Schedules in BTS Form 41
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                                                                          Applicability by carrier group
       Schedule number              Title           Frequency    -----------------------------------------------
                                                                         I              II              III
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                                                  * * * * * * *
P-9.........................  Statement of       Q..............  (1)...........  x.............  x
                               Ancillary
                               Revenues.
P-9.1.......................  Statement of       SA.............  (2)...........  na............  na
                               Ancillary
                               Revenues.
 
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    5. In part 241, the table titled ``Due Dates of Schedules in BTS 
Form 41 Report'' in Section 22(a) is amended by revising the entries 
for ``February 10'', ``May 10'', ``August 10'' and ``November 10'' to 
read as follows:
    Section 22 General Reporting Instructions.
    (b) * * *

                                  Due Dates of Schedules in BTS Form 41 Report
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                                         Financial data on schedule      Traffic and capacity data on schedule
            Dues dates \1\                         number                               number
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February 10..........................  A, B-1, B-1.1, B-7, B-12, P-
                                        1.1, P-1.2, P-2, P-5.1, P-
                                        5.2, P-6, P-7, P-9, P-9.1, P-
                                        10.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
May 10 \2\...........................  A, B-1, B-7, B-12, P1.2, P-2,
                                        P-5.1, P-5.2, P-6, P-7, P-9,
                                        P-9.1.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
August 10............................  A, B-1, B1.1, B7, B-12, P-
                                        1.1, P1.2, P-2, P-5.1, P-
                                        5.2, P-6, P-7, P-9, P-9.1.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
November 10..........................  A, B-1, B7, B-12, P1.2, P-2,
                                        P-5.1, P-5.2, P-6, P-7, P-9,
                                        P-9.1.
 
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\1\ Due Dates falling on Saturday, Sunday or national holiday will become effective the first following work
  day.
\2\ Reporting due dates on Form 41 schedules B and P are extended to March 30 if preliminary schedules are filed
  at the Department buy February 10.

* * * * *
    6. In part 241, Section 24 is amended by adding Schedules P-9 and 
P-9.1 to read as follows:
Section 24 Profit and Loss Elements
* * * * *
Schedule P-9 Statement of Ancillary Revenues
(a) Section 24 Profit and Loss Elements
P-9 Statement of Ancillary Revenues
    (a) This schedule shall be filed quarterly by all Group II and 
Group III air carriers and by Group I air carriers that have annual 
operating revenues of $20 million or more.
    (b) Data reported on this schedule shall be for ancillary revenues 
as defined as those charges paid by airline passengers that are not 
included in the passenger revenues.
    (c) Carriers shall submit the data using a comma separated value 
format as follows:
    (1) Carrier code;
    (2) Period end date (yyyymmdd);
    (3) Booking Fees (includes fees for telephone reservations, paper 
tickets, delivery);
    (4) Priority Check-In and Security Screening;

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    (5) First Checked Bag;
    (6) Second Checked Bag;
    (7) Excess Baggage (i.e., third checked bag or more);
    (8) Overweight/Oversized Baggage/Sports Equipment;
    (9) Carry-On Baggage;
    (10) In-Flight Medical Equipment;
    (11) In-Flight Entertainment/Internet Access;
    (12) Sleep Sets;
    (13) In-Flight Food/Non Alcoholic Drinks;
    (14) Alcoholic Drinks;
    (15) Pets;
    (16) Seating Assignments;
    (17) Reservation Cancellation and Change Fees;
    (18) Charges for Lost Tickets;
    (19) Unaccompanied Minor/Passenger Assistance Fee;
    (20) Frequent Flyer Points/Points Acceleration (includes fees for 
purchasing travel with points or fees for purchases with points close 
to departure dates; Points Acceleration are fees for increased frequent 
flyer point accumulation);
    (21) Commissions on Travel Packages--Hotel/Car Rental/etc.;
    (22) Commissions on Travel Insurance;
    (23) Duty-Free and Retail Sales;
    (24) One-Time Access to Lounges; and
    (25) Other.
P-9.1 Statement of Ancillary Revenues
    (a) This scheduled shall be filed semiannually by Group I air 
carriers with annual operating revenues below $20 million.
    (b) Data reported on this schedule shall be for ancillary revenues 
as defined as those charges paid by airline passengers that are not 
included in the passenger revenues.
    (c) Carriers shall submit the data using a comma separated value 
format as follows:
    (1) Carrier code;
    (2) Period end date (yyyymmdd);
    (3) Booking Fees (includes fees for telephone reservations, paper 
tickets, delivery);
    (4) Priority Check-In and Security Screening;
    (5) First Checked Baggage;
    (6) Second Checked Baggage;
    (7) Excess Baggage (i.e., third checked baggage or more);
    (8) Overweight/Oversized Baggage/Sports Equipment;
    (9) Carry-On Baggage;
    (10) In-Flight Medical Equipment;
    (11) In-Flight Entertainment/Internet Access;
    (12) Sleep Sets;
    (13) In-Flight Food/Non Alcoholic Drinks;
    (14) Alcoholic Drinks;
    (15) Pets;
    (16) Seating Assignments;
    (17) Reservation Cancellation and Change Fees;
    (18) Charges for Lost Tickets;
    (19) Unaccompanied Minor/Passenger Assistance Fee;
    (20) Frequent Flyer Points/Points Acceleration (includes fees for 
purchasing travel with points or fees for purchases with points close 
to departure dates; Points Acceleration are fees for increased frequent 
flyer point accumulation);
    (21) Commissions on Travel Packages--Hotel/Car Rental/etc.;
    (22) Commissions on Travel Insurance;
    (23) Duty-Free and Retail Sales;
    (24) One-Time Access to Lounges; and
    (25) Other.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2011 under authority 
delegated by 14 CFR 385.19(a).
Anne Suissa,
Director, Office of Airline Information.
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