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outcome was consistent with, if not
mandated by, the safe harbor provision
incorporated into the Board’s fuel
surcharge rules.
Railroads have the initiative to set
rates under 49 U.S.C. 10701(c), and a
regulated railroad rate can be set aside
as unreasonable only if the Board finds
market dominance. 49 U.S.C. 10701(d),
10707(c). Railroad practices can be
found unlawful under 49 U.S.C. 10702
without a finding of market dominance,
but it is well settled that the Board may
not evade the limits on its rate review
process by treating a rate matter as an
unreasonable practice case. Union
Pacific R.R. v. ICC, 867 F.2d 646 (D.C.
Cir. 1989). Although there can be a
‘‘conceptual overlap between railroads’
‘practices’ and their ‘rates,’’’ id. at 649,
when a practice is ‘‘manifested
exclusively in the level of rates that
customers are charged,’’ id., a challenge
to such a practice is in reality a
challenge to the rate and may only be
brought under the Board’s rate
reasonableness procedures. See id.
To me, the fuel surcharges that the
Board is addressing are clearly
components of the overall rates charged
for the underlying transportation. To be
sure, the ‘‘truth-in-advertising’’ aspect of
the Rail Fuel Surcharges decision comes
a bit closer to the ‘‘practices’’ arena, but
the relief sought in Cargill, and that the
Allied Shippers urge here, is still, at
base, rate relief.
For all of these reasons, in my view,
the Board should not have issued the
Rail Fuel Surcharges decision in 2007,
which created the fuel surcharges rules
and their safe harbor provision. Today,
I would take steps to reverse that
decision in its entirety. However, no
majority exists for such action.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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[Docket No. FAA–2019–0690]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Flight
Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA)
Program
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves the
voluntary submission of information
gained through the Flight Operations
Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program.
FOQA is a voluntary safety program
designed to improve aviation safety
through the proactive use of flightrecorded data. The information
collected will allow operators to use this
data to identify and correct deficiencies
in all areas of flight operations.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: Sandra Ray, Federal Aviation
Administration, Policy Integration
Branch AFS–270, 1187 Thorn Run
Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis, PA 15108.
By fax: 412–239–3063.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Ray by email at: Sandra.ray@
faa.gov; phone: 412–329–3088.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment 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.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0660.
Title: Flight Operations Quality
Assurance (FOQA) Program.
Form Numbers: There are no forms
associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
Information Collection.
Background: Flight Operations
Quality Assurance (FOQA) is a
voluntary safety program designed to
improved aviation safety through the
proactive use of flight-recorded data.
Operators will use these data to identify
and correct deficiencies in all areas of
flight operations. Properly used, FOQA
data can reduce or eliminate safety
risks, as well as minimize deviations
from regulations. Through access to deidentified aggregate FOQA data, the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA
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can identify and analyze national trends
and target resources to reduce
operational risks in the National
Airspace System (NAS), air traffic
control (ATC), flight operations and
airport operations.
The FAA and the air transportation
industry have sought additional means
for addressing safety problems and
identifying potential safety hazards.
Based on the experiences of foreign air
carriers, the results of several FAAsponsored studies, and input received
from government/industry safety
forums, the FAA concluded that wide
implementation of FOQA programs
could have significant potential to
reduce air carrier accident rates below
current levels. The value of FOQA
programs is the early identification of
adverse safety trends, which, if
uncorrected, could lead to accidents. A
key element in FOQA is the application
of corrective action and follow-up to
ensure that unsafe conditions are
effectively remediated.
Respondents: 71 Air Carriers (62 with
existing programs and 9 carriers with
new programs).
Frequency: Once for a certificate
holders seeking approval of a program,
monthly for certificate holders with an
approved program.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 100 Hours for certificate
holders seeking approval of a new
program, 12.0 hour per year for
certificate holders with an approved
program.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 100
hours per new respondent, 12 hours
annually per existing respondents.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29,
2019.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy
Integration Branch, AFS–270.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0690]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Flight
Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves the voluntary submission of
information gained through the Flight Operations Quality Assurance
(FOQA) Program. FOQA is a voluntary safety program designed to improve
aviation safety through the proactive use of flight-recorded data. The
information collected will allow operators to use this data to identify
and correct deficiencies in all areas of flight operations.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: Sandra Ray, Federal Aviation Administration, Policy
Integration Branch AFS-270, 1187 Thorn Run Road, Suite 200, Coraopolis,
PA 15108.
By fax: 412-239-3063.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ray by email at:
[email protected]; phone: 412-329-3088.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment 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.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0660.
Title: Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program.
Form Numbers: There are no forms associated with this collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of an Information Collection.
Background: Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) is a
voluntary safety program designed to improved aviation safety through
the proactive use of flight-recorded data. Operators will use these
data to identify and correct deficiencies in all areas of flight
operations. Properly used, FOQA data can reduce or eliminate safety
risks, as well as minimize deviations from regulations. Through access
to de-identified aggregate FOQA data, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA can identify and analyze national trends and target
resources to reduce operational risks in the National Airspace System
(NAS), air traffic control (ATC), flight operations and airport
operations.
The FAA and the air transportation industry have sought additional
means for addressing safety problems and identifying potential safety
hazards. Based on the experiences of foreign air carriers, the results
of several FAA-sponsored studies, and input received from government/
industry safety forums, the FAA concluded that wide implementation of
FOQA programs could have significant potential to reduce air carrier
accident rates below current levels. The value of FOQA programs is the
early identification of adverse safety trends, which, if uncorrected,
could lead to accidents. A key element in FOQA is the application of
corrective action and follow-up to ensure that unsafe conditions are
effectively remediated.
Respondents: 71 Air Carriers (62 with existing programs and 9
carriers with new programs).
Frequency: Once for a certificate holders seeking approval of a
program, monthly for certificate holders with an approved program.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 100 Hours for certificate
holders seeking approval of a new program, 12.0 hour per year for
certificate holders with an approved program.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 100 hours per new respondent, 12
hours annually per existing respondents.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2019.
Sandra L. Ray,
Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA, Policy Integration Branch, AFS-270.
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