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SPECIAL PERMITS DATA—DENIED
Application No.
Applicant
Regulation(s) affected
Nature of the special permits thereof
15347–M ............
Raytheon Missile Systems Co
173.301, 173.302a .................
20874–N ............
................................................
21005–N ............
Zhejiang Terong Machinery
Co., Ltd.
Federal Cartridge Company ..
172.203(a), 173.56(h) ............
21007–N ............
Tradewater LLC .....................
173.306(a)(1) .........................
21023–N ............
Tire Seal, Inc .........................
173.304(d) ..............................
21039–N ............
Advance Stores Company Incorporated.
173.6 ......................................
To modify the special permit to authorize passenger carrying aircraft as a mode of transportation.
To authorize the transportation in commerce of 2P containers containing liquefied gas.
To authorize the transportation in commerce of ‘‘small
arms’’ not conforming to the definition of cartridges, small
arms as UN0014.
To authorize the transportation in commerce of refrigerant
gases as limited quantities when in receptacles exceeding
4 fluid ounces.
To authorize the manufacture, mark, sale, and use of certain non-DOT specification inner containers for the transportation in commerce of the hazardous materials authorized by this special permit.
To authorize the transportation in commerce of hazardous
materials by third-party delivery services as materials of
trade in quantities that exceed what is currently authorized.
SPECIAL PERMITS DATA—WITHDRAWN
Application No.
Applicant
Regulation(s) affected
Nature of the special permits thereof
20991–N ............
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC.
GBF, Inc .................................
173.51, 173.54(a), 173.56(b),
173.21(b).
173.199(e) ..............................
Volvo Cars Of North America,
LLC.
172.101(j) ...............................
To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation of unapproved cartridges for tools for the purpose of disposal.
To authorize the transportation in commerce of Category B
infectious substances (COVID–19) without requiring shippers to have the required training.
To authorize the transportation in commerce of lithium ion
batteries exceeding 35 kg net weight by cargo-only aircraft.
21017–N ............
21038–N ............
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket ID Number DOT–OST–2014–0031]
Agency Information Collection:
Activity Under OMB Review; Report of
Traffic and Capacity Statistics—The T–
100 System
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
DOT requiring U.S. and foreign air
carriers to file traffic and capacity data
pursuant to 14 CFR 241.19 and Part 217,
respectively. These reports are used to
measure air transportation activity to,
from, and within the United States.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by July 6, 2020.
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SUMMARY:
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Comments: Comments should identify
the associated OMB approval # 2138–
0040 and Docket ID Number DOT–OST–
2014–0031. 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
# 2138–0040, Docket—DOT–OST–2014–
0031. The postcard will be date/time
stamped and returned.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Services: 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: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202–366–3383.
Instructions: Identify docket number,
DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning
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of your comments, and send two copies.
To receive confirmation that DOT
received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet
users may access all comments received
by DOT at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments are posted electronically
without charge or edits, including any
personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78).
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
Electronic Access
You may access comments received
for this notice at https://
www.regulations.gov, by searching
docket DOT–OST–2014–0031.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Rodes, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room E34–420,
OST–R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–8513, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or EMAIL
jennifer.rodes@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138–0040.
Title: Report of Traffic and Capacity
Statistics—The T–100 System.
Form No.: Schedules T–100 and T–
100(f).
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Certificated, commuter
and foreign air carriers that operate to,
from or within the United States.
T100 Form
Number of Respondents: 119.
Number of Annual responses 1,428.
Total Burden per Response: 6 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 8,568 hours.
T100F Form
Number of Respondents: 190.
Number of Annual responses 2,280.
Total Burden per Response: 2 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 4,560 hours.
Needs and Uses:
Airport Improvement
The Federal Aviation Administration
uses enplanement data for U.S. airports
to distribute the annual Airport
Improvement Program (AIP) entitlement
funds to eligible primary airports, i.e.,
airports which account for more than
0.01 percent of the total passengers
enplaned at U.S. airports. Enplanement
data contained in Schedule T–100/T–
100(f) are the sole data base used by the
FAA in determining airport funding.
U.S. airports receiving significant
service from foreign air carriers
operating small aircraft could be
receiving less than their fair share of
AIP entitlement funds. Collecting
Schedule T–100(f) data for small aircraft
operations will enable the FAA to more
fairly distribute these funds.
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Air Carrier Safety
The FAA uses traffic, operational and
capacity data as important safety
indicators and to prepare the air carrier
traffic and operation forecasts that are
used in developing its budget and
staffing plans, facility and equipment
funding levels, and environmental
impact and policy studies. The FAA
monitors changes in the number of air
carrier operations as a way to allocate
inspection resources and in making
decisions as to increased safety
surveillance. Similarly, airport activity
statistics are used by the FAA to
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develop airport profiles and establish
priorities for airport inspections.
Acquisitions and Mergers
While the Justice Department has the
primary responsibility over air carrier
acquisitions and mergers, the
Department reviews the transfer of
international routes involved to
determine if they would substantially
reduce competition, or determine if the
transaction would be inconsistent with
the public interest. In making these
determinations, the proposed
transaction’s effect on competition in
the markets served by the affected air
carriers is analyzed. This analysis
includes, among other things, a
consideration of the volume of traffic
and available capacity, the flight
segments and origins-destinations
involved, and the existence of entry
barriers, such as limited airport slots or
gate capacity. Also included is a review
of the volume of traffic handled by each
air carrier at specific airports and in
specific markets which would be
affected by the proposed acquisition or
merger. The Justice Department uses T–
100 data in carrying out its
responsibilities relating to airline
competition and consolidation.
Traffic Forecasting
The FAA uses traffic, operational and
capacity data as important safety
indicators and to prepare the air carrier
traffic and operation forecasts. These
forecast are used by the FAA, airport
managers, the airlines and others in the
air travel industry as planning and
budgeting tools.
Airport Capacity Analysis
The mix of aircraft types are used in
determining the practical annual
capacity (PANCAP) at airports as
prescribed in the FAA Advisory
Circular Airport Capacity Criteria Used
in Preparing the National Airport Plan.
The PANCAP is a safety-related measure
of the annual airport capacity or level of
operations. It is a predictive measure
which indicates potential capacity
problems, delays, and possible airport
expansions or runway construction
needs. If the level of operations at an
airport exceeds PANCAP significantly,
the frequency and length of delays will
increase, with a potential concurrent
risk of accidents. Under this program,
the FAA develops ways of increasing
airport capacity at congested airports.
Airline Industry Status Evaluations
The Department apprizes Congress,
the Administration and others of the
effect major changes or innovations are
having on the air transportation
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industry. For this purpose, summary
traffic and capacity data as well as the
detailed segment and market data are
essential. These data must be timely and
inclusive to be relevant for analyzing
emerging issues and must be based
upon uniform and reliable data
submissions that are consistent with the
Department’s regulatory requirements.
Mail Rates
The Department is responsible for
establishing international and intraAlaska mail rates. International mail
rates are set based on scheduled
operations in four geographic areas:
Trans-border, Latin America, operations
over the Atlantic Ocean and operations
over the Pacific Ocean. Separate rates
are set for mainline and bush Alaskan
operations. The rates are updated every
six months to reflect changes in unit
costs in each rate-making entity. Traffic
and capacity data are used in
conjunction with cost data to develop
the required unit cost data.
Essential Air Service
The Department reassesses service
levels at small domestic communities to
assure that capacity levels are adequate
to accommodate current demand.
System Planning at Airports
The FAA is charged with
administering a series of grants that are
designed to accomplish the necessary
airport planning for future development
and growth. These grants are made to
state metropolitan and regional aviation
authorities to fund needed airport
systems planning work. Individual
airport activity statistics, nonstop
market data, and service segment data
are used to prepare airport activity level
forecasts.
Review of IATA Agreements
The Department reviews all of the
International Air Transport Association
(IATA) agreements that relate to fares,
rates, and rules for international air
transportation to ensure that the
agreements meet the public interest
criteria. Current and historic summary
traffic and capacity data, such as
revenue ton-miles and available tonmiles, by aircraft type, type of service,
and length of haul are needed to
conduct these analyses: To (1) develop
the volume elements for passenger/
cargo cost allocations, (2) evaluate
fluctuations in volume of scheduled and
charter services, (3) assess the
competitive impact of different
operations such as charter versus
scheduled, (4) calculate load factors by
aircraft type, and (5) monitor traffic in
specific markets.
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Foreign Air Carriers Applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Foreign air carriers are required to
submit applications for authority to
operate to the United States. In
reviewing these applications the
Department must find that the requested
authority is encompassed in a bilateral
agreement, other intergovernmental
understanding, or that granting the
application is in the public interest. In
the latter cases, T–100 data are used in
assessing the level of benefits that
carriers of the applicant’s homeland
presently are receiving from their U.S.
operations. These benefits are compared
and balanced against the benefits U.S.
carriers receive from their operations to
the applicant’s homeland.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Air Carrier Fitness
The Department determines whether
U.S. air carriers are and continue to be
fit, willing and able to conduct air
service operations without undue risk to
passengers and shippers. The
Department monitors a carrier’s load
factor, operational, and enplanement
data to compare with other carriers with
similar operating characteristics.
Carriers that expand operations at a high
rate are monitored more closely for
safety reasons.
International Civil Aviation
Organization
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Pursuant to an international
agreement, the United States is
obligated to report certain air carrier
data to the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO). The traffic data
supplied to ICAO are extracted from the
U.S. air carriers’ Schedule T–100
submissions.
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 on May 13, 2020.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2020–12159 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am]
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Proposed Collection of Information:
U.S. Treasury Auction Submitter
Agreement
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal
Service within the Department of the
Treasury is soliciting comments
concerning the U.S. Treasury Auction
Submitter Agreement.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before August 4, 2020 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
and requests for additional information
to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A.
Sharp, Room #4006–A, PO Box 1328,
Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or
bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: U.S. Treasury Auction
Submitter Agreement.
OMB Number: 1530–0056.
Form Number: FS Form 5441 and FS
Form 5441–2.
Abstract: The information is
requested from entities wishing to
participate in U.S. Treasury Securities
auctions via TAAPS.
Current Actions: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Depository
Institutions, Brokers/Dealers,
Assessment Management Companies,
Pension Funds, and other Institutional
Investors.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,050.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 88.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
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(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (5) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Dated: June 2, 2020.
Bruce A. Sharp,
Bureau Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–12186 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Electronic Tax Administration
Advisory Committee Meeting
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Electronic Tax
Administration Advisory Committee
(ETAAC) will hold a virtual public
meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Sean Parman, Office of National Public
Liaison, at (202) 317–6247, or send an
email to publicliaison@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988),
that a virtual public meeting of the
ETAAC will be held on Wednesday,
June 24, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. The purpose of the ETAAC is to
provide continuing advice with regard
to the development and implementation
of the IRS organizational strategy for
electronic tax administration. ETAAC is
an organized public forum for
discussion of electronic tax
administration issues such as
prevention of identity theft and refund
fraud. It supports the overriding goal
that paperless filing should be the
preferred and most convenient method
of filing tax and information returns.
ETAAC members convey the public’s
perceptions of IRS electronic tax
administration activities, offer
constructive observations about current
or proposed policies, programs and
procedures, and suggest improvements.
Please call or email Sean Parman to
confirm your attendance. Mr. Parman
can be reached at 202–317–6247 or
PublicLiaison@irs.gov. Should you wish
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031]
Agency Information Collection: Activity Under OMB Review; Report
of Traffic and Capacity Statistics--The T-100 System
AGENCY: 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 DOT requiring U.S. and foreign
air carriers to file traffic and capacity data pursuant to 14 CFR
241.19 and Part 217, respectively. These reports are used to measure
air transportation activity to, from, and within the United States.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 6, 2020.
Comments: Comments should identify the associated OMB approval #
2138-0040 and Docket ID Number DOT-OST-2014-0031. 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 # 2138-0040, Docket--DOT-OST-2014-
0031. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
DOT-OST-2014-0031 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Services: 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: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-366-3383.
Instructions: Identify docket number, DOT-OST-2014-0031, at the
beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive
confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a self-addressed
stamped postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by
DOT at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments are posted
electronically without charge or edits, including any personal
information provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets.
Electronic Access
You may access comments received for this notice at https://www.regulations.gov, by searching docket DOT-OST-2014-0031.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Rodes, Office of Airline
Information, RTS-42, Room E34-420, OST-R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, Telephone Number (202) 366-8513, Fax
Number (202) 366-3383 or EMAIL [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2138-0040.
Title: Report of Traffic and Capacity Statistics--The T-100 System.
Form No.: Schedules T-100 and T-100(f).
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Certificated, commuter and foreign air carriers that
operate to, from or within the United States.
T100 Form
Number of Respondents: 119.
Number of Annual responses 1,428.
Total Burden per Response: 6 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 8,568 hours.
T100F Form
Number of Respondents: 190.
Number of Annual responses 2,280.
Total Burden per Response: 2 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 4,560 hours.
Needs and Uses:
Airport Improvement
The Federal Aviation Administration uses enplanement data for U.S.
airports to distribute the annual Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
entitlement funds to eligible primary airports, i.e., airports which
account for more than 0.01 percent of the total passengers enplaned at
U.S. airports. Enplanement data contained in Schedule T-100/T-100(f)
are the sole data base used by the FAA in determining airport funding.
U.S. airports receiving significant service from foreign air carriers
operating small aircraft could be receiving less than their fair share
of AIP entitlement funds. Collecting Schedule T-100(f) data for small
aircraft operations will enable the FAA to more fairly distribute these
funds.
Air Carrier Safety
The FAA uses traffic, operational and capacity data as important
safety indicators and to prepare the air carrier traffic and operation
forecasts that are used in developing its budget and staffing plans,
facility and equipment funding levels, and environmental impact and
policy studies. The FAA monitors changes in the number of air carrier
operations as a way to allocate inspection resources and in making
decisions as to increased safety surveillance. Similarly, airport
activity statistics are used by the FAA to develop airport profiles and
establish priorities for airport inspections.
Acquisitions and Mergers
While the Justice Department has the primary responsibility over
air carrier acquisitions and mergers, the Department reviews the
transfer of international routes involved to determine if they would
substantially reduce competition, or determine if the transaction would
be inconsistent with the public interest. In making these
determinations, the proposed transaction's effect on competition in the
markets served by the affected air carriers is analyzed. This analysis
includes, among other things, a consideration of the volume of traffic
and available capacity, the flight segments and origins-destinations
involved, and the existence of entry barriers, such as limited airport
slots or gate capacity. Also included is a review of the volume of
traffic handled by each air carrier at specific airports and in
specific markets which would be affected by the proposed acquisition or
merger. The Justice Department uses T-100 data in carrying out its
responsibilities relating to airline competition and consolidation.
Traffic Forecasting
The FAA uses traffic, operational and capacity data as important
safety indicators and to prepare the air carrier traffic and operation
forecasts. These forecast are used by the FAA, airport managers, the
airlines and others in the air travel industry as planning and
budgeting tools.
Airport Capacity Analysis
The mix of aircraft types are used in determining the practical
annual capacity (PANCAP) at airports as prescribed in the FAA Advisory
Circular Airport Capacity Criteria Used in Preparing the National
Airport Plan. The PANCAP is a safety-related measure of the annual
airport capacity or level of operations. It is a predictive measure
which indicates potential capacity problems, delays, and possible
airport expansions or runway construction needs. If the level of
operations at an airport exceeds PANCAP significantly, the frequency
and length of delays will increase, with a potential concurrent risk of
accidents. Under this program, the FAA develops ways of increasing
airport capacity at congested airports.
Airline Industry Status Evaluations
The Department apprizes Congress, the Administration and others of
the effect major changes or innovations are having on the air
transportation industry. For this purpose, summary traffic and capacity
data as well as the detailed segment and market data are essential.
These data must be timely and inclusive to be relevant for analyzing
emerging issues and must be based upon uniform and reliable data
submissions that are consistent with the Department's regulatory
requirements.
Mail Rates
The Department is responsible for establishing international and
intra-Alaska mail rates. International mail rates are set based on
scheduled operations in four geographic areas: Trans-border, Latin
America, operations over the Atlantic Ocean and operations over the
Pacific Ocean. Separate rates are set for mainline and bush Alaskan
operations. The rates are updated every six months to reflect changes
in unit costs in each rate-making entity. Traffic and capacity data are
used in conjunction with cost data to develop the required unit cost
data.
Essential Air Service
The Department reassesses service levels at small domestic
communities to assure that capacity levels are adequate to accommodate
current demand.
System Planning at Airports
The FAA is charged with administering a series of grants that are
designed to accomplish the necessary airport planning for future
development and growth. These grants are made to state metropolitan and
regional aviation authorities to fund needed airport systems planning
work. Individual airport activity statistics, nonstop market data, and
service segment data are used to prepare airport activity level
forecasts.
Review of IATA Agreements
The Department reviews all of the International Air Transport
Association (IATA) agreements that relate to fares, rates, and rules
for international air transportation to ensure that the agreements meet
the public interest criteria. Current and historic summary traffic and
capacity data, such as revenue ton-miles and available ton-miles, by
aircraft type, type of service, and length of haul are needed to
conduct these analyses: To (1) develop the volume elements for
passenger/cargo cost allocations, (2) evaluate fluctuations in volume
of scheduled and charter services, (3) assess the competitive impact of
different operations such as charter versus scheduled, (4) calculate
load factors by aircraft type, and (5) monitor traffic in specific
markets.
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Foreign Air Carriers Applications
Foreign air carriers are required to submit applications for
authority to operate to the United States. In reviewing these
applications the Department must find that the requested authority is
encompassed in a bilateral agreement, other intergovernmental
understanding, or that granting the application is in the public
interest. In the latter cases, T-100 data are used in assessing the
level of benefits that carriers of the applicant's homeland presently
are receiving from their U.S. operations. These benefits are compared
and balanced against the benefits U.S. carriers receive from their
operations to the applicant's homeland.
Air Carrier Fitness
The Department determines whether U.S. air carriers are and
continue to be fit, willing and able to conduct air service operations
without undue risk to passengers and shippers. The Department monitors
a carrier's load factor, operational, and enplanement data to compare
with other carriers with similar operating characteristics. Carriers
that expand operations at a high rate are monitored more closely for
safety reasons.
International Civil Aviation Organization
Pursuant to an international agreement, the United States is
obligated to report certain air carrier data to the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO). The traffic data supplied to ICAO are
extracted from the U.S. air carriers' Schedule T-100 submissions.
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 on May 13, 2020.
William Chadwick, Jr.,
Director, Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2020-12159 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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