Federal Register: January 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 12)
DOCID: fr20ja10-117 FR Doc 2010-981
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Docket ID: [Docket ID Number RITA 2008-0002]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr20ja10-117
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Report
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 19, 2010.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of currently approved collections. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on November 16, 2009 (74 FR 5901859019).
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
OMB Approval No. 21390001
Title: Passenger OriginDestination Survey Report.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated air carriers that provide scheduled passenger service.
Number of Respondents: 35.
Total Number of Annual Responses: 140.
Estimated Time per Response: 240 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 33,600.
Needs and Uses: Survey data are used in monitoring the airline industry, negotiating international agreements, reviewing requests for the grant of antitrust immunity for air carrier alliance agreements, selecting new international routes, selecting U.S. carriers to operate limited entry foreign routes, and modeling the spread of contagious diseases. The Passenger OriginDestination Survey Report is the only aviation data collection by DOT where the air carriers report the true origins and destinations of passengers' flight itineraries. The Department does have another aviation data collection (T100) which (1) gives passenger totals for citypairs served on a nonstop basis and (2) market totals for passengers traveling on a single flight number. If the passenger travels on multiple flight numbers, a new market is recorded for each change in flight number.
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 nonstatistical purposes.
BTS hereby notifies the respondents and the public that BTS uses the information it collects under
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this OMB approval for nonstatistical 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline Information, RTS42, Room E34409, RITA, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 205900001, Telephone Number (202) 3664387, Fax Number (202) 3663383 or Email bernard.stankus@dot.gov.