Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Passenger
Origin-Destination Survey Report
Federal Register Notice
May 19, 2003
Volume 68, Number 96
AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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 a sample of airline passenger itineraries with
the dollar value of the passenger ticket. Certificated air carriers that operated
scheduled passenger service with at least one aircraft having a seating capacity
of over 60 seats report these data. 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 July 18, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to: Office of Airline Information,
K-14, Room 4125, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590-0001, FAX NO. 366-3383 or e-mail
bernard.stankus@bts.gov.
Comments: Comments should identify the OMB # 2139-0001. 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 # 2139-0001. The postcard will be date/time
stamped and returned.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernie Stankus Office of Airline
Information, K-14, Room 4125, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4387
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2139-0001.
Title: Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Report.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large U.S. air carriers.
Number of Respondents: 32.
Number of Responses: 128.
Total Annual Burden: 30,720 hours.
Needs and Uses: Survey data are used in monitoring the airline industry,
negotiating international agreements, selecting new international routes, and
selecting U.S. carriers to operate limited entry international routes.
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 9, 2003.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 03-12384 Filed 5-16-03; 8:45 am]
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