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 financial, traffic and operating statistics from small certificated and commuter air carriers. Small certificated air carriers (operate aircraft with 60 seats or less or with 18,000 pounds of payload capacity or less) currently must file the five quarterly schedules listed below: A-1 Report of Flight and Traffic Statistics in Scheduled Passenger Operations, E-1 Report of Nonscheduled Passenger Enplanements by Small Certificated Air Carriers, F-1 Report of Financial Data, F-2 Report of Aircraft Operating Expenses and Related Statistics, and T-1 Report of Revenue Traffic by On-Line Origin and Destination. Commuter air carriers must file the three quarterly schedules listed below: A-1 Report of Flight and Traffic Statistics in Scheduled Passenger Operations, F-1 Report of Financial Data, T-1 Report of Revenue Traffic by On-Line Origin and Destination. On August 28, 2001, BTS published in the Federal Register (66 FR 45201) a notice of proposed rulemaking which recommends that small certificated and commuter air carriers report their traffic under the T-100 reporting system. If this proposal becomes a final rule, Form 298-C, Schedules A-1, E-1 and T-1 would be eliminated. Commenters should address whether BTS accurately estimated the reporting burden and if there are other ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected.