57426 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 185 / Friday, September 22, 2000 / Notices

projected airport delays and traffic

levels.

Donald W. Bright,

Director, Office of Airline Information,

Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

[FR Doc. 00–24385 Filed 9–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Agency Information Collection;

Activity Under OMB Review; Report of

Passengers Denied Confirmed

Space—BTS Form 251

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

DOT requiring U.S. and foreign air

carriers that operate scheduled

passenger service with large aircraft to

submit reports on their oversales

practices. Large aircraft are aircraft

designed to carry over 60-seats. Carriers

submit the quarterly Form 251 ‘‘Report

of Passengers Denied Confirmed Space.’’

Carriers do not report oversales of

inbound international flights because

the protection provisions of 14 CFR part

250 do not apply to these flights. The

Department uses Form 251 to monitor

the compliance by U.S. and foreign air

carriers to the oversales provisions of

Part 250.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted by November 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

directed to: Office of Airline

Information, K–25, Room 4125, Bureau

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-

0001, FAX NO. 366–3383 or EMAIL

bernard.stankus@bts.gov.

Comments

Comments should identify the OMB #

2138–0018. 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

# 2138–0018. The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernie Stankus Office of Airline

Information, K–25, Room 4125, Bureau

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-

0001, (202) 366–4387.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No.: 2138–0018.

Title: Report of Passengers Denied

Confirmed Space.

Form No.: BTS Form 251.

Type Of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Large U.S. and foreign

air carriers.

Number of Respondents: 120.

Number of Responses: 480.

Total Annual Burden: 2,220 hours.

Needs and Uses: BTS Form 251 is a

one page report on the number of

passengers holding confirmed space that

were voluntarily or involuntarily denied

boarding. Carriers must report whether

the bumped passengers were provided

alternate transportation and/or

compensation, and the amount of the

payment. The report allows the

Department to monitor the effectiveness

of its oversales rule and take

enforcement action when necessary.

The involuntary denied-boarding rate

has steadily decreased over the years

from 4.38 per 10,000 enplanements in

1980 to 1.08 for the first six months of

the year 2000. This decrease occurred at

a time when air carrier load factors have

increased. These statistics demonstrate

the effectiveness of the Avolunteer*

provision, which has reduced the need

for more intrusive regulation.

The rate of denied boarding can be

examined as an air carrier continuing

fitness factor. This rate provides an

insight into a carrier’s policy on treating

overbooked passengers and its

compliance disposition. A rapid

increase in the rate of denied boardings

often is an indicator of operational

difficulty.

Because the rate of denied boarding is

published in the Air Travel Consumer

Report, travelers and travel agents can

select carriers with low bumping

incidents when booking a trip.

Donald W. Bright,

Director, Office of Airline Information,

Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

[FR Doc. 00–24386 Filed 9–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Agency Information Collection;

Activity Under OMB Review; Domestic

Cargo Transportation—Part 291

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

DOT requiring domestic all-cargo

carriers, that do not submit Form 41

reports, to file Form 291–A AStatement

of Operations and Statistics Summary

for Section 41103 Operations* pursuant

to 14 CFR 291.42. Form 291–A is used

to monitor air-cargo activity on all-cargo

flights.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted by November 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

directed to: Office of Airline

Information, K–25, 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 #

2138–0023. 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

#2138–0023. The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernie Stankus Office of Airline

Information, K–25, Room 4125, Bureau

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, (202) 366–4387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No. 2138–0023.

Title: Domestic Cargo Transportation

Part 291.

Form No.: BTS Form 291–A.

Type Of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Certificated all-cargo air

carriers.

Number of Respondents: 1.

Number of Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.

Needs and Uses: BTS Form 291–A

financial data are reviewed in

connection with an air carrier’s

operations when concerns arise as to a

carrier’s financial condition as

evidenced by reported losses. Data

comparisons are made between current

and past periods in order to assess the

current financial position. Financial

trend lines are extended into the future

to evaluate the continued viability of the

air carrier.

Commercial all-cargo activity data are

used by the FAA in estimating the

excise tax paid by shippers and held by