[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 205 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 63285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27231]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 234


Categories of Delay for Air Carrier On-Time Reporting Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 227 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 106-181). 
The Department of Transportation is establishing the Categories of 
Delay For Air Carrier On-Time Reporting Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meetings have tentatively been scheduled to be held on 
October 25-26, 2000, November 1-2, 2000, and November 8-9, 2000. The 
meetings will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Due to the short time 
period between the first meeting and report due date we are unable to 
give 15 day notice of the first meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Room 2230 Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Finch, Office of Intermodalism, 
Office of The Secretary (Phone: 202 366-5781).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Under 14 CFR part 234, the U.S. Department of Transportation's 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Office of Airline Information 
(OAI) collects and publishes on-time data. With the data, users can 
calculate daily average flight delay for particular flights and the 
percentage of an airline's flights delayed, canceled, or diverted. The 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the air carriers use the data 
to better understand tarmac and airborne delays. The Department of 
Transportation (DOT) and the air carriers also use the data for 
performance measurements.
    Section 227 of The Wendell H. the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21) requires that 
the BTS's data collection, also called the Airline Service Quality 
Performance Reports, be modified to include information about reasons 
for delay. DOT is establishing the Categories of Delay For Air Carrier 
On-Time Reporting Advisory Committee to examine reasons for delays and 
cancellations experienced by the consumer, and to recommend 
alternatives and criteria for modifications to the regulations in part 
234 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

II. Potential Issues To Be Discussed

    1. What categories of delay information will be beneficial to the 
government, airlines, and consumers?
    2. For the categories, what definitions describe them adequately 
and are technically feasible?
    3. How should information be collected--who will report delay 
information?
    4. When a delay has multiple causes, how should this be handled?

III. Membership

    Members have been chosen to provide a balanced cross section of 
viewpoints of the affected interests concerning the data collection, 
including representatives from airline consumer groups, air carriers, 
labor unions, and airport operators. The Committee will be chaired by 
Associate Deputy Secretary, Dr. Stephen D. Van Beek.

IV. Participation by Non-Members

    Meetings of the Committee will be open to the public so that 
individuals who are not part of the Committee may attend and observe, 
but not participate.

    Done at Washington, DC on October 18, 2000.
Stephen D. Van Beek,
Associate Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 00-27231 Filed 10-19-00; 12:29 pm]
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