[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 19309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9416]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Supplemental Information From U.S. Carriers Required To Monitor 
Industry Development and Recovery

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), this notice announces the Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) intention to request the extension of a 
previously approved collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received June 17, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to the Assistant General Counsel 
For Regulation and Enforcement, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Ashby, Deputy Assistant 
General Counsel For Regulation and Enforcement, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-9306.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Supplemental Information from U.S. Carriers Required to 
Monitor Industry Development and Recovery.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0544.
    Type of Request: Authority for the currently approved data 
collection expired on February 28, 2002. By this notice, the Department 
is requesting an extension until February 28, 2003.
    Abstract: As a consequence of the terrorist attacks on the United 
States on September 11, 2001, the U.S. commercial aviation industry 
suffered severe financial losses. These losses placed the financial 
survival of many air carriers at risk. Acting rapidly to preserve the 
continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system, President 
Bush sought and Congress enacted the Air Transportation Safety and 
System Stabilization Act (``the Act''), Public Law 107-42.
    In order to monitor developments in the recovery of the airline 
industry and to evaluate various options for financial and other 
assistance, we believe that supplemental ad hoc information submitted 
on a weekly basis by the airlines is critically necessary. This is 
because information and data currently routinely submitted by the 
airlines to the Department has substantial time lags.
    The Department specifically requires copies (printed or electronic) 
of routine reports already being prepared by the airlines which cover 
the following issues, or any other issue that the airlines believe 
would provide useful information: Financial Data (including year/year, 
week/week or similar relevant benchmarks) Operations Data (including 
year/year, week/week or similar relevant benchmarks) Traffic and Fare 
Data (including year/year, week/week or similar relevant benchmarks) 
Bookings & Cancellations Data (including year/year, week/week or 
similar relevant benchmarks).
    Respondents: U. S. air carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70/185.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 1050/1110.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
Information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information of respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington DC, on April 9, 2002.
Neil R. Eisner,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 02-9416 Filed 4-17-02; 8:45 am]
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