[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61079-61083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23089]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics


Agency Pilot Program; Activity Under Review; T-100 Traffic 
Reporting by Alaskan Mail Air Carriers

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: At a September 15, 2004, joint meeting, representative Alaskan 
air carriers, the United States Postal Service (USPS), and the 
Department of Transportation's (DOT) Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics (BTS) and Office of Secretary, agreed to develop a pilot 
program for collecting weekly T-100 data, in an effort to reduce air 
carrier reporting burden.
    Currently, air carriers transporting non-priority bypass mail 
pursuant to the Rural service Improvement act (RSIA) are required to 
submit monthly T-100 traffic reports to BTS and daily activity reports 
to USPS, which uses the daily report to monitor air carrier compliance 
with RSIA's requirements that air carriers provide service at least 
three days a week and exhibit adherence to those scheduled flights. 
Some carriers hired additional staff to complete the daily activity 
reports. If BTS adds two new data elements to the T-100 report and 
requires weekly submissions (due within 7 days after weeks end), both 
DOT's and USPS'' data needs can be met. The two new data elements are: 
(1) Actual Day of Flight: the numeric day of the month in which the 
flight was flown; and (2) Aircraft Certification: A code to identify 
the type of mail operation, i.e., Bush Part 121, Bush Part 135, Bush 
Amphibious or Mainline.
    The pilot program will start on November 1, 2004. The carriers that 
participate in the pilot program will be relieved of the requirement to 
submit daily activity reports to USPS. If all parties are satisfied 
with the new data reporting, the pilot program will end with respect to 
data for December 31, 2004, and thereafter all Alaskan air carriers 
will be required to submit the weekly T-100 reports in lieu of the USPS 
daily activity reports.
    A representative sample of Alaskan air carriers (anticipated to 
comprise no more than nine) will be selected from those who volunteer. 
Carriers may volunteer for the program by contacting Ms. Jennifer 
Fabrizi at [email protected] or (202) 366-8513 no sooner than 
the publication date of this notice and no later than October 29, 2004.

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DATES: Written comments on the pilot program should be submitted by 
November 15, 2004.

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. (202) 366-3383 
or EMAIL [email protected].
    Comments: Comments should identify the T-100 Pilot Program. Persons 
wishing the BTS 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  2138-0013. 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:

1. Background

    Alaskan air carriers, who carry non priority bypass mail for the 
U.S. Postal Service, which currently report ``daily'' to the USPS, will 
have one submission requirement to the USDOT/BTS/Office of Airline 
Information; ``Daily'' Carrier data submissions to USPS will no longer 
be required. BTS believes that there may be several advantages to 
weekly reporting. First, for the air carriers, the total reporting 
burden will be reduced as carriers will not be required to submit daily 
data to the USPS and second, for USPS, the agency will be to cease its 
air carrier data collections and it will have more timely data for mail 
tender. In addition to collecting data and transmitting it to the USPS 
on a weekly basis, BTS will combine the weekly data submissions to 
produce the standard T-100 monthly traffic reports in the format 
currently being released today. The new data items, date of flight and 
certification code, will not be included in the BTS products, on the 
BTS web page and publications sold to the general public. The air 
carriers requested that BTS share the additional data only with the 
USPS because the data is viewed as competitive sensitive.

2. New Reporting Requirements

    Alaskan Air Carriers, who carry non priority bypass mail for the 
U.S. Postal Service, will submit T-100 Market and T-100 Segment 
records, weekly, to USDOT/BTS/Office of Airline Information (OAI)--
covering a 7-day period, defined as Saturday through Friday. The T-100 
Data will be due in to BTS/OAI, 7 days after the end of the period. BTS 
is establishing a secure password protected line for submitting pilot 
program data. Additional data elements will be added to the T-100 data 
formats:
     Actual Date of Flight field to Segment records.
     Actual Date of Flight field to Market records.
     Aircraft Certification Code field to Segment records.
    Aircraft Certification Code values:

121--Bush Part 121
135--Bush Part 135
AMPH--Bush Part 135 or 121 Amphibious
MAIN--Mainline

    For purposes of monitoring carrier flight performance, the USPS 
will receive weekly Carrier Segment reports containing all scheduled 
service records, from the BTS/OAI, within 4 days after initial carrier 
submissions are due (i.e. 7 days of flight performance reported to BTS/
OAI within 7 days after the end of the period, and subsequently 
forwarded to USPS within the next 4 days). BTS/OAI will process the 
weekly reports as they are received and confer with carriers concerning 
suspect or erroneous data and any needed re-submissions. BTS/OAI will 
consolidate the weekly reports into the monthly final ``Products'' for 
release to the public and to the USPS for calculation of mail tender in 
accordance with RSIA. Market shares will continue to be calculated 
monthly for ``re-casting'' of RSIA air carrier mail pools.
    Administrative actions for not submitting weekly reports on a 
timely basis will be defined by BTS/USPS and could include USPS 
withholding of mail tender until the air carrier corrects the reporting 
situation. Administrative actions for not reporting corrected data to 
BTS in a timely manner will be defined by BTS and could include BTS 
withholding carrier data from final monthly release of statistics to 
USPS.

3. The ``Pilot Program''

    The new reports will start on a trial basis with a group selected 
from volunteer Alaskan air carriers while BTS confers with OMB on 
paperwork burden and other information collection issues. BTS will 
identify an initial group of Alaskan air carriers to begin testing from 
the group of carriers who have volunteered to participate in the pilot 
program as described in the Summary. Beginning with November 2004 data, 
the selected Alaskan air carriers will report T-100 Market and Segment 
data to the Office of Airline Information (OAI) weekly. The carriers 
will have 7 days to report a week's worth of T-100 data to OAI. The 
intent of the pilot program is to decrease air carrier reporting 
burden.
    OAI will compile all Segment data, for all of the Carriers, on that 
next Monday (except for Federal holidays) and transmit the Segment Data 
to USPS through the process currently used for sending the Monthly USPS 
T-100 Market and Segment Products to USPS.
    It should be noted that all Alaskan air carriers, including 
carriers selected for the pilot program, must report their October 2004 
T-100 data to OAI by November 30th, per the current reporting 
requirements. Until the new T-100 reporting is fully implemented for 
ALL Alaskan air carriers who carry non priority bypass mail, the USPS 
will continue to receive its ``Monthly Products'' per the current 
schedule.

                                                                 Pilot Program Schedule
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                                                                                                                                       Date USPS will
            Week number                  Report period       Date/time report is        Date OAI will compile a segment file,       receive data needed
                                                                 due into OAI               containing scheduled service            to verify compliance
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Week One...........................  First Submission:      This first submission  Monday, 11/15/2004............................  Monday, 11/15/2004--
                                      Data will be for       will be a partial                                                      ten (10) days after
                                      five (5) days,         week of data. Due                                                      the week ending 11/5/
                                      Monday, 11/1/2004      into OAI by Midnight                                                   2004.
                                      through Friday, 11/5/  (EST), Sunday, 11/14/
                                      2004.                  2004.
Week Two...........................  Saturday, 11/6/2004    Due into OAI by        Monday, 11/22/2004............................  Monday, 11/22/2004--
                                      through Friday, 11/    Midnight (EST),                                                        ten (10) days after
                                      12/2004.               Sunday, 11/21/2004.                                                    the week ending 11/
                                                                                                                                    12/2004.

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Week Three.........................  Saturday, 11/13/2004   Due into OAI by        Monday, 11/29/2004............................  Monday, 11/29/2004--
                                      through Friday, 11/    Midnight (EST),                                                        ten (10) days after
                                      19/2004.               Sunday, 11/28/2004.                                                    the week ending 11/
                                                                                                                                    12/2004.
Week Four..........................  Saturday, 11/20/2004   Due into OAI by        Monday, 12/6/2004.............................  Monday, 12/6/2004--
                                      through Friday, 11/    Midnight (EST),                                                        ten (10) days after
                                      26/2004.               Sunday, 12/5/2004.                                                     the week ending 11/
                                                                                                                                    26/2004.
Week Five..........................  Saturday, 11/27/2004   Due into OAI by        Monday, 12/13/2004............................  Monday, 12/13/2004--
                                      through Friday, 12/3/  Midnight (EST),                                                        ten (10) days after
                                      2004.                  Sunday, 12/12/2004.                                                    the week ending 12/3/
                                                                                                                                    2004.
Week Six...........................  Saturday, 12/4/2004    Due into OAI by        Monday, 12/20/2004............................  Monday, 12/20/2004--
                                      through Friday, 12/    Midnight (EST),                                                        ten (10) days after
                                      10/2004.               Sunday, 12/19/2004.                                                    the week ending 12/
                                                                                                                                    10/2004.
Week Seven.........................  Saturday, 12/11/2004   Because Friday, 12/24/ Tuesday, 12/28/2004...........................  Tuesday, 12/28/2004--
                                      through Friday, 12/    2004 is a Federal                                                      eleven (11) days
                                      17/2004.               Holiday, data will                                                     after the week
                                                             be due into OAI by                                                     ending 12/17/2004.
                                                             Midnight (EST),
                                                             Monday, 12/27/2004.
Week Eight.........................  Saturday, 12/18/2004   Because Friday, 12/31/ Tuesday, 1/4/2005.............................  Tuesday, 1/4/2005--
                                      through Friday, 12/    2004 is a Federal                                                      eleven (11) days
                                      24/2004.               Holiday, data will                                                     after the week
                                                             be due into OAI by                                                     ending 12/24/2004.
                                                             Midnight (EST),
                                                             Monday, 1/3/2005.
Week Nine..........................  Saturday, 12/25/2004   Due into OAI by        Monday, 1/10/2005.............................  Monday, 1/10/2005--
                                      through Friday, 12/    Midnight (EST),                                                        ten (10) days after
                                      31/2004.               Sunday, 1/9/2005.                                                      the week ending 12/
                                                                                                                                    31/2004.
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Beginning with the JANUARY 2005 data, if all issues regarding the new reporting procedures are resolved, ALL Alaskan air carriers (who carry mail) will
 commence reporting T-100 Market and Segment data..
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Week Ten...........................  Saturday, 1/1/2004     Due into OIA by        Because Monday, 1/17/2004 is a Federal          Tuesday, 1/18/2005--
                                      through Friday, 1/7/   Midnight (EST),        Holiday, OAI will compile the Segment data on   eleven (11) days
                                      2004.                  Sunday, 1/16/2005.     Tuesday, 1/18/2005.                             after the week
                                                                                                                                    ending 1/7/2004.
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T-100 SEGMENT FILE--NAMING CONVENTION and FILE TYPE

    The Segment File naming convention is ``CC--SegCCYY--MM--DD.csv'' 
where:

CC--Carrier Alpha Code
Seg--Indicates that file contains segment data
CCYY--4 digit year
MM--Month
DD--Week Ending--Friday
.csv--comma separated variable file type.

    (Note: The .csv extension indicates a comma separated variable 
file type--where commas separate each value in a record.)
    Example: NC--Seg2004--11--05.csv =

NORTHERN AIR CARGO Segment data for week ending November 5, 2004
    The first ``record'' listed below indicates each of the fields 
in the records that follow. There are sixteen (16) data records in 
the sample file below. Each data value is separated by a comma.

Sample Segment file submission for: NC--Seg2004--11--05.csv

DATA TYPE, ENTITY CODE, YEAR, MONTH, ACTUAL DAY OF FLIGHT,
ORIG AIRPORT, DEST AIRPORT, SERVICE CLASS,
AIRCRAFT TYPE, CABIN CONFIG,
DEPARTURES PERF, AVAILABLE PAYLOAD, AVAILABLE SEATS,
SEG PASSENGERS, SEG FREIGHT, SEG MAIL,
SCHED DEPARTURES, R TO R MINUTES, AIRB MINUTES, AIRCRAFT CONFIG
S,6721,2004,10,29,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 
134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343,121
S,6721,2004,10,29,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121
S,6721,2004,10,30,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 
134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343,121
S,6721,2004,10,30,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121
S,6721,2004,10,31,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 
134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343, 121
S,6721,2004,10,31,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121
S,6721,2004,11,1,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343, 
121
S,6721,2004,11,1,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121
S,6721,2004,11,2,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343, 
121
S,6721,2004,11,2,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121
S,6721,2004,11,3,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343, 
121
S,6721,2004,11,3,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121
S,6721,2004,11,4,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343, 
121
S,6721,2004,11,4,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121
S,6721,2004,11,5,ANC,FAI,G,216,2,5, 134400,0,0,37589,19299,,447,343, 
121
S,6721,2004,11,5,ANC,FAI,G,711,2,18, 
696474,0,0,177887,121440,21,937,724, 121

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                                                T-100 SEGMENT FILE.--RECORD LAYOUT AND FIELD DESCRIPTION
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                                                                                    Field
                                                   Field name                       length             Data type                     Description
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1............................  Data Type........................................          1  Character....................  ``S'' is used for segment
                                                                                                                             data.
2............................  Entity Code......................................          5  Character....................  A five-character code
                                                                                                                             assigned to each air
                                                                                                                             carrier that is used
                                                                                                                             primarily for DOT reporting
                                                                                                                             purposes. It is used to
                                                                                                                             separate the Domestic,
                                                                                                                             Atlantic, Latin America,
                                                                                                                             and Pacific operations of
                                                                                                                             each air carrier.
3............................  Reporting Year...................................          4  Numeric......................  Format: CCYY = century and
                                                                                                                             year.
4............................  Reporting Month..................................    Up to 2  Numeric......................  Format: MM: 1 = January * *
                                                                                                                             * 12 = December.
5............................  Actual Day of Flight.............................    Up to 2  Numeric......................  The numeric day of the month
                                                                                                                             in which the flight was
                                                                                                                             flown Format DD: * * * 1 =
                                                                                                                             day one of the month * * *
                                                                                                                             31 = day thirty-one of the
                                                                                                                             month.
6............................  Origin Airport...................................          3  Character....................  The three letter code
                                                                                                                             identifying the airport.
                                                                                                                             The airport codes are
                                                                                                                             recognized by the
                                                                                                                             International Air Transport
                                                                                                                             Association (IATA), as used
                                                                                                                             in all of the major airline
                                                                                                                             reservation systems--OR--
                                                                                                                             when there is no IATA code
                                                                                                                             for an origin airport/
                                                                                                                             point--contact the BTS/
                                                                                                                             Office of Airline
                                                                                                                             Information, and one will
                                                                                                                             be assigned.
7............................  Destination Airport..............................          3  Character....................  The three letter code
                                                                                                                             identifying the airport.
                                                                                                                             The airport codes are
                                                                                                                             recognized by the
                                                                                                                             International Air Transport
                                                                                                                             Association (IATA), as used
                                                                                                                             in all of the major airline
                                                                                                                             reservation systems--OR--
                                                                                                                             when there is no IATA code
                                                                                                                             for the destination airport/
                                                                                                                             point--contact the BTS/
                                                                                                                             Office of Airline
                                                                                                                             Information, and one will
                                                                                                                             be assigned.
8............................  Service Class....................................          1  Character....................  Refers to the class of
                                                                                                                             service used.: F--Scheduled
                                                                                                                             Passenger/Cargo Service; G--
                                                                                                                             Scheduled All Cargo
                                                                                                                             Service; L--Non-Scheduled
                                                                                                                             Civilian Passenger/Cargo
                                                                                                                             Service; P--Non-Scheduled
                                                                                                                             Civilian All Cargo Service;
                                                                                                                             N--Non-Scheduled Military
                                                                                                                             Passenger/Cargo Service; R--
                                                                                                                             Non-Scheduled Military All
                                                                                                                             Cargo Service.
9............................  Aircraft Type....................................          3  Number.......................  Type of aircraft used on the
                                                                                                                             non-stop segment.
10...........................  Cabin Configuration..............................          1  Number.......................  This code indicates the type
                                                                                                                             of configuration: 1--
                                                                                                                             Passenger; 2--Cargo; 3--
                                                                                                                             Passenger/Cargo; 4--
                                                                                                                             Amphibious.
11...........................  Departures Performed.............................    Up to 5  Number.......................  The number of revenue
                                                                                                                             aircraft departures
                                                                                                                             performed in revenue
                                                                                                                             scheduled service.
12...........................  Available Payload................................   Up to 10  Number.......................  Reflects total available
                                                                                                                             capacity in pounds for
                                                                                                                             passengers, freight, and
                                                                                                                             mail applicable to the
                                                                                                                             aircraft with which this
                                                                                                                             flight is performed.
13...........................  Available Seats..................................    Up to 7  Number.......................  Reflects the actual number
                                                                                                                             of seats for sale,
                                                                                                                             excluding those blocked for
                                                                                                                             safety or operational
                                                                                                                             reasons.
14...........................  Segment Passengers...............................   Up to 10  Number.......................  Number of passengers
                                                                                                                             originating (enplaning) the
                                                                                                                             flight at the origin
                                                                                                                             airport of the segment and
                                                                                                                             terminating (deplaning) the
                                                                                                                             flight at the destination
                                                                                                                             airport of the segment.
15...........................  Segment Freight..................................   Up to 10  Number.......................  Amount of Freight--in
                                                                                                                             pounds--originating
                                                                                                                             (enplaning) the flight at
                                                                                                                             the origin airport of the
                                                                                                                             segment and terminating
                                                                                                                             (deplaning) the flight at
                                                                                                                             the destination airport of
                                                                                                                             the segment.
16...........................  Segment Mail.....................................   Up to 10  Number.......................  Amount of Mail--in pounds--
                                                                                                                             originating (enplaning) the
                                                                                                                             flight at the origin
                                                                                                                             airport of the segment and
                                                                                                                             terminating (deplaning) the
                                                                                                                             flight at the destination
                                                                                                                             airport of the segment.
17...........................  Scheduled Departures.............................    Up to 5  Number.......................  The number of aircraft
                                                                                                                             departures scheduled,
                                                                                                                             whether or not actually
                                                                                                                             performed.
18...........................  Ramp to Ramp Minutes.............................   Up to 10  Number.......................  Is the total elapsed time
                                                                                                                             computed from the moment
                                                                                                                             the aircraft moves under
                                                                                                                             its own power until it
                                                                                                                             comes to rest at the next
                                                                                                                             point of landing.
19...........................  Airborne Time....................................   Up to 10  Number.......................  Is the elapsed time computed
                                                                                                                             from the moment the
                                                                                                                             aircraft leaves the ground
                                                                                                                             until it touches down at
                                                                                                                             the next point of landing.
20...........................  Aircraft Certification...........................    Up to 4  Character....................  This 3 or 4 character code
                                                                                                                             indicates the type of
                                                                                                                             Certification: 121--121
                                                                                                                             (wheels); 135--135
                                                                                                                             (wheels); AMPH--135 or 121
                                                                                                                             Amphibious; MAIN--Mainline.
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T-100 MARKET FILE--NAMING CONVENTION and FILE TYPE

    The Market File naming convention is ``CC--Mkt--MM--DD.csv'' where:

CC--Carrier Alpha Code
Mkt--Indicates that file contains market data
CCYY--4 digit year
MM--Month
DD--Week Ending--Friday
.csv--comma separated variable file type.


(Note: The .csv extension indicates a comma separated variable file 
type--where commas separate each value in a record.)
    Example: NC--Mkt2004--11--05.csv =

NORTHERN AIR CARGO Market data for week ending November 5, 2004

    The first ``record'' listed below indicates each of the fields 
in the records that follow. There are eight (8) data records in the 
sample file below. Each data value is separated by a comma.

Sample Market File Submission for: NC--Mkt2004--11--05.csv

DATA TYPE, ENTITY CODE
YEAR, MONTH, ACTUAL DAY OF FLIGHT
ORIG AIRPORT, DEST AIRPORT, SERVICE CLASS,
MKT PAX, MKT FREIGHT, MKT MAIL
M,6721,2004,10,29,ANC,FAI,G,0,32724, 140739
M,6721,2004,10,30,ANC,FAI,G,0,32500, 140650
M,6721,2004,10,31,ANC,FAI,G,0,32720, 140725
M,6721,2004,10,1,ANC,FAI,G,0,32600, 140690
M,6721,2004,10,2,ANC,FAI,G,0,32730, 140732
M,6721,2004,10,3,ANC,FAI,G,0,32700, 140754
M,6721,2004,10,4,ANC,FAI,G,0,32740, 140736
M,6721,2004,10,5,ANC,FAI,G,0,32400, 140738

                                                 T-100 MARKET FILE.--RECORD LAYOUT AND FIELD DESCRIPTION
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                                                                                    Field
                                                   Field name                       length             Data type                     Description
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1............................  Data Type........................................          1  Character....................  ``M'' is used for market
                                                                                                                             data.
2............................  Entity Code......................................          5  Character....................  A five-character code
                                                                                                                             assigned to each air
                                                                                                                             carrier that is used
                                                                                                                             primarily for DOT reporting
                                                                                                                             purposes. It is used to
                                                                                                                             separate the Domestic,
                                                                                                                             Atlantic, Latin America,
                                                                                                                             and Pacific operations of
                                                                                                                             each air carrier.
3............................  Year.............................................          4  Numeric......................  Format: CCYY = century and
                                                                                                                             year.
4............................  Month............................................          2  Numeric......................  Format: MM: 01 = January * *
                                                                                                                             * 12 = December.
5............................  Actual Day of Flight.............................    Up to 2  Numeric......................  The numeric day of the month
                                                                                                                             in which the flight was
                                                                                                                             flown, Format DD: * * * 1 =
                                                                                                                             day one of the month * * *
                                                                                                                             31 = day thirty-one of the
                                                                                                                             month.
6............................  Origin Airport...................................          3  Character....................  The three letter code
                                                                                                                             identifying the airport.
                                                                                                                             The airport codes are
                                                                                                                             recognized by the
                                                                                                                             International Air Transport
                                                                                                                             Association (IATA), as used
                                                                                                                             in all of the major airline
                                                                                                                             reservation systems--OR--
                                                                                                                             when there is no IATA code
                                                                                                                             for an origin airport/
                                                                                                                             point--contact the BTS/
                                                                                                                             Office of Airline
                                                                                                                             Information, and one will
                                                                                                                             be assigned.
7............................  Destination Airport..............................          3  Character....................  The three letter code
                                                                                                                             identifying the airport.
                                                                                                                             The airport codes are
                                                                                                                             recognized by the
                                                                                                                             International Air Transport
                                                                                                                             Association (IATA), as used
                                                                                                                             in all of the major airline
                                                                                                                             reservation systems--OR--
                                                                                                                             when there is no IATA code
                                                                                                                             for the destination airport/
                                                                                                                             point--contact the BTS/
                                                                                                                             Office of Airline
                                                                                                                             Information, and one will
                                                                                                                             be assigned.
8............................  Service Class....................................          1  Character....................  The Service Class Code
                                                                                                                             refers to the class of
                                                                                                                             service used. F--Scheduled
                                                                                                                             Passenger/Cargo Service; G--
                                                                                                                             Scheduled All Cargo
                                                                                                                             Service; L--Non-Scheduled
                                                                                                                             Civilian Passenger/Cargo
                                                                                                                             Service; P--Non-Scheduled
                                                                                                                             Civilian All Cargo Service;
                                                                                                                             N--Non-Scheduled Military
                                                                                                                             Passenger/Cargo Service; R--
                                                                                                                             Non-Scheduled Military All
                                                                                                                             Cargo Service.
9............................  Market Passengers................................    Up to 7  Numeric......................  Number of Passengers
                                                                                                                             originating (enplaning) the
                                                                                                                             flight at the origin
                                                                                                                             airport and terminating
                                                                                                                             (deplaning) the flight at
                                                                                                                             the destination airport.
10...........................  Market Freight...................................    Up to 7  Numeric......................  Amount of Freight--in
                                                                                                                             pounds--originating
                                                                                                                             (enplaning) the flight at
                                                                                                                             the origin airport and
                                                                                                                             terminating (deplaning) the
                                                                                                                             flight at the destination
                                                                                                                             airport.
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    Comments are requested concerning whether (a) the continuation of 
T-100 is necessary for DOT to carry out its mission of promoting air 
transportation; (b) BTS is accurately estimating the reporting burden; 
(c) are there other ways to enhance the quality, use and clarity of the 
data collected; and (d) are there additional ways to minimize reporting 
burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    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 T-
100 traffic information it collects for non-statistical purposes 
including, but not limited to, publication of both Respondent's 
identity and its data, submission of the information to USPS and other 
agencies outside BTS for review, analysis and possible use in 
regulatory and other administrative matters.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2004.
Donald W. Bright,
Assistant Director, Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation 
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 04-23089 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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