[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 53249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21538]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Air Traffic Slots 
Management

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing information 
collection. The FAA collects information to allocate slots and maintain 
accurate record of slot transfers at slot-controlled airports. The 
information is provided by air carriers and other operators at slot 
controlled airports.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 30, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954-9362, or by 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Title: Air Traffic Slots Management.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this 
collection.
    Type of Review: New clearance of an existing information 
collection.
    Background: The FAA has implemented several initiatives to address 
congestion and delay issues within the National Airspace System. The 
FAA has issued orders limiting operations at John F. Kennedy 
International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport 
(EWR), and LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The FAA also has designated O'Hare 
International Airport (ORD) and San Francisco International Airport 
(SFO) as Level 2 airports under the International Air Transport 
Association (IATA) Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). These orders 
resulted in part from increasing congestion and delays at the airports 
requiring the FAA to allocate arrival and departure slots at JFK, EWR, 
and LGA. The designations resulted in part from increasing congestion 
and delays at the airports requiring FAA to implement a voluntary 
process to manage operational growth at ORD and SFO.
    The information is reported to the FAA by carriers holding a slot 
at JFK, EWR, or LGA; by carriers operating at ORD or SFO; or by 
operators conducting unscheduled operations at LGA. At JFK and EWR, 
carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) Requests for confirmation of 
transferred slots; (2) requests for seasonal allocation of historic and 
additional available slots; and (3) usage of slots on a seasonal basis. 
At LGA, carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) Requests for confirmation 
of transferred slots; (2) slots required to be returned or slots 
voluntarily returned; (3) requests to be included in a lottery for 
available slots; and (4) usage of slots on a bi-monthly basis. At LGA, 
unscheduled operators must request and obtain a reservation from the 
FAA prior to conducting an operation. At ORD and SFO, carriers must 
notify the FAA of their intended operating schedules on a seasonal 
basis. The FAA estimates that all information from carriers is 
submitted electronically from information stored in carrier scheduling 
databases, and that nearly all requests for unscheduled operation 
reservations are submitted electronically through either an internet or 
touch-tone system interface.
    Respondents: Approximately 500 carriers and other operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected as needed; some reporting on 
bimonthly or semiannual basis.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes per unscheduled 
operation reservation; 6 minutes per notice of slot transfer; 2 hours 
per schedule submission or slot request; and 2 hours per slot usage 
report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7,031.5 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy 
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, AES-200, 6500 S. 
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include 
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2012.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises 
Business Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 2012-21538 Filed 8-30-12; 8:45 am]
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