Enhancing Transparency of
Ancillary Airline Service Fees
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
07/29/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
15,612
0
1,063,802
0
0
0
The information collections under
Final Rule, Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service
Fees, include program changes that increase information collection
burdens on U.S. and foreign air carriers and ticket agents. Under
this final rule, the Department is requiring U.S. air carriers,
foreign air carriers, and ticket agents to disclose, during the
online booking process, applicable fee and policy information for
the first and second checked baggage and for carry-on baggage, and
applicable fee and policy information for changing and cancelling
reservations whenever fare and schedule information is provided to
a consumer for a specific itinerary. This information is required
to be disclosed on online platforms marketed to U.S. consumers and
in offline channels (i.e. telephone or in-person). In order to
ensure that ticket agents can meet these disclosure requirements,
the Department is also requiring U.S. air carriers and foreign air
carriers to provide ancillary fee information to entities such as
ticket agents to which they provide fare, schedule, and
availability information to display or sell the carrier’s flights
directly to consumers.
EO: EO
14036 Name/Subject of EO: Promoting Competition in the American
Economy
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.