Enhancing Transparency of Ancillary Airline Service Fees

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Final Rule.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-07-25
New PRA Supporting Statement2b.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-07-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
266822	Disclosure of Critical Ancillary Fee Information to Other Entities Required to Disclose Fee Information to Consumers	Unchanged
266821	Disclosure of Ancillary Fees During the Offline Booking Process	Unchanged
266820	Disclosure of Ancillary Fee and Policies During the Air Transportation Booking Process	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2105-0588	ICR Reference No: 202407-2105-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202404-2105-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/OST	Agency Tracking No: OST reviewed; clear to publish 30-day FRN
Title: Enhancing Transparency of Ancillary Airline Service Fees
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/29/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	15,612	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,063,802	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 14036 Name/Subject of EO: Promoting Competition in the American Economy
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2105-AF10	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 34620	04/30/2024

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Disclosure of Ancillary Fee and Policies During the Air Transportation Booking Process
Disclosure of Ancillary Fees During the Offline Booking Process
Disclosure of Critical Ancillary Fee Information to Other Entities Required to Disclose Fee Information to Consumers

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	15,612	0	0	15,612	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,063,802	0	0	1,063,802	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New Collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/29/2024

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