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issues raised by the remaining NRDC 

PRMs through the process the 

Commission established for addressing 

the remaining recommendations in the 

NTTF Report. This PRM docket is 

closed. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day 

of April 2012. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

R.W. Borchardt, 

Executive Director for Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10193 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

14 CFR Parts 234 and 241 

RIN 2139–AA13 

[Docket No. DOT–RITA–2011–0001] 

Reporting of Ancillary Airline 

Passenger Revenues 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This document announces a 

public meeting on a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) issued on July 15, 

2011. The NPRM proposed changes 

regarding reporting of airline ancillary 

passenger revenues, computation of 

mishandled baggage rates, and 

collection of separate statistics for 

mishandled wheelchairs and scooters 

used by passengers with disabilities. 

During the public meeting, DOT staff 

will provide a summary of the proposals 

in the NPRM and seek input on costs 

and benefits associated with the 

implementation of the proposals. 

DATES: Meeting Date and Time: The 

public meeting is scheduled for May 17, 

2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Oklahoma City Conference Room 

(located on the lobby level of the West 

Building) at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC. 

Attendance is open to the public; 

however, since access to the U.S. DOT 

headquarters building is controlled for 

security purposes, any member of the 

general public who plans to attend this 

meeting must notify the Department 

contacts noted below at least ten (10) 

calendar days prior to the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles E. Smith, Trial Attorney, Office 

of the Assistant General Counsel for 

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20590, 202–366–9342 (phone), 202– 

366–7152 (fax), Charles.Smith@dot.gov. 

You may also contact Blane A. Workie, 

Deputy Assistant General Counsel, 

Office of the Assistant General Counsel 

for Aviation Enforcement and 

Proceedings, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202–366– 

9342 (phone), 202–366–7152 (fax), 

Blane.Workie@dot.gov. TTY users may 

reach these individuals via the Federal 

Relay Service toll-free at 800–877–8339. 

You may obtain copies of this notice in 

an accessible format by contacting the 

above named individuals. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

15, 2011, the Department of 

Transportation (DOT or Department) 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register 

proposing to collect airline ancillary 

revenue information in a more detailed 

manner, change the way mishandled 

baggage rates are computed from 

mishandled baggage reports per unit of 

domestic enplanements to mishandled 

bags per unit of checked bags, and fill 

a data gap by collecting separate 

statistics on mishandled wheelchairs 

and scooters used by passengers with 

disabilities. See 76 FR 41726. You may 

review comments to this NPRM at 

www.regulations.gov, docket no. DOT– 

RITA–2011–0001. The Department is 

holding the public meeting primarily for 

the purpose of obtaining additional 

information about current industry 

practices for processing and accounting 

for baggage and wheelchairs. This 

information is critical to determining 

the cost associated with the proposal to 

change the manner in which the 

mishandled baggage rate is calculated 

and the proposal to report on the 

number of mishandled wheelchairs/ 

scooters. We are also interested in 

learning more about the costs associated 

with the proposal to report airline 

ancillary fee revenue. Interested persons 

may provide oral comments at the 

meeting. The Department will also 

accept written materials at the public 

meeting. We will place, in the public 

docket for this rulemaking, any 

materials received at the meeting, as 

well as a summary of the meeting. 

Below are examples of questions that 

the Department intends to pose at the 

public meeting. 

1. Reporting of Ancillary Fee Revenue 

• What is the current industry 

practice regarding ancillary fee revenue 

reporting for the Form 41 financial data? 

The Department would like to 

understand the process and logistics of 

how ancillary revenues are collected 

and transferred into reporting formats. It 

would also be helpful to know the 

amount of staff time required to develop 

the quarterly and semi-annual Form 41 

reports. 

• How would the aforementioned 

systems and processes be adapted for 

carriers to comply with the proposed 

reporting requirement? 

• What new systems and processes 

would be necessary for carriers to 

comply with the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• What other resource requirements, 

e.g. additional personnel and training, 

would be necessary for carriers to 

comply with the proposed reporting 

requirement? What would be the dollar 

cost of providing those resources? 

• The Department assumes that, as a 

matter of good business practice, 

airlines already collect the ancillary fee 

revenue identified in the proposed 

reporting requirement. Under this 

assumption, the costs of compliance 

with the new reporting requirement are 

estimated to be the necessary one-time 

programming costs to adapt existing 

computer systems (about 40 hours of 

programming for each carrier to capture 

the ancillary revenue items), in addition 

to any recurring annual expenses (e.g. 

staff time) for developing the additional 

reports. Are there airlines that don’t 

already gather information about the 

ancillary fee revenue identified in the 

NPRM? 

• How much lead time is necessary to 

implement the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• Is there any other information that 

the Department should consider 

regarding the reporting of ancillary fee 

revenue? 

2. The Metric Used To Calculate 

Mishandled Baggage 

• What is the current industry 

practice regarding processing and 

accounting for checked bags that are 

checked at the check-in counter, at the 

self-service bag drop, at the gate, or at 

the jet bridge? The Department would 

like to understand the entire process 

from what happens on the ground and 

the associated data systems when 

passengers check a bag, to what happens 

on the ground and the associated data 

systems when passengers claim the bag 

upon arrival, whether that is at the 

baggage carousel or at the gate or jet 

bridge. 

• What are the existing processes and 

data systems associated with reporting 

mishandled bags? The Department 

would like to understand the reporting 

process from the time the passenger 

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makes a report to the time the airline 

provides its mishandled baggage data to 

DOT. 

• How could the aforementioned 

systems and processes be adapted to 

accommodate the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• What new systems and processes 

would be necessary for carriers to 

comply with the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• What other resource requirements, 

e.g. additional personnel and training, 

would be necessary for carriers to 

comply with the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• What would be the dollar cost of 

adjustments to existing systems and 

processes, new systems and processes, 

and other resource requirements? 

• The Department assumes that, as a 

matter of good business practice, 

airlines already gather and maintain 

information on the total number of 

counter-checked bags, gate-checked 

bags, and valet bags transported in the 

aircraft compartment. Under this 

assumption, the costs of compliance 

would include the adaption of the 

current reporting systems and processes 

(or, if they do not exist, the 

development and implementation of 

new systems and processes) that gather 

existing data for the new reporting 

requirements, in addition to any 

recurring annual expenses (e.g. staff 

time) for developing such reports. We 

are interested in learning if our 

assumption about current industry 

practice is inaccurate. 

• How much lead time is necessary to 

implement the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• Is there any other information that 

the Department should consider 

regarding the metric used to calculate 

mishandled baggage rates? 

3. The Reporting of Mishandled 

Wheelchairs and Scooters 

• What is the current industry 

practice regarding processing and 

accounting for wheelchairs and scooters 

that are checked at the check-in counter, 

at the self-service bag drop, at the gate, 

or at the aircraft door? Are they 

accounted for separately from other 

baggage? The Department would like to 

understand the entire process from what 

happens on the ground and the 

associated data systems when 

passengers check their wheelchairs or 

scooters, to what happens on the ground 

and the associated data systems when 

passengers claim the assistive device 

upon arrival whether that is at the 

baggage carousel, the gate or jet bridge. 

• What are the existing processes and 

data systems associated with reporting 

mishandled wheelchairs and scooters 

transported in the cargo hold? 

• How could the aforementioned 

systems and processes be adapted to 

accommodate the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• What new systems and processes 

would be necessary for carriers to 

comply with the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• What other resource requirements, 

e.g. additional personnel and training, 

would be necessary for carriers to 

comply with the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• What would be the dollar cost of 

adjustments to existing systems and 

processes, new systems and processes, 

and other resource requirements? 

• The Department assumes that, as a 

matter of good business practice, 

airlines already gather and maintain 

information on damage, delay, and loss 

of wheelchairs and scooters transported 

in the aircraft cargo compartment. 

Under this assumption, the costs of 

compliance would include the adaption 

of the current reporting systems and 

processes (or, if they do not exist, the 

development and implementation of 

new systems and processes) that gather 

existing data for the new reporting 

requirements, in addition to any 

recurring annual expenses (e.g. staff 

time) for developing such reports. We 

are interested in learning if our 

assumption about current industry 

practice is inaccurate. 

• How much lead time is necessary to 

implement the proposed reporting 

requirement? 

• Is there any other information that 

the Department should consider 

regarding the reporting of mishandled 

wheelchairs and scooters? 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 23, 

2012. 

Pat Hu, 

Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10179 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0276] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events; Potomac River, National 

Harbor Access Channel, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish special local regulations 

during the ‘‘Swim Across the Potomac 

River’’ swimming competition, to be 

held on the waters of the Potomac River 

on July 8, 2012. These special local 

regulations are necessary to provide for 

the safety of life on navigable waters 

during the event. This action is 

intended to temporarily restrict vessel 

traffic in a portion of the Potomac River 

during the event. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before May 29, 2012. The Coast 

Guard anticipates that this proposed 

rule will be effective and enforced on 

July 8, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2012–0276 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call or email Mr. Ronald Houck, 

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, MD; 

telephone 410–576–2674, email 

Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

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