Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 27, 2012 / Notices 18307 

Number of Respondents: 14. 

Number of Responses: 168. 

Total Burden per Response: 20 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 3,360 hours. 

Needs and Uses: 

Consumer Information 

Part 234 gives air travelers 

information concerning the on-time 

performance history of flights that they 

are considering booking and the rate of 

mishandled baggage for each reporting 

carrier. The reports are filed by the 14 

largest scheduled-service U.S. passenger 

carriers. 

On July 15, 2011 the Department 

published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to 

change the manner in which baggage 

data are reported (see 76 FR 41726). The 

proposed rule would require carriers to 

report, (1) the number of mishandled 

checked bags (as opposed to the current 

requirement to report the number of 

mishandled baggage reports filed by 

passengers), (2) the total number of 

checked bags (as opposed to the current 

requirement to report the total number 

of enplaned passengers), (3) the number 

of mishandled wheelchairs and scooters 

used by passengers with disabilities that 

were carried in the cargo compartment, 

and (4) the total number of wheelchairs 

and scooters used by passengers with 

disabilities that were carried in the 

cargo compartment. In the preamble to 

that notice the Department stated that 

the change in the matrix to mishandled 

bags per unit of checked bags would 

give consumers more reliable 

information on the air carriers’ 

performance regarding the treatment of 

baggage within their control. Under the 

current system, there is no direct 

relationship between the number of 

mishandled bags and the number of 

checked bags. With the institution of 

baggage fees, the number of checked 

bags at some carriers has declined by 40 

to 50 percent. There has been a 

corresponding 40 percent decline (i.e. 

improvement) in the industry 

mishandled baggage rates. A large part 

of the improvement in the mishandled 

baggage rate appears to be related to the 

decrease in checked baggage, although 

the current matrix hides this fact. The 

proposed matrix would have a direct 

correlation between mishandled baggage 

and checked baggage. 

Separate breakout of mishandled 

wheelchairs/scooters would assist 

passengers with mobility disabilities in 

selecting air carriers with high 

probabilities in meeting their special 

needs. There is a gap in the 

Department’s data regarding the 

mishandling of wheelchairs and 

scooters. The proposed data will 

provide information to passenger with 

disabilities on which air carriers best 

meet their special needs. Thus, this 

pending rulemaking may impact this 

information collection. 

Reducing and Identifying Traffic Delays 

The Federal Aviation Administration 

uses Part 234 data to pinpoint and 

analyze air traffic delays. Wheels-up 

and wheels-down times are used in 

conjunction with departure and arrival 

times to show the extent of ground 

delays. Actual elapsed flight time, 

wheels-down minus wheels-up time, is 

compared to scheduled elapsed flight 

time to identify airborne delays. The 

reporting of aircraft tail number allows 

the FAA to track an aircraft through the 

air network, which enables the FAA to 

study the ripple effects of delays at hub 

airports. The data can be analyzed for 

airport design changes, new equipment 

purchases, the planning of new runways 

or airports based on current and 

projected airport delays, and traffic 

levels. The identification of the reason 

for delays allows the FAA, airport 

operators, and air carriers to pinpoint 

delays under their control. 

Administrative Issues 

The Confidential Information 

Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act 

of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501) 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 information it collects under 

this OMB approval for non-statistical 

purposes including, but not limited to, 

publication of both Respondent’s 

identity and its data, submission of the 

information to agencies outside BTS for 

review, analysis and possible use in 

regulatory and other administrative 

matters. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 20, 

2012. 

Patricia Hu 

Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7298 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

United States Mint 

Update to the January 6, 2012, Federal 

Register Notice on Prices for 2012 

Products Featuring $1 Coins 

AGENCY: United States Mint, Department 

of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On January 6, 2012, the 

United States Mint announced 2012 

prices for nine products featuring $1 

coins, including a $1 Coin Five-Coin 

Set, priced at $12.95. This notice is to 

announce that a Presidential $1 FourCoin Set, priced at $9.95, will be offered 

instead of the $1 Coin Five-Coin Set. All 

of the other $1 coin products and their 

prices announced on January 6, 2012, 

will remain as United States Mint 

offerings. The complete $1 coin product 

list with prices is as follows: 

Product Retail 

price 

Presidential $1 Four-Coin Set ...... $9.95 

Presidential $1 Coin & First 

Spouse Medal SetTM ................ 9.95 

Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated 

SetTM (P&D) .............................. 16.95 

Presidential $1 Coin Proof SetTM 18.95 

American Presidency $1 Coin 

Cover Series ............................. 19.95 

Native American and Presidential 

$1 Coin Rolls ............................ 32.95 

$1 Coin 100-Coin Bags ................ 111.95 

$1 Coin 250-Coin Box .................. 275.95 

$1 Coin 500-Coin Box .................. 550.95 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B. B. 

Craig, Associate Director for Sales and 

Marketing, United States Mint, 801 9th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20220; or 

call 202–354–7500. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5111, 5112, and 9701. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Richard A. Peterson, 

Deputy Director, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7258 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task 

Force Report 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) established the 

Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force 

(GWVI–TF) in August 2009 to conduct 

a comprehensive review of VA policies 

and programs addressing 1990–1991 

Gulf War Veterans’ illnesses. The 

GWVI–TF published its first annual 

report in September 2010. 

The GWVI–TF posted a draft of its 

2011 annual report for public comment 

on October 20, 2011. VA published the 

report in the Federal Register (76 FR 

65321) and posted it on a social media 

Web site created specifically to elicit 

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