Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2001 / Notices 33607

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.-Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). If it contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to revoke will not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 34053 must be filed with the

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each

pleading must be served on Robert T.

Opal, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 830,

Omaha, NE 68179.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: June 13, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–15434 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements; Activity Under OMB

Review; Airline Service Quality

Performance

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation

Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) , this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

extension of currently approved

collections. The ICR describes the

nature of the information collection and

its expected burden. The Federal

Register notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on the

following collection of information was

published on September 22, 2000 (65 FR

57426).

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted by July 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline

Information, K–25, Room 4125, Bureau

of Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, Telephone Number (202) 366–

4387, Fax Number (202) 366–3383 or

EMAIL bernard.stankus@bts.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

(BTS)

Title: Airline Service Quality

Performance.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2138–0041.

Forms: Part 234.

Affected Public: U.S. air carriers that

provide scheduled passenger service

and account for at least one percent of

U.S. domestic schedule passenger

revenues.

Consumer Information

Part 234 gives air travelers

information concerning their chances of

on-time flights and the rate of

mishandled baggage by the eleven

largest scheduled domestic passenger

carriers and Aloha Airlines. This

information is made available to the

public in the Air Travel Consumer

Report and on the web at

http:www.dot.gov/airconsumer. The Air

Travel Consumer Report is also sent to

newspapers, magazines, and trade

journals. Other on-time data is available

on the web at http:www.bts.gov.

Reducing and Identifying Traffic Delays

The Federal Aviation Administrations

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.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

1,728 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention BTS

Desk Officer.

Comments

Comments are invited on: whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Department

concerning consumer protection.

Comments should address whether the

information will have practical utility;

the accuracy of the Department’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collection; ways to enhance

the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 18,

2001.

Donald W. Bright,

Assistant Director, Office of Airline

Information.

[FR Doc. 01–15697 Filed 6–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0495]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each

reinstatement, without change, of a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired, and allow

60 days for public comment in response

to the notice. This notice solicits

comments on the information needed to

determine whether a surviving spouse is

still entitled to dependency and

indemnity compensation benefits.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before August 21, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits