Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 200 / Monday, October 18, 2004 / Notices 61433

Flight Training, LLC, to conduct local 

sightseeing flights at the Columbiana 

County Airport, Liverpool, Ohio, for the 

Wings-N-Wheels airlift on or about 

September 19, 2004, with a rain date on 

or about September 26, 2004, for 

compensation or hire, complying with 

certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse 

prevention requirements of part 135, 

subject to the conditions and 

limitations. 

Grant, 9/17/2004, Exemption No. 

8411.

[FR Doc. 04–23256 Filed 10–15–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2004–

18665] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes one 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 17, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. Please identify 

the proposed collection of information 

for which a comment is provided, by 

referencing its OMB clearance Number. 

It is requested, but not required, that 2 

copies of the comment be provided. The 

Docket Section is open on weekdays 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION: Dennis 

Flemons at the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, National 

Center for Statistics and Analysis (NPO–

103), 202–366–5389, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 6213, Washington, DC 

20590. Please identify the relevant 

collection of information by referring to 

its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), an 

agency must ask for public comment on 

the following: (i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (iii) how to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) how to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

(1) Title: Fatal Accident Reporting 

System (FARS). OMB Control Number: 2127–0006. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Abstract: Under both the Highway 

Safety Act of 1966 and the National 

Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 

1966, the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) has the 

responsibility to collect accident data 

that support the establishment and 

enforcement of motor vehicle 

regulations and highway safety 

programs. These regulations and 

programs are developed to reduce the 

severity of injury and the property 

damage associated with motor vehicle 

accidents. The Fatal Accident Reporting 

System (FARS) is a major system that 

acquires national fatality information 

directly from existing State files and 

documents. Since FARS is an on-going 

data acquisition system, reviews are 

conducted yearly to determine whether 

the data acquired are responsive to the 

total user population needs. The total 

user population includes Federal and 

State agencies and the private sector. 

Annual changes in the forms are minor 

in terms of operation and method of 

data acquisition, and do not affect the 

reporting burden of the respondent 

(State employees utilize existing State 

accident files). The changes usually 

involve clarification adjustments to aid 

statisticians in conducting more precise 

analyses and to remove potential 

ambiguity for the respondents. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 82,364 

hours. 

Number of Respondents: 52. 

Comments are invited on: whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including 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 on: July 20, 2004. 

Joseph Carra, 

National Center for Statistics and Analysis.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

[Ex Parte No. 333] 

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., October 20, 

2004.

PLACE: The Board’s Hearing Room, 

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423.

STATUS: The Board will meet to discuss 

among themselves the following agenda 

items. Although the conference is open 

for public observation, no public 

participation is permitted.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: STB Docket 

No. 42069, Duke Energy Corporation v. 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company.

STB Docket No. 42070, Duke Energy 

Corporation v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

STB Docket No. 42072, Carolina 

Power & Light Company v. Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company.

STB Finance Docket No. 33388 (SubNo. 91), CSX Corporation and CSX 

Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern