Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 3, 2004 / Notices 64127

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 22, 

2004. 

Robert Zoldos, 

FAA System Engineer, RTCA Advisory 

Committee.

[FR Doc. 04–24463 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. 2004–19516] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance 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 

approval. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments was published on July 23, 

2004.

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before December 3, 2004. A comment to 

OMB is most effective if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 

Administration, Office of Management 

Planning, (202) 366–6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Charter Service Operations 

(OMB Number: 2132–0549). 

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5323(d) requires 

all applicants for financial assistance 

from FTA to enter into a charter bus 

agreement with the Secretary of 

Transportation (delegated to the 

Administrator of FTA in 49 CFR 

1.51(a)). 49 U.S.C. 5323(d) provides 

protections for private intercity charter 

bus operators from unfair competition 

by FTA recipients. 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)(7) 

as interpreted by the Comptroller 

General permits FTA recipients, but 

does not state that recipients have a 

right, to provide charter bus service 

with FTA-funded facilities and 

equipment only if it is incidental to the 

provision of mass transportation service. 

These statutory requirements have been 

implemented in FTA’s charter 

regulation, 49 CFR 604. 

49 CFR 604.7 requires all applicants 

for financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. 

Sections 5309, 5336, or 5311 to include 

two copies of a charter bus agreement 

with the first grant application 

submitted after the effective date of the 

rule. The applicant signs the 

agreements, but FTA executes it only 

upon approval of the application. This 

is a one-time submission with 

incorporation by reference in 

subsequent grant applications. 49 CFR 

604.11(b) requires recipients to provide 

notice to all private charter operators 

and allows them to submit written 

evidence demonstrating that they are 

willing and able to provide the charter 

service the recipient is proposing to 

provide. The notice must be published 

in a newspaper and sent to any private 

operator requesting notice and to the 

United Bus Owners of America and the 

American Bus Association, the two 

trade associations to which most private 

charter operators belong. To continue 

receiving federal financial assistance, 

recipients must publish this notice 

annually. 49 CFR 604.13(b) requires 

recipients to review the evidence 

submitted and notify the submitter of its 

decision. This notice is also an annual 

requirement. On December 30, 1988, 

FTA issued an amendment to the 

Charter Service regulation that allows 

additional exceptions for certain nonprofit social groups that meet eligibility 

requirements. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

1,984 hours.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725–17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: FTA Desk Officer. 

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.

Dated: October 27, 2004. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 04–24464 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2004–19486] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming 2001–

2002 Mercedes Benz C Class (203) 

Passenger Cars Are Eligible for 

Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

decision that nonconforming 2001–2002 

Mercedes Benz C Class (203) passenger 

cars are eligible for importation. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

receipt by the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a 

petition for a decision that 2001–2002 

Mercedes Benz C Class (203) passenger 

cars that were not originally 

manufactured to comply with all 

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards are eligible for importation 

into the United States because (1) they 

are substantially similar to vehicles that 

were originally manufactured for 

importation into and sale in the United 

States and that were certified by their 

manufacturer as complying with the 

safety standards, and (2) they are 

capable of being readily altered to 

conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is December 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

the docket number and notice number, 

and be submitted to: Docket 

Management, Room PL–401, 400 

Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 

20590. [Docket hours are from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m.]. Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–3151).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a 

motor vehicle that was not originally 

manufactured to conform to all 

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards shall be refused admission