70166 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 231 / Thursday, December 2, 2004 / Notices 

Contact: Joyce Warner, Director, 

Academic Exchanges and Research 

Division, International Research and 

Exchanges Board, 2121 K Street, NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037, email: jwarner@irex.org, tel: (202) 628–

8188, Fax: (202) 628–8189. 

National Council for Eurasian and East 

European Research 

Grant: $1,140,000 ($846,000—Eurasia; 

$294,000—Southeast Europe). 

Purpose: To support the research 

contracts and fellowship grants of the 

National Research Program, the Policy 

Research Fellowships, the Ed A. Hewett 

Fellowship Program, and the Short-term 

Research Fellowships. 

Contact: Robert Huber, President, 

National Council for Eurasian and East 

European Research, 910 17th Street, 

NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, 

e-mail: dc@nceeer.org, tel: (202) 822–

6950, Fax: (202) 822–6955. 

Social Science Research Council 

Grant: $795,000 ($795,000—Eurasia). 

Purpose: To support pre-doctoral 

fellowships, including advanced 

graduate and dissertation fellowships; 

post-doctoral fellowships; one 

dissertation workshop; the Policy 

Training Seminar; and the institutional 

language programs for advanced 

Russian and other Eurasian languages. 

Contact: Anthony Koliha, Assistant 

Director, Eurasia Program, Social 

Science Research Council, 810 7th 

Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 

10019, e-mail: koliha@ssrc.org, tel: (212) 

377–2700, Fax: (212) 377–2727. 

The Woodrow Wilson Center for 

International Scholars 

Grant: $783,000 ($495,000—Eurasia; 

$288,000—AEEB). 

Purpose: To support the residential 

programs for post-doctoral Research 

Scholars, Short-term Scholars and 

Interns; the Meetings Program for both 

the Kennan Institute and East European 

Studies Program; the Kennan Institute’s 

Workshop on Religion in Post-Soviet 

Societies; and the East European Studies 

Program’s Junior Scholars’ Training 

Seminar with the American Council of 

Learned Societies. 

Contact: Martin Sletzinger, Director, 

East European Studies, e-mail: 

sletzinm@wwic.si.edu, tel: (202) 691–

4263 and Maggie Paxson, Senior 

Associate, Kennan Institute, e-mail: 

mpaxsonm@wwic.si.edu, tel: (202) 691–

4100, The Woodrow Wilson Center, 

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20004–3027, Fax: (202) 

691–4247.

Dated: October 14, 2004. 

Kenneth E. Roberts, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee for 

Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent 

States of the Former Soviet Union, 

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 04–26560 Filed 12–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–32–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Change Notice for RTCA Program 

Management Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Program 

Management Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

RTCA Program Management Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 9, 2004 starting at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 

805, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 850, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a Program Management 

Committee meeting. The revised agenda 

will include:

• December 9: 

• Opening Session (Welcome and 

Introductory Remarks, Review/

Approve Summary of Previous 

Meeting). 

• Publication Consideration/Approval: 

• Final Draft, Revised DO–245, 

Minimum Aviation System 

Performance Standards for Local 

Area Augmentation System (LAAS) 

RTCA Paper No. 198–04/PMC–370, 

prepared by SC–159. 

• Final Draft, Revised DO–160D, 

Environmental Conditions and Test 

Procedures for Airborne Equipment, 

RTCA Paper No. 200–04/PMC–371, 

prepared by SC–135. 

• Discussion: 

• Special Committee Chairman’s 

Reports. 

• Action Item Review: 

• Possible New SC–189 ActivityInteroperability Requirements for 

Mixed Data Communications. 

• Review/Status. 

• Requirements Focus Group (RFG). 

• Review/Status. 

• 406 MHz Emergency Locator 

Transmitter (ELTs). 

• Review/Status. 

• Flight Information Services (FIS)/

Aeronautical Information Services 

(AIS) Data Link. 

• Review/Status. 

• Software Considerations in 

Aviation Systems. 

• Review/Status. 

• Review/Approve SC–205 Terms of 

Reference. 

• Closing Session (Other Business, 

Document Production, Date and 

Place of Next Meeting, Adjourn).

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

12, 2004. 

Natalie Ogletree, 

FAA General Engineer, RTCA Advisory 

Committee.

[FR Doc. 04–26525 Filed 12–01–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910—13—M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 

Policy Statement; Installation of 

Electronic Engine Control for 

Reciprocating Engine; PS–ACE100–

2004–10024

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of policy 

statement. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

issuance of policy statement PS–

ACE100–2004–10024 on the installation 

of electronic engine control for 

reciprocating engines. This policy 

statement sets forth guidance on 

appropriate certification requirements 

for installation of an Electronic Engine 

Control (EEC) into a small airplane with 

a reciprocating engine. It includes 

guidance related to methods of 

compliance as well as potential 

Equivalent Level of Safety findings 

(ELOS) and special conditions.

DATES: Policy statement PS–ACE100–

2004–10024 was issued by the Acting 

Manager of the Small Airplane 

Directorate, ACE–100, on November 18, 

2004. 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 231 / Thursday, December 2, 2004 / Notices 70167

How To Obtain Copies: The policy 

statement will be available on the 

Internet at http://www.airweb.faa.gov/

policy. You may obtain a paper copy of 

PS–ACE100–2004–10024 either by 

writing to the Small Airplane 

Directorate, Standards Office, ACE–111, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; by 

calling the office at telephone 816–329–

4135; or by faxing your request to Mr. 

Pete Rouse at 816–329–4090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Pete Rouse, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Small Airplane 

Directorate, Regulations & Policy, ACE–

111, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–4135; fax: 816–329–4090; email: peter.rouse@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We announced the availability of the 

policy statement on July 23, 2004 (69 FR 

44075). Several comments were 

received, and the policy has been 

revised where necessary to respond to 

those comments.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on 

November 18, 2004. 

James E. Jackson, 

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–26523 Filed 12–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

announces that the Information 

Collection Requirements (ICRs) 

abstracted below have been forwarded 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICRs describes the nature of the 

information collections and their 

expected burdens. The Federal Register

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on September 22, 2004 (69 FR 56819).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont 

Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, 

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292), 

or Debra Steward, Office of Information 

Technology and Productivity 

Improvement, RAD–20, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont 

Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, 

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6139). 

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Pub. L. 104–13, § 2, 109 Stat. 163 

(1995) (codified as revised at 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3520), and its implementing 

regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require 

Federal agencies to issue two notices 

seeking public comment on information 

collection activities before OMB may 

approve paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 

3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 

1320.12. On September 22, 2004, FRA 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting comment on ICRs 

that the agency was seeking OMB 

approval. 69 FR 56819. FRA received 

two comments after issuing this notice. 

The first comment (letter) came from 

the Brotherhood of Locomotive 

Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), which 

represents both locomotive engineers 

and trainmen. BLET expressed its 

wholehearted support for the proposed 

study. In his letter, Don M. Hahs, the 

President of BLET, observed:

BLET, and others, believe the collection of 

this data will provide greater insight into the 

probability of safety related injury associated 

with these [critical incident] events. Given 

the fact that the frequency of these events 

may result in locomotive engineers 

experiencing several of them in their careers, 

the FRA and industry can be benefited in 

understanding the scope of this concern. The 

proposed data collection and purpose for 

which it is being collected can provide nonregulatory and preemptive approaches that 

may mitigate the negative effects to safety 

and health associated with Post-Traumatic 

Stress.

Mr. M. Hahs further remarked:

The identification of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing programs, 

as proposed in the study, will allow the 

transportation community to learn a great 

deal. The eventual publication of the study 

has the potential to add to the body of 

research of this recognized problem and will 

add value for the scientific community with 

no burden to the society at large. Therefore, 

the BLET encourages FRA to move forward 

with the proposed study and seek approval 

from the Office of Management and Budget 

as soon as possible.

BLET did address the paperwork 

burden for this proposed collection of 

information. Mr. Hahs noted: ‘‘BLET 

considers the estimates of the burden of 

information collection activities, its 

methodologies, and assumptions to be 

valid.’’

The Union Pacific Railroad also 

expressed its support for the project. In 

his comment (letter), Dr. Dennis W. 

Holland, Director, Occupational Health 

Psychology, Union Pacific Safety 

Department, stated the following:

The study is timely and of significant 

interest to the rail industry. UPRR is a 

pioneer in the development and 

implementation of Peer Support programs for 

employees involved in critical incidents. We 

believe the proposed study will benefit both 

the railroads and railroad labor by providing 

information on how best to respond to 

critical incidents. In addition, the 

information provided by the proposed study 

will enable railroad professionals to best use 

resources to assist employees dealing with 

tragic events.

There is no cost for materials to study 

participants, and the total burden hours 

are minimal. It should be also be noted 

that FRA and its contractor, University 

of Denver, have been in contact with 

representatives of the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR), the BLET, 

and the United Transportation Union 

(UTU) from the beginning concerning 

the need for this study and the proposed 

procedures. These representatives have 

made several useful suggestions, which 

have been incorporated into the design 

of this study. Several useful suggestions 

were also provided, and used, by 

members of the CISD resource group—

an entity established to assist in the 

development of this study. This 

resource group consists of 

representatives from the AAR, BLE, 

UTU, and several Class 1 and short line 

carriers. Finally, a team of 

epidemiologists and statisticians from 

reputable universities and 

establishments, including Yale 

University, the University of California 

at San Francisco, Colorado State 

University (Fort Collins), the University 

of Denver, the Denver VA Medical 

Center, the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, and individuals from 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

Volpe National Transportation Systems 

Center, reviewed the sampling plan of 

the proposed study and offered useful 

recommendations and feedback. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve this proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30 day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30