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kept post-award complaints to a

minimum. Moreover, the objective of

the Title VI statute can be more easily

attained and beneficiaries of FTA

funded programs have a greater

likelihood of receiving transit services

and related benefits on a

nondiscriminatory basis.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

4,680 hours.

Title: Reporting of Technical

Activities by FTA Grant Recipients

(OMB Number: 2132–0549)

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. Sections 5303 and

5313(a) and (b) authorize the use of

Federal funds to assist metropolitan

planning organizations (MPOs), states,

and local public bodies in developing

transportation plans and programs to

serve future transportation needs of

urbanized areas and nonurbanized areas

throughout the nation. As part of this

effort, MPOs are required to consider a

wide range of goals and objectives and

to analyze alternative transportation

system management and investment

strategies. These objectives are

measured by definable activities such as

planning certification reviews and other

related activities.

The information collected by these

forms is used to report annually to

Congress, the Secretary, and to the

Federal Transit Administrator on how

grantees are responding to national

emphasis areas and congressional

direction, and allows FTA to track

grantees’ use of Federal planning and

research funds.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 150

hours.

Title: Bus Testing Program (OMB

Number: 2132–0550)

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. Section 5323(c)

provides that no Federal funds

appropriated or made available after

September 30, 1989, may be obligated or

expended for the acquisition of a new

bus model (including any model using

alternative fuels) unless the bus has

been tested at the Bus Testing Center

(Center) in Altoona, Pennsylvania. 49

U.S.C. Section 5318(a) further specifies

that each new bus model is to be tested

for maintainability, reliability, safety,

performance (including braking

performance), structural integrity, fuel

economy, emissions, and noise.

The operator of the Bus Testing

Center, the Pennsylvania Transportation

Institute (PTI), has entered into a

cooperative agreement with FTA. PTI

operates and maintains the Center, and

establishes and collects fees for the

testing of the vehicles at the facility.

Upon completion of the testing of the

vehicle at the Center, a test report is

provided to the manufacturer of the new

bus model. The bus manufacturer

certifies to an FTA grantee that the bus

the grantee is purchasing has been

tested at the Center. Also, grantees about

to purchase a bus use this report to

assist them in making their purchasing

decisions. PTI maintains a reference file

for all the test reports which are made

available to the public.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 60

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.

Issued: April 26, 2000.

Dorrie Y. Aldrich,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10918 Filed 5–1–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA–00–7296]

Notice of Request for the Extension of

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to

request the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) to extend the following

currently approved information

collection: Prevention of Prohibited

Drug Use in Transit Operations.

DATES: Comments must be submitted

before July 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must

refer to the docket number that appears

at the top of this document and be

submitted to the United States

Department of Transportation, Central

Dockets Office, PL–401, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.

All comments received will be available

for examination at the above address

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., e.t.,

Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays. Those desiring notification of

receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard/envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in

Transit Operations—Mr. Mark Snider,

Office of Program Management, (202)

366–1080.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested

parties are invited to send comments

regarding any aspect of this information

collection, including: (1) The necessity

and utility of the information collection

for the proper performance of the

functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the collected information; and (4)

ways to minimize the collection burden

without reducing the quality of the

collected information. Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval of this

information collection.

Title: Prevention of Prohibited Drug

Use in Transit Operations (OMB

Number: 2132–0556)

Background: The Omnibus

Transportation Employee Testing Act of

1991 (Pub. L. 102–143, October 28,

1991, now codified in relevant part at 49

U.S.C. Section 5331) requires any

recipient of federal financial assistance

under 49 U.S.C. Sections 5309, 5307, or

5311 or under 23 U.S.C. Section 103(e)

(4) to establish a program designed to

help prevent accidents and injuries

resulting from the misuse of drugs and

alcohol by employees who perform

safety-sensitive functions. FTA’s

regulation, 49 CFR Part 653,

‘‘Prevention of Prohibited Drug Use in

Transit Operations,’’ effective March 17,

1994, requires recipients to submit to

FTA annual reports containing data

which summarize information

concerning the recipients’ drug testing

program, such as the number and type

of tests given, number of positive test

results, and the kinds of safety-sensitive

functions the employees perform. FTA

uses these data to ensure compliance

with the rule, to assess the misuse of

drugs in the transit industry, and to set

the random testing rate. The data will

also be used to assess the effectiveness

of the rule in reducing the misuse of

drugs among safety-sensitive transit

employees and making transit safer for

the public.

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Respondents: State and local

government, business or other for-profit

institutions, non-profit institutions, and

small business organizations.

Estimated Annual Burden on

Respondents: 14.6 hours for each of the

2,317 respondents.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

33,883 hours.

Frequency: Annual.

Issued: April 26, 2000.

Dorrie Y. Aldrich,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–10919 Filed 5–1–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Voluntary Intermodal Sealift

Agreement (VISA)/Joint Planning

Advisory Group (JPAG)

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Synopsis of April 18–19, 2000,

Meeting with VISA Participants.

On April 18–19, 2000, the Maritime

Administration (MARAD) and the

United States Transportation Command

(USTRANSCOM) co-hosted a meeting of

the VISA JPAG at USTRANSCOM, Scott

Air Force Base, Illinois.

Meeting attendance was by invitation

only, due to the nature of the

information discussed and the need for

a government-issued security clearance.

Of the 48 U.S.-flag carrier corporate

participants currently enrolled in VISA,

16 cleared VISA carrier representative

companies participated in the JPAG.

Representatives from the trucking and

railroad industries were also present to

explore their role in the movement of

Department of Defense (DOD) cargoes.

In addition, JPAG attendance included

representatives from the DOD, the

Military Traffic Management Command,

Military Sealift Command,

USTRANSCOM and MARAD.

Following opening remarks by Mr.

Daniel F. McMillin, Deputy Director,

Plans and Policy Directorate (TCJ5)

USTRANSCOM, Government

representatives provided participants

with an overview of expected outcomes.

The JPAG objectives included an

exploration of the intermodal capability

of VISA carriers to handle the loading

of unit equipment and development of

Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for

moving ammunition from origin to port

of debarkation. The VISA participants

convened in separate work groups with

Government analysts to discuss the

above issues. Afterwards, the groups

met together to discuss the results of

their analyses. At the conclusion of the

JPAG, VISA participants were briefed on

the results of Exercise Turbo Challenge

2000.

The full text of the VISA program is

published in 64 FR 8214–8222, dated

February 18, 1999. One of the program

requirements is that MARAD

periodically publish a list of VISA

participants in the Federal Register. As

of April 19, 1999, the following

commercial U.S.-flag vessel operators

were enrolled in VISA with MARAD:

Alaska Cargo Transport Inc., American

Automar, Inc., American President

Lines, Ltd., American Roll-On Roll-Off

Carrier, LLC, American Ship

Management, L.L.C., Automar

International Car Carrier, Inc., Beyel

Brothers Inc., Central Gulf Lines, Inc.,

Cook Inlet Marine, Crowley American

Transport, Inc., Crowley Marine

Services, Inc., CSX Lines, LLC, Dixie

Fuels II, Limited, Double Eagle Marine,

Inc./Caribe USA, Inc., Farrell Lines

Incorporated, First American Bulk

Carrier Corp., First Ocean Bulk CarrierI, LLC, First Ocean Bulk Carrier-II, LLC,

First Ocean Bulk Carrier-III, LLC, Foss

Maritime Company, Gimrock Maritime,

Inc., Liberty Shipping Group Limited

Partnership, Lykes Lines Limited, LLC.,

Lynden Incorporated, Maersk Line,

Limited, Matson Navigation Company,

Inc., Maybank Navigation Company,

LLC, McAllister Towing &

Transportation Company, Inc., Moby

Marine Corporation, NPR, Inc., OSG Car

Carriers, Inc., Osprey Shipholding

Corporation, L.L.C., Resolve Towing &

Salvage, Inc., Samson Tug & Barge

Company, Inc., Seacor Marine

International Inc., Sealift Inc., Smith

Maritime, Stevens Towing Co., Inc.,

Superior Marine Services, Inc., Totem

Ocean Trailer Express, Inc., Trailer

Bridge, Inc., TransAtlantic Lines LLC,

Trico Marine Operators, Inc., Troika

International, Ltd., U.S. Ship

Management, Inc., Van Ommeren

Shipping (USA) LLC, Waterman

Steamship Corporation, and Weeks

Marine, Inc.

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Mr. Raymond R.

Barberesi, Director, Office of Sealift

Support, (202) 366–2323.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Dated: April 26, 2000.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10866 Filed 5–1–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA).

ACTION: Report of New Systems of

Records—Disaster Emergency Medical

Personnel System—VA (98VA104).

SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5

U.S.C. 552(e)(4)) requires that all

agencies publish in the Federal Register

a notice of the existence and character

of their system of records. Notice is

hereby given that VA proposes to

establish a new system of records. The

proposed system is entitled ‘‘Disaster

Emergency Medical Personnel System

(DEMPS)–VA’’ (98VA104).

DATES: Comments on the establishment

of this new system of records must be

received no later than June 1, 2000. If

no public comment is received during

the period allowed for comment or

unless otherwise published in the

Federal Register by VA, the system will

become effective June 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

concerning the proposed new system of

records may be submitted to the Office

of Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC

20420. Comments will be available for

public inspection at the above address

in the Office of Regulations

Management, Room 1158, between the

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday (except

Holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephania Putt, Veterans Health

Administration Privacy Act Officer, at

(727) 320–1839.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEMPS is

to be used by the Emergency

Management Strategic Healthcare Group

(EMSHG) primarily in times of national

emergencies caused by catastrophic

events. This system may be used to

respond to internal emergencies

occurring within the Veterans integrated

Service Networks (VISNs).

It is the Veterans Health

Administration’s (VHA) policy to use

DEMPS to respond to internal

emergencies occurring within the

VISNs. In order to provide sufficient

health care medical personnel to

respond to disasters, it is necessary to

develop a nationwide VHA system of

special-skilled personnel. These persons

would be available to serve for limited

periods of time in response to

Presidentially-declared and internal VA