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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463; 5 U.S.C. App. II), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee

(ARAC) to discuss noise certification

issues. This meeting will be held May

18, 2000, at 10 a.m., at the General

Aviation Manufacturers Association.

The agenda for this meeting will include

the presentation and vote on the NPRM

from FAR/JAR Harmonization Working

Group for Subsonic Transport

Airplanes. Members of the public may

obtain copies of this NPRM by

contacting the person listed above under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Attendance is open to the interested

public but may be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements in advance to present oral

statements at the meeting or may

present statements to the committee at

any time. Written statements may be

presented to the committee at any time

by providing 16 copies to the Assistant

Chair or by providing the copies at the

meeting. If you are in need of assistance

or require a reasonable accommodation

for the meeting, please contact the

person listed under the heading FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In

addition, sign and oral interpretation

can be made available at the meeting, as

well as an assistive listening device, is

requested 10 calendar days before the

meeting. Arrangements may be made by

contacting the person listed under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 27,

2000.

Paul Dykeman,

Assistant Executive Director for Noise

Certification Issues, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 00–11326 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA Special Committee 196 Night

Vision Goggle (NVG) Appliances and

Equipment

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for Special Committee

(SC)–196 meeting to be held March 28–

29, 2000, starting at 9:00 a.m. each day.

The meeting will be held at RTCA Inc.,

1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite

1020, Washington, DC 20036.

The agenda will include: May 31: (1)

Welcome and Introductory Remarks; (2)

Agenda Overview; (3) Review/Approval

of Previous Minutes; (4) Action Item

Status Review; (5) Overview SC–196

Working Group (WG) Activities: (a)

WG–1, Operational Concept/

Requirements; (b) WG–2, Night Vision

Goggles Minimum Operational

Performance Standards; (c) WG–3, Night

Vision Imaging System Lighting; (d)

WG–4, Maintenance/Serviceability; (e)

WG–5, Training Guidelines/

Considerations; (6) WG Breakout

Sessions. June 1: (7) Night vision

Imaging Systems Terminology Review;

(8) Technical Standard Order Process;

(9) RTCA Ballot Process; (10) Risk and

System Safety Assessment Discussion;

(11) Working Group Breakout Sessions.

June 2: (12) Status of SC–196 WG

Activities; (a) WG–1, Operational

Concept/Requirements; (b) WG–2, Night

Vision Goggles Minimum Operational

Performance Standards; (c) WG–3, Night

Vision Imaging System Lighting; (d)

WG–4, Maintenance/Serviceability; (e)

WG–5, Training Guidelines/

Considerations; (13) Other Business;

(14) Establish Agenda for Next Meeting;

(15) Date and Location of Next Meeting;

(16) Workgroup Breakout Sessions; (17)

Working Group Chairpersons Meeting;

(18) Closing.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC,

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2000.

Jane P. Caldwell,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 00–11327 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA–2000–7315]

Notice of Request for Renewal of Five

Currently Approved Information

Collections

AGENCY: Department of Transportation,

Federal Highway Administration

(FHWA).

ACTION: Notice and request for public

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements in section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

this notice announces the intention of

the FHWA to request the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

renew its clearances for the five

currently approved FHWA collections

of information identified below under

Supplementary Information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written

comments should refer to the docket

number that appears in the heading of

this document and must be submitted to

the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets,

Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington DC 20590–0001.

Commenters should refer to the OMB

control number to specify the

information collection they are

commenting on. All comments received

will be available for examination at the

above address between 10 a.m. to 5

p.m., et., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. Those desiring

notification of receipt of comments must

include a self-addressed, stamped

envelope or postcard.

Public Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to send

comments regarding any aspect of these

five information collections, including,

but not limited to: (1) The necessity and

utility of the information collection for

the proper performance of the functions

of the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of the

estimated burdens; (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

requests for OMB’s clearance of the

following five collections of

information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) Title:

Federal-aid Highway Construction

Equal Employment Opportunity.

OMB Control Number: 2125–0019

(Expiration Date: December 31, 2000).

Affected Public: State highway

agencies.

Abstract: Title 23, part 140(a),

requires the FHWA to ensure equal

opportunity regarding contractors’

employment practices on Federal-aid

highway projects. To carry out this

requirement the contractors must

submit to the State highway agencies an

annual report providing employment

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work force data, which includes the

number of minorities, women, and nonminorities in each construction craft.

This information is reported on Form

PR–1391, Federal-aid Highway

Construction Contractors Summary of

Employment Data. The statute also

requires the State highway agencies to

submit a report to the FHWA

summarizing the data entered on the

PR–1391 forms. This summary data is

provided on Form PR–1392, Federal-aid

Highway Construction Contractors

Summary of Employment Data. The

FHWA uses this data to identify

patterns and trends of employment in

the highway construction industry, and

to determine the adequacy and impacts

of the FHWA’s contract compliance and

on-the-job training programs.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

FHWA estimates the total annual

burden hours imposed on the public by

this collection is 6,580 hours; i.e., 2,080

hours is required by the 52 State

highway agencies to complete and

submit the Form PR–1392, and an

additional 4,500 hours is required for

4,500 Federal-Aid contractors to

complete and submit the Form PR–

1391.

Number of Respondents: 52.

For Further Information Contact: Ms.

Carmen Sevier, (202) 366–1595,

Department of Transportation, Federal

Highway Administration, Civil Rights

Service Business Unit, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

(2) Title: Statement of Materials and

Labor Used by Contractor on Highway

Construction Involving Federal Funds.

OMB Control Number: 2125–0033

(Expiration Date: November 30, 2000).

Affected Public: State highway

agencies and Federal-aid highway

contractors.

Abstract: The State highway agencies

and contractors who work on highway

projects are required to submit data

regarding the usage of materials and

labor in highway construction (23 CFR

635.126). This data is submitted to the

FHWA on Form FHWA–47, Statement

of Materials and Labor Used by

Contractors on Highway Construction

Involving Federal Funds. Title 29 U.S.C.

2 authorizes the Department of Labor

(DOL) to collect the labor-related

information using its own forces or by

getting the information from other

Federal agencies. An informal

agreement has been reached for the

FHWA to collect the desired data for

DOL. The data is used by the FHWA for

estimating current material usage and

cost distribution on Federal-aid

highway construction contracts to aid in

planning for future requirements based

on anticipated program levels. The

information is also used by the

Department of Labor in its studies on

the highway construction industry’s

labor and materials requirements, and

by the industry, including the materials

suppliers. This information is made

available to other Federal, State and

local agencies, universities, businesses,

and industry for their own uses.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

FHWA estimates that the total annual

burden imposed on the public by this

collection is 7,475 hours; i.e.,

approximately 650 State highway

agencies and Federal-Aid highway

contractors complete and submit an

average of 2.3 reports on Form FHWA–

47 yearly; and the estimated time to

complete each report is 5 hours.

Number of Respondents: 650.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Claretta Duren, (202) 366–4636,

Department of Transportation, Federal

Highway Administration, Infrastructure

Core Business Unit, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office

hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

e.t., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

(3) Title: Developing and Recording

Costs for Utility Adjustments.

OMB Control Number: 2125–0519

(Expiration Date: November 30, 2000).

Affected Public: State highway

agencies and public utilities.

Abstract: Under 23 U.S.C. 123, the

FHWA reimburses the State highway

agencies when they have paid the costs

of utility facilities’ relocations that are

required by the construction of Federalaid highway projects. The FHWA

requires the utilities to document the

costs for adjusting their facilities. The

utilities must have a system for

recording labor, materials, supplies and

equipment costs incurred when

undertaking adjustments to

accommodate the highway projects.

This record of costs forms the basis for

payment by the State highway agency to

the utility and in turn the FHWA

reimburses the State for its payment to

the utility. The utilities are required to

maintain these records of costs for three

years after final payment is received.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

FHWA estimates that this collection

imposes a total annual burden on the

public of 180,000 hours; i.e.,

approximately 9,000 reimbursable

utility adjustments are made yearly by

approximately 3,000 utility firms. The

average amount of time required by

these firms to calculate the adjustment

costs and maintain the required records

is 20 hours.

Number of Respondents: 3,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Paul Scott, (202) 366–4104, Department

of Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration, Infrastructure Core

Business Unit, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

(4) Title: Utility Use and Occupancy

Agreements.

OMB Control Number: 2125–0522

(Expiration Date: October 31, 2000).

Affected Public: State/local highway

authorities and public utilities.

Abstract: Under 23 U.S.C. 116, the

FHWA requires the State and/or local

highway authorities to maintain the

highway rights-of-way including the

control of its use by the utilities. In

controlling the utilities’ use of the

highway rights-of-way the State/local

highway authorities are required to

document the terms under which the

utility is to cross or otherwise occupy

the highway rights-of-way. This

documentation, consisting of a use and

occupancy agreement (permit), must be

in writing and must be maintained in

the State/local highway authority’s files

for a three-year retention period.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

FHWA estimates that the total annual

burden imposed on the public by this

collection is 552,000 hours; i.e., nearly

4,600 State/local highway authorities

are each involved in an average of 15

use and occupancy agreements per year,

and the estimated amount of time

required by these entities to process the

permits is 8 hours.

Number of Respondents: 4,600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Paul Scott, (202) 366–4104, Department

of Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration, Infrastructure Core

Business Unit, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

(5) Title: Developing and Recording

Costs for Railroad Adjustments.

OMB Control Number: 2125–0521

(Expiration Date: October 31, 2000).

Affected Public: State highway

agencies and railroad companies.

Abstract: Under 23 U.S.C. 130, the

FHWA reimburses the State highway

agencies when they have paid for the

cost of projects that (1) eliminate

hazards at railroad/highway crossings,

or (2) adjust railroad facilities to

accommodate the construction of

highway projects. The FHWA requires

the railroad companies to document

their costs incurred for adjusting their

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facilities. The railroad companies must

have a system for recording labor,

materials, supplies, and equipment

costs incurred when undertaking the

necessary railroad work. This record of

costs forms the basis for payment by the

State highway agency to the railroad

company, and in turn FHWA

reimburses the State for its payment to

the railroad company.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

FHWA estimates that the total annual

burden imposed on the public by this

collection is 18,400 hours; i.e., nearly

115 railroad companies are involved in

an average of 10 railroad/highway

projects per year, and the average

number of hours required to calculate

the railroad adjustment costs and

maintain the required records is 16

hours.

Number of Respondents: 115.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert Winans, (202) 366–4656,

Department of Transportation, Federal

Highway Administration, Safety Core

Business Unit, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 140(a); 23 CFR

635.126; 29 U.S.C. 2; 23 U.S.C. 123; 23 U.S.C.

116; 23 U.S C. 130; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: May 2, 2000.

James R. Kabel,

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–11310 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Valencia County, NM

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

will be prepared for a proposed new

east-west highway and Rio Grande river

crossing in Valencia County, New

Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory D. Rawlings, Environmental

Specialist, Federal Highway

Administration, 604 W. San Mateo

Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,

telephone: (505) 820–2027; or F. Craig

Conley, Environmental Program

Manager, New Mexico State Highway

and Transportation Department, P.O.

Box 1149, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504,

telephone: (505) 827–5233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the New

Mexico State Highway and

Transportation Department, will prepare

an EIS for a proposed new highway that

would link Interstate 25 (I–25) and New

Mexico Highway 47 (NM 47) in

Valencia County, NM. The study area

encompasses a corridor approximately 4

miles wide and between I–25 and NM

47. The southern boundary of the

corridor lies approximately 5 miles

north of Reinken Road (NM Highway

309) through the City of Belen. The

northern boundary of the corridor lies

approximately 1.5 miles south of Main

Street (NM Highway 6) through the

Village of Los Lunas.

The need for a new east-west highway

and river crossing that would connect I–

25 and NM 47 is founded in several

factors including rapid population

growth, employment growth and

congested roadways. Continuing

population and employment growth is

projected to occur on both sides of the

Rio Grande in the project corridor,

necessitating additional east to west

travel. The current highway system to

serve this growth is limited to two 4-

lane highways spaced over 10 miles

apart, and is projected to become

severely congested. Alternatives to be

considered by the EIS will include the

No Action alternative and various route

alternative(s) developed during the

initial corridor study phase and scoping

process. Alternatives are being

developed with input from stakeholder

jurisdictions, agencies, landowners, and

the general public. The alternatives will

also consider different lane

configurations, access management

concepts, roadway profiles, and system

and demand management measures.

Preliminary scoping for the project has

included: (1) Introductory information

sent to federal, state, tribal, and local

agencies, public and private

organizations, and individuals

identified as potentially-interested or

affected parties; (2) public information

meetings conducted in the study area to

solicit preliminary issues and concerns

regarding the proposed action; (3)

briefings to local jurisdictions; and, (4)

meetings with various neighborhood

groups, Native American groups and

other stakeholder groups. A scoping

letter describing the proposed action

will be sent to interested agencies

followed by a formal agency scoping

meeting planned for Summer 2000.

Additional public meetings will be held

to discuss FHWA’s intention to prepare

an EIS. These meetings will provide an

opportunity for additional public and

agency input.

A public hearing will be held to

present the findings of the Draft EIS

(DEIS) during the public review period.

The DEIS will be available for public

and agency review and comment prior

to the hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning the

proposed action and EIS should be

directed to the FHWA or NMSHTD at

the addresses provided above.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,

Planning and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities and 23 U.S.C.

315; 49 CFR 1.48 apply to this program.)

Issued on April 26, 2000.

Gregory D. Rawlings,

Environmental Specialist, Santa Fe, New

Mexico.

[FR Doc. 00–11221 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD–2000–7329]

Requested Administrative Waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws

AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Invitation for public comments

on a requested administrative waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel

TROPICAL ATTITUDES.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law

105–383, the Secretary of

Transportation, as represented by the

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is

authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.

build requirement of the coastwise laws

under certain circumstances. A request

for such a waiver has been received by

MARAD. The vessel, and a description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

Interested parties may comment on the

effect this action may have on U.S.

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD

determines that in accordance with Pub.

L. 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at

46 CFR part 388 (65 FR 6905; February

11, 2000) that the issuance of the waiver

will have an unduly adverse effect on a

U.S.-vessel builder or a business that

uses U.S.-flag vessels, a waiver will not

be granted.