Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 2, 2000 / Notices 25529

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Burlington

International Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On April 14, 2000, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the City of Burlington was

substantially complete within the

requirements of section 158.25 of Part

158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than August 1, 2000.

The following is a brief overview of

the impose and use application.

PFC Project #: 00–03–C–00–BTV.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Charge effective date: February 1,

2011.

Estimated charge expiration date:

February 1, 2012.

Estimated total net PFC revenue

impose authority: $1,788,581.

Estimated total net PFC revenue use

authority: $3,002,002.

Brief description of use project: Air

Carrier Apron Expansion—North End.

Brief description of impose and use

projects:

PFC Application Costs.

North End Expansion (Baggage Claim

Area).

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: On demand Air

Taxi/Commercial Operators (ATCO).

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Burlington

International Airport, 1200 Airport

Drive, #1, South Burlington, Vermont

05403.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on

April 19, 2000.

Vincent A. Scarano,

Manager, Airports Division, New England

Region.

[FR Doc. 00–10849 Filed 5–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA–00–7295]

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

extension of a currently approved

collection. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected burden. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following

collection of information was published

on January 31, 2000 [FR 65 pages 4629

and 4630].

DATES: Comments must be submitted

before June 1, 2000. A comment to OMB

is most effective if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia L. Barney, Office of

Administration, Office of Management

Planning, (202) 366–6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Nondiscrimination as it Applies

to FTA Grant Programs (OMB Number:

2132–0542)

Abstract: All entities receiving federal

financial assistance from FTA are

prohibited from discriminating against

any employee or applicant for

employment because of race, color,

creed, sex, national origin, age, or

disability. To ensure that FTA’s equal

employment opportunity (EEO)

procedures are followed, FTA requires

grant recipients to submit written EEO

plans to FTA for approval. FTA’s

assessment of this requirement shows

that the formulating, submitting, and

implementing of EEO programs should

minimally increase costs for FTA

applicants and recipients.

To determine a grantee’s compliance

with applicable laws and requirements,

grantee submissions are evaluated and

analyzed based on the following criteria.

First, an EEO program must include an

EEO policy statement issued by the

chief executive officer covering all

employment practices, including

recruitment, selection, promotions,

terminations, transfers, layoffs,

compensation, training, benefits, and

other terms and conditions of

employment. Second, the policy must

be placed conspicuously so that

employees, applicants, and the general

public are aware of the agency’s EEO

commitment.

The data derived from written EEO

and affirmative action plans will be

used by the Office of Civil Rights in

monitoring grantees’ compliance with

applicable EEO laws and regulations.

This monitoring and enforcement

activity will ensure that minorities and

women have equitable access to

employment opportunities and that

recipients of Federal funds do not

discriminate against any employee or

applicant because of race, color, creed,

sex, national origin, age, or disability.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

4,500 hours.

Title: Title VI as it Applies to FTA

Grant Programs (OMB Number: 2132–

0542)

Abstract: Section 601 of Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964 states: ‘‘No

person in the United States shall, on the

grounds of race, color, or national

origin, be excluded from participation

in, be denied the benefits of, or be

subjected to discrimination under any

program or activity receiving Federal

financial assistance.’’ This information

collection is required by the Department

of Justice (DOJ) Title VI Regulation, 28

CFR Part 42, Subpart F (Section 42.406),

and DOT Order 1000.12. FTA policies

and requirements are designed to clarify

and strengthen these regulations. This

requirement is applicable to all

applicants, recipients, and subrecipients

receiving Federal financial assistance.

Experience has demonstrated that a

program requirement at the application

stage is necessary to assure that benefits

and services are equitably distributed by

grant recipients. The requirements

prescribed by the Office of Civil Rights

accomplish that objective while

diminishing possible vestiges of

discrimination among FTA grant

recipients. FTA’s assessment of this

requirement indicated that the

formulation and implementation of the

Title VI program should occur with a

decrease in costs to such applicants and

recipients.

All FTA grant applicants, recipients,

and subrecipients are required to submit

applicable Title VI information to the

FTA Office of Civil Rights for review

and approval. If FTA did not conduct

pre-award reviews, solutions would not

be generated in advance and program

improvements could not be integrated

into projects. FTA’s experience with

pre-award reviews for all projects and

grants suggests this method contributes

to maximum efficiency and cost

effectiveness of FTA dollars and has

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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.

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P

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.