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New Business

C—Energy

C1. Contract with General Electric

Company for the manufacture and

turnkey installation of new combinedcycle power plant and cogeneration

projects for 2003.

C2. Supplement to indefinite quantity

Contract No. 00P61–259355–001 with

Thomas & Betts Corporation for

transmission and substation steel

components and structures.

E—Real Property Transactions

E1. Grant of a permanent easement for

a road to the City of Decatur, Alabama,

affecting approximately 2.2 acres of land

on Wheeler Reservoir in Morgan

County, Alabama (Tract No. XTWR–

111H).

E2. Grant of a permanent easement for

a highway improvement project to the

Tennessee Department of

Transportation, affecting approximately

3.1 acres of land on Norris Reservoir in

Union County, Tennessee (Tract No.

XTNR–112H).

Information Items

1. Approval for TVA to pay the first

year of membership dues in the TVA

Retirees Association for TVA retirees.

For more information: Please call

TVA Public Relations at (423–632–6000,

Knoxville, Tennessee. Information is

also available at TVA’s Washington

Office (202) 898–2999. People who plan

to attend the meeting and have special

needs should call (865) 632–6000.

Dated: May 4, 2000.

Edward S. Christenbury,

General Counsel and Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11673 Filed 5–5–00; 2:08 pm]

BILLING CODE 8120–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Request Renewal

From the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) of Seven Current Public

Collections of Information

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), the FAA invites public

comment on seven currently approved

public information collections which

will be submitted to OMB for renewal.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

or delivered to the FAA at the following

address: Ms. Judith Street, Room 613,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Standards and Information Division,

APF–100, 800 Independence Ave., SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Judith Street at the above address or on

(202) 267–9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

solicits comments on the following

seven current collections of information

in order to evaluate the necessity of the

collection, the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden, the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected, and possible ways to

minimize the burden of the collection.

Following are short synopses of the

information collection activities which

will be submitted to OMB for review

and renewal:

1. 2120–0045, Bird/Other Wildlife

Strike. The data collection is used by

the FAA and the International Civil

Aviation Organization (ICAO) to

develop standards to cope with bird and

other wildlife hazards to aircraft injury

to personnel, and for wildlife habitat

control methods on or adjacent to

airports. The Bird/Other Wildlife-Strike

Reports form a statistical base in

providing assistance and monitoring of

the overall national bird hazard

program. The responses are on a

voluntary basis from pilots or others

seeing bird or other wildlife strikes to

aircraft. It is estimated to take 5 minutes

or less to complete the form. Based on

previous counts, the estimated annual

burden is 125 hours.

2. 2120–0557, Passenger Facility

Charge. The Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Public

Law 101–508) authorizes airports to

impose passenger facility charges (PFC).

The final rule (14 CFR 158)

implementing this Act was effective

June 28, 1991. This program requires

public agencies and certain members of

the aviation industry to prepare and

submit applications and reports to the

DOT/FAA. This program provides

additional funding for airport

development which is needed now and

in the future. The respondents are air

carriers and public agencies. The total

annual burden is estimated to be 25,500

hours.

3. 2120–0559, Aviation Research

Grants Program. The FAA Aviation

Research and Development Grants

Program establishes uniform policies

and procedures for the award and

administration of research grants to

colleges, universities, not for profit

organizations, and profit organizations

for security research. The respondents

are grantees. The estimated annual

burden is 2800 hours.

4. 2120–0563, Part 161—Notice and

Approval of Airport Noise and Access

Restrictions, Part 161. The Airport Noise

and Capacity Act of 1990, Public Law

101–508, mandates the formulation of a

national noise policy. One part of that

mandate is the development of a

national program to review noise and

access restrictions on the operation of

Stage 2 and Stage 3 aircraft.

Respondents are airport operation of

proposing voluntary agreements and/or

mandatory restrictions on Stage 2 and

Stage 3 aircraft operations and aircraft

operators that request reevaluation of a

restriction. There are an estimated 18

respondents with an average annual

burden of 32,000 hours.

5. 2120–0614, Revised Standards for

Cargo or Baggage Compartments in

Transport Category Airplanes. This

information collection pertains to

specific reporting requirements for

affected operators under parts 121 and

135. A new paragraph was added to

sections 121.314 and 135.169 to require

each certificate holder to report, on a

quarterly basis, the serial numbers of the

airplanes in that holder’s fleet in which

all Class D compartments have been

retrofitted to meet Class C or E

requirements, and the serial numbers of

airplanes that have Class D

compartments yet to be retrofitted. It is

estimated that there would be 130

certificate holder respondents for an

annual hourly burden of 1000 hours.

6. 2120–0616, Revisions to Digital

Flight Data Recorders. This rule requires

that certain airplanes be equipped to

accommodate additional digital flight

data recorder parameters. The revisions

follow a series of safety

recommendations issued by the NTSB

and the FAA’s decision that the FDR

rules should be revised to upgrade

recorder capabilities in most transport

airplanes. The revisions require

additional information to be collected to

enable more thorough accident or

incident investigation and to enable

industry to predict certain trends and

make necessary modifications before an

accident or incident occurs. The burden

on the public is the cost of retrofitting

the remaining aircraft.

7. 2120–0619, Commercial PassengerCarrying Operations in Single Engine

Aircraft Under Instrument Flight Rules.

The information and recordkeeping

requirements will be used by the

operator to ensure that all maintenance

performed on the standby vacuum and

electrical systems is complete, accurate,

and standardized to ensure continued

airworthiness. The operator will also

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use the information on the engine trend

monitoring system to ensure engine

reliability by analyzing the trend

indicators and performing inspections

or replacing engine parts as indicated.

The respondents are an estimated 1800

part 135 operators. The estimated

annual recordkeeping burden is 10,800

hours.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2000.

Steve Hopkins,

Manager, Standards and Information

Division, APF–100.

[FR Doc. 00–11492 Filed 5–8–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Notice of Availability and Public

Hearing of the Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement on

the Buffalo Inner Harbor Project, New

York

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public

hearing of the draft supplemental

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit

Administration (FTA) is issuing this

notice to advise the public and

interested agencies that a Draft

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement (Draft SEIS) will be available

on the Buffalo Inner Harbor Project.

This Draft SEIS is in response to a court

order and is limited in scope to the

issue of historic preservation. The Draft

SEIS will address events and

information that became available

subsequent to the Final EIS (FEIS),

which was issued February 12, 1999.

The Draft SEIS was prepared pursuant

to an order filed in a civil action filed

by Preservation Coalition on October 6,

1999, in the United States District Court

for the Western District of New York

under civil action number 99-CV–745S

against FTA, NFTA, the New York State

Thruway Authority, Empire State

Development Corporation (ESDC), and

the New York State Office of Parks,

Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

The Preservation Coalition challenged

the Buffalo Inner Harbor Project on

environmental and historic preservation

grounds. On March 31, 2000, District

Court Judge William M. Skretny ordered

that a SEIS be prepared to consider the

information learned during

archaeological investigations conducted

after the FEIS.

The court established a compressed

timetable for the public comment period

on the Draft SEIS. In accordance with

the order, the Draft SEIS will be

available for public comment between

May 10, 2000, and May 31, 2000.

Written comments must be received by

5:00 PM on May 31, 2000. A public

hearing on the project will be held on

May 24, 2000, from 7 to 9:00 p.m.

DATES: Comment due date/time: May 31,

2000, 5:00 PM. Public hearing date/

time: May 24, 2000, 7–9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are to be

sent to Ruta Dzenis, AICP, Project

Director, Empire State Development

Corporation, 420 Main Street, Suite 717

Liberty Building, Buffalo, NY 14202.

The address of the public hearing is Erie

County Community College, Downtown

Campus, Main Auditorium, Buffalo, NY

14203. The Auditorium entrance is

along the Clinton Street side of the

building and is accessible to the

disabled. If there is a need for a

translator for the hearing impaired or

other special accommodations please

notify Ms. Mary Coleman, Empire State

Development Corporation, at (716) 856–

8111 by Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Copies

of the Draft SEIS are available by

contacting Ms. Coleman. Copies of the

draft SEIS are also available for review

at the Buffalo and Erie County Public

Library, Central Branch, Lafayette

Square, Buffalo, NY 14202; the Niagara

Falls Public Library, 1425 Main Street,

Niagara Falls, NY 14305; and the

University of Buffalo School of

Architecture and Planning Library,

Hayes Hall, South Campus, Buffalo NY

14216.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anthony G. Carr, FTA Region II, One

Bowling Green, Room 429; New York,

NY 10004. Telephone (212) 668–2170.

Following the public comment

period, a Final SEIS that responds to the

comments will be prepared and made

available to the public.

Issued on: May 3, 2000.

Letitia Thompson,

Regional Administrator, Federal Transit

Administration, Region II.

[FR Doc. 00–11484 Filed 5–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2000–7111]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That all Nonconforming

1992–1994 Mercedes-Benz SE and SEL

Passenger Car Models Are Eligible for

Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that all nonconforming 1992–

1994 Mercedes-Benz SE and SEL

passenger car models are eligible for

importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces

receipt by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a

petition for a decision that all 1992–

1994 Mercedes-Benz SE and SEL

passenger car models 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 June 8, 2000.

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 am to

5 pm].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

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

into the United States unless NHTSA

has decided that the motor vehicle is

substantially similar to a motor vehicle

originally manufactured for importation

into and sale in the United States,

certified under 49 U.S.C. § 30115, and of

the same model year as the model of the

motor vehicle to be compared, and is

capable of being readily altered to