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7 In approving the proposed rule change, the 

Commission considered the proposal’s impact on 

efficiency, competition and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 

8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

custody or control or for which it is 

responsible. 

IV. Conclusion 

On the basis of the foregoing, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

requirements of the Act and in 

particular Section 17A of the Act and 

the rules and regulations thereunder.7

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, that the 

proposed rule change (File No. SR–

OCC–2006–15) be and hereby is 

approved. 

For the Commission by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.8

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–9086 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements 

Filed the Week Ending April 27, 2007 

The following Agreements were filed 

with the Department of Transportation 

under the Sections 412 and 414 of the 

Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 

U.S.C. 1383 and 1384) and procedures 

governing proceedings to enforce these 

provisions. Answers may be filed within 

21 days after the filing of the 

application. 

Docket Number: OST–2007–28027. 

Date Filed: April 23, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: Mail Vote 534—Resolution 

010q, TC3/TC23 Special Passenger 

Amending, Resolution from Sri Lanka, 

(Memo 1084), Intended effective date: 1 

May 2007. 

Docket Number: OST–2007–28038. 

Date Filed: April 24, 2007. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: PSC/RESO/137 dated March 

20, 2007, Finally Adopted Resolutions & 

Recommended Practices, PSC/MINS/ 

019 dated March 20, 2007, Intended 

effective date: 1 June 2007. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E7–9081 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending April 27, 2007 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: OST–2007–27060. 

Date Filed: April 24, 2007. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: May 15, 2007 

Description: Application of Zoom 

Airlines Limited, amending its 

exemption and foreign air carrier permit 

to add a request for authority to serve 

Bermuda (‘‘BRA’’) as an intermediate 

point on its proposed scheduled service 

between London Gatwick Airport 

(‘‘LGW’’) and John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (‘‘JFK’’). 

Docket Number: OST–2007–28046. 

Date Filed: April 24, 2007. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: May 15, 2007 

Description: Application of Air 

Executive Charter GmbH (‘‘Air 

Executive Charter’’), requesting an 

exemption and a foreign air carrier 

permit authorizing Air Executive 

Charter to provide the following service 

using small aircraft: (a) Charter foreign 

air transportation of persons, property 

and mail between any point or points in 

Germany and any point or points in the 

United States; and between any point or 

points in the United States and any 

point or points in a third country or 

countries, provided that such service 

constitutes part of a continuous 

operation, with or without a change of 

aircraft, that includes air service to 

Germany for the purpose of carrying 

local traffic between Germany and the 

United States; (b) effective March 30, 

2008, charter foreign air transportation 

of persons, property and mail from 

points behind EU Member States, via 

the EU Member States and intermediate 

points to any point or points in the 

United States and beyond; (c) effective 

March 30, 2008, charter foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and 

mail between any point or points in the 

United States and any point or points in 

the European Common Aviation Area 

(‘‘ECAA’’); and (d) other charters 

between non-EU/ECAA third countries 

and the United States. 

Docket Number: OST–2007–28073. 

Date Filed: April 27, 2007. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: May 18, 2007. 

Description: Application of Star Air 

A/S, requesting an exemption and a 

foreign air carrier permit to provide 

charter foreign air transportation of 

property and mail on any and all routes 

authorized pursuant to the Agreement 

between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of Denmark Relating to Air Transport 

Services (‘‘U.S.-Denmark Open Skies 

Agreement’’). 

Docket Number: OST–2007–28087. 

Date Filed: April 27, 2007. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: May 18, 2007. 

Description: Application of ABX Air, 

Inc. (‘‘ABX’’), requesting the Department 

of Transportation disclaim jurisdiction 

over the transfer of the certificate of 

public convenience and necessity and 

other operating authority issued to ABX 

to facilitate the formation by ABX of a 

holding company. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E7–9080 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2007–28076] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Reinstatement of a Previously 

Approved Collection for Which 

Approval Has Expired 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Reinstatement of a previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 


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(OMB) approval for reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection for 

which approval has expired: It is 

summarized below under 

Supplementary Information. We are 

required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by July 

10, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FHWA–2007–28076 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room 401 

on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Contrino, 202–366–5060, or 

Ralph Gillman, 202–366–5042, Office of 

Highway Policy Information, Federal 

Highway Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 

hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Household Travel 

Survey. 

OMB Control #: 2125–0545. 

Background: The collection of 

passenger travel data is authorized in 

The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA–

LU) in Title 49, U.S.C. 301. In addition, 

Title 23, Section 307 authorizes the 

DOT to engage in studies to collect data 

for planning future highway programs. 

The 2008 National Household Travel 

Survey (NHTS) will provide an updated 

benchmark of travel activity and a 

measure of the impact of household 

travel behavior on system performance 

including safety, accessibility, economic 

factors, and congestion. This continuity 

is important in identifying, assessing, 

and forecasting travel trends. 

The many changes in travel and the 

related social patterns point to the need 

for a 2008 NHTS. Continuing changes in 

household structure, commuting levels 

and patterns, the location of households 

and workplaces, and increases in the 

mobility of the older population, as well 

as issues of air quality and traffic 

congestion, have all resulted in 

significant changes in travel in recent 

years. 

Historically, FHWA has had the 

responsibility for the administration of 

the NHTS. FHWA coordinates with 

other agencies within the DOT on 

information needs and program 

applications. The Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics (BTS), National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA), and the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) have provided 

supplemental funding in past NHTS 

program activities. In addition, several 

organizations outside DOT rely on the 

NHTS for transportation information 

relating to health (Centers for Disease 

Control), energy consumption (Energy 

Information Administration), and 

emergency planning (Department of 

Homeland Security). The Department of 

Transportation has a continuing need 

for current and improved data to 

determine the nature and extent of 

present travel needs and to plan for 

meeting the nation’s travel needs of the 

future. Specifically, data is needed to: 

• Examine the availability and use of 

transportation to various population 

groups, including those whose mobility 

has historically been lower than that of 

the general population, such as the 

elderly, low-income, people of color, 

and new immigrants; 

• Identify factors affecting the use of 

private vehicles and other means of 

transportation as they relate to trip 

purposes including travel to work, 

school, shopping, medical care and 

other personal business, and social and 

recreational travel; 

• Forecast trends in highway 

transportation in light of projected 

demographic changes; 

• Obtain the public’s response to 

changes in transportation systems and 

services; 

• Evaluate factors relating to the 

safety of the surface transportation 

system; 

• Provide data for the evaluation of 

the impacts of various policy initiatives; 

and 

• Provide cost-effective information 

that supports transportation planning 

and decision-making by Federal, State, 

and local governments. 

The DOT uses the data to analyze the 

amount and nature of household travel, 

the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and travel 

patterns, and trends in passenger travel. 

Because demographic information is 

collected on each person and each 

household surveyed in the NHTS, the 

dataset is excellent for describing travel 

behavior of population groups. The 

transportation community has seen the 

influence of changes in travel behavior 

on the amount and type of travel 

demand, including the increasing 

participation of women in the 

workforce, trip chaining for other 

purposes as part of the work journey, an 

increase in single-occupant vehicles, 

and increased development of the outer 

suburbs and exurbs, and changes in 

household structure. NHTS is also 

critical in assessing emerging travel 

roles of older populations and how this 

is changing over time, as the older 

cohort is more and more composed of 

those who have grown up driving. 

Understanding household travel today 

means understanding the complexity 

and variety of travel needs under these 

changing conditions. As our society 

addresses air quality and congestion 

issues, it is vital that the various trends 

be understood along with their 

implications for the different segments 

of the population. 

Respondents: Approximately 25,000 

households will complete the survey. 

The survey households will be selected 

using random digit dialing (RDD). The 

NHTS is a 2-stage study. In the first 

stage, households are contacted via 

computer assisted telephone 

interviewing (CATI) to collect basic 

information about the household and its 

vehicles. During this initial contact, 

households are recruited to participate 

in the diary phase (stage 2) of the study. 

Each household is assigned a specific 

travel day and asked to record details 

about each trip taken on that day. The 

stage 2 trip information is obtained via 

computer assisted telephone 

interviewing (CATI). 

Frequency: The NHTS has been 

conducted by the DOT every 5–7 years 

since 1969. The 2008 NHTS will be 

conducted during calendar year 2008. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The estimated burden per 

household averages 68 minutes, which 

includes interviewing an average of 2.5 

persons per household. The burden per 

person averages 20 minutes for the 

interview and another 7 minutes for 

keeping the diary. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The estimated total annual 

burden hours are 28,333. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

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necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 23 U.S.C. 307; 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: May 4, 2007. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–07–3] 

Hazardous Materials: Reducing the 

Risk of Hazardous Materials Incidents 

During Loading and Unloading 

Operations 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshop on 

loading/unloading practices. 

SUMMARY: As part of PHMSA’s efforts to 

review bulk loading and unloading of 

hazardous materials and to develop risk 

reduction strategies, the agency invites 

interested persons to participate in a 

public workshop that will examine 

industry data, identify industry best 

practices and standards, discuss the role 

of recommended practices for loading 

and unloading, and consider industry 

actions that have the potential to reduce 

risk during loading and unloading. 

PHMSA seeks the broadest participation 

of industry, federal agencies, state and 

local government, standards 

organizations, the emergency response 

community, employee groups, 

environmental and public interest 

organizations, and the public. PHMSA 

seeks individuals and organizations 

willing to speak at the public workshop. 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

papers on related topics. 

DATES: Public meeting: June 14, 2007, 

starting at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Public meeting: The 

meeting will be held at Lowe’s L’Enfant 

Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. For information 

on the facilities or to request special 

accommodations at the meeting, please 

contact Mr. Rick Boyle by telephone or 

e-mail as soon as possible. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

may be submitted and identified by 

DOT DMS Docket Number PHMSA–07–

3 by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rick Boyle, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Technology, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Technology, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, phone number: (202) 366–

4545, e-mail: rick.boyle@dot.gov, or, Mr. 

Douglas Reeves, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Technology, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Technology, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, phone number: (202) 366–

4545, e-mail: douglas.reeves@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A recent PHMSA review of bulk 

loading and unloading incidents over 

the past decade suggests roughly one 

quarter to one half of overall hazardous 

materials transportation incidents may 

be attributable to loading and unloading 

operations, particularly bulk packages. 

We also note that a significant 

proportion of National Transportation 

Safety Board (NTSB) hazardous 

materials accident reports over this 

period address safety concerns 

regarding bulk loading or unloading 

operations. 

II. Purpose of Public Workshop 

PHMSA is using an enterprise 

approach, bringing all stakeholders 

together for conceptual discussions, to 

examine the bulk loading and unloading 

issue and the range of potential industry 

actions to reduce risk in the 

transportation of hazardous materials. 

This public workshop is an early step in 

this effort. 

The workshop will consist of a series 

of panel presentations on specific topics 

followed by discussions of the issues 

involved. We anticipate that the panels 

will cover incident data and relevant 

NTSB accident reports; loading and 

unloading procedures, including 

existing recommended practices and 

potential gaps; assessment; training; and 

emergency response. An ad-hoc 

industry working group has submitted a 

draft recommended practice on contents 

of bulk loading and unloading 

procedures. PHMSA encourages all 

stakeholders to review the draft 

available in the docket as a starting 

point for discussions. 

The public may attend and participate 

in this workshop without prior 

notification; however, to structure the 

event to best utilize technical 

experience in attendance, PHMSA asks 

that individuals submit information, if 

possible, on their areas of expertise and 

interests prior to the workshop. 

Individuals who wish to make 

presentations on the panels should 

contact Mr. Rick Boyle or Mr. Douglas 

Reeves and make arrangements to 

participate on the panels prior to the 

workshop. PHMSA plans to invite 

specific individuals and Federal agency 

representatives to make presentations as 

the workshop agenda is developed. 

Advance material that should be 

reviewed prior to the workshop can be 

found in the docket or at http:// 

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings. 

Directions to the workshop location, the 

workshop agenda, an attendee 

information submittal form, and the 

draft recommended practice on contents 

of bulk loading and unloading 

procedures can be found at these 

locations. 

PHMSA also invites interested 

persons who are unable to attend the 

public workshop and who have an 

interest in bulk loading and unloading 

of hazardous materials to submit 

comments pertinent to panels and 

topics identified in the workshop 

agenda or to provide any relevant 

information or data to the DOT Docket 

Management System Docket Number 

PHMSA–07–3. Comments may be 

submitted by any method noted in the 

ADDRESSES section above. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 7, 2007, 

under authority delegated in 49 CFR part 

106. 

Theodore L. Willke, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Hazardous Materials Safety. 

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