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for a mechanical draft crossflow cooling

tower for the Browns Ferry Nuclear

Plant.

5. Approval to provide network

integration transmission service to

Cinergy Services, Inc., to serve Bristol,

Virginia, in accordance with the

provisions of the TVA Transmission

Service Guidelines, as amended,

including the requirements of recovery

by TVA of its stranded cost claim

against Bristol and acknowledgment by

Bristol of its reciprocal transmission

obligation.

6. Amendments to the Rules and

Regulations of the TVA Retirement

System to allow vested members who

voluntarily leave TVA employment to

receive immediate retirement benefits

regardless of age.

7. Abandonment of an existing road

right-of-way easement and grant of road

right-of-way easement to Randy Nunley,

affecting 0.66 acre of land and 0.46 acre

of TVA’s Chickamauga Lake land (Tract

Nos. XCR–418 and XCR–693H) in

Hamilton County, Tennessee.

8. Sale of a permanent easement for

construction and maintenance of an

access road to Montana Land Company,

L.L.C., affecting 2.2 acres of land on

Pickwick Lake in Hardin County,

Tennessee (Tract No. XPR–455H).

9. Grant of a 30-year easement to

Chattanooga Gas Company affecting

approximately .02 acre of the Sequoyah

Access Railroad property in Hamilton

County, Tennessee (Tract No. XSNPRR–

8P), for a natural gas pipeline.

10. Grant of a permanent easement to

Lowndes County, Mississippi, affecting

approximately 5.83 acres of land for a

road that was relocated by TVA (Tract

No. XTLNDSS–1H).

11. Grant of a permanent easement to

the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, affecting

2.79 acres of land at TVA’s Tupelo

Primary 161–kV Substation in Lee

County, Mississippi (Tract No. XTSC–

2RE), for a city park.

12. Public auction sale affecting 42.67

acres of TVA’s Nashville, Tennessee,

Power Service Center, Davidson County,

Tennessee (Tract No. XNTPSC–3).

13. Approval to file a condemnation

case.

14. Approval of revision to TVA’s

power contract with Fort Payne,

Alabama.

15. Approval of a grant of permanent

easement for public recreation to the

State of Tennessee affecting

approximately 221 acres of land on

Tims Ford Lake in Franklin and Moore

Counties, Tennessee (Tract Nos.

XTTMFR–13RE, –14RE, –15RE, –17RE,

–18RE, –19RE, and –21RE).

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.

Dated: July 29, 1997.

William L. Osteen,

Associate General Counsel and Assistant

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20435 Filed 7–30–97; 10:42 am]

BILLING CODE 8120–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST–97–2767]

Notice of Intent to Collect Information

on Passenger Travel by Air Under

Emergency Review by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation (‘‘Department’’ or

‘‘DOT’’) has submitted the following

information request (see below under

Abstract) under emergency processing

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB approval has been requested by

July 30, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before September 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be filed in

Room PL–401, Docket OST–97–2767,

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. To facilitate consideration of

comments, each commenter should

submit five copies of its comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Schmidt, Office of Aviation and

International Economics, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs, Office of the

Secretary, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20590 at (202) 366–

5420 or (202) 366–7638 (FAX).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Collection of Data on Passenger

Travel by Air.

Type of Request: Approval of new

data collection.

Abstract: The Federal Aviation

Administration Reauthorization Act of

1996 (Public Law 104–264) required the

Secretary of Transportation to complete

a Study of Rural Air Fares which,

among other things, was to analyze air

fares paid between small communities

and large hub airports with fares

between large hub airports. Currently,

DOT collects air fare data from certain

air carriers as part of the Passenger

Origin and Destination Survey

(‘‘Survey’’). This Survey is based on a

ten percent sample of passenger tickets

and is reported to the Department on a

quarterly basis by the large certificated

air carriers. In the course of analyzing

these data with reference to the small

communities, the Department has

tentatively concluded that because of

the small size of the sample and the

absence of smaller carriers from the

database, the current data are somewhat

unrepresentative and inadequate for

providing proper analysis. The

Department is therefore seeking the

development of a database that will

better meet its needs to provide this

analysis.

Through an order issued at the same

time as this notice, the Department will

require airlines and CRSs to provide the

data needed for this analysis. In order to

minimize the burden of providing these

data, the Department is suggesting the

use of the Ticket Control Number (TCN)

files. In the process of ticketing airline

passengers, airlines and CRSs

electronically record most transactions

in TCN files for various accounting,

reconciliation and control purposes.

Each TCN file contains approximately

150 individual data items. The

Department believes that these files are

the best source of the type of

comprehensive data that it is seeking.

Furthermore, under a current data

interchange program, many airlines and

CRSs routinely submit the TCN data to

the Airline Tariff Publishing Company

(ATPCO) electronically on a daily basis,

Monday through Friday. The

Department believes that these TCN

data as submitted to ATPCO provide an

ideal source for meeting its data needs

because of the comprehensive nature of

the data and the potential advantages of

advanced techniques for managing the

data that are already in place. DOT

intends to collect a full year’s data in

order to eliminate any seasonal

variations or other aberrations.

By collecting these data, the

Department intends to develop a system

that includes the design and creation of

a database extracted from the TCN files,

storage of the database, and direct

access by Departmental users to the

database. To the extent that some

ticketing data are not included in

current data interchange programs, the

Department intends to take whatever

steps are necessary to provide as

complete a database as possible.

The Federal Aviation Administration

Reauthorization Act of 1996 (Public Law

104–264) was enacted on October 9,
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1996 and required that the Secretary

submit a final report on the study no

later than sixty days after enactment of

the legislation. The Department

completed the initial service analysis in

January 1997 with additional fare

analysis to follow. Based on a thorough

review of the data in the Survey as well

as other sources, the Department has

decided that the new data collection is

necessary to provide the best data for

this analysis. Therefore, because of the

length of time involved in the thorough

review of the data in the Survey and in

order not to delay the completion of the

Congressional report further beyond the

statutory deadline, the Department is

seeking emergency clearance to begin to

collect data for use in the Rural Air Fare

Study.

Estimate of Burden: The Department

tentatively estimates that the impact of

this data collection will be minimal

based on the use of the TCN data files

and data transmission through ATPCO

as mentioned previously. For those

carriers that use their own internal

reservation systems and are not part of

the CRSs, and for those smaller carriers

that are less automated, the Department

anticipates that these respondents could

incur an additional cost for the

additional time spent in processing and

transmitting the data. The Department

does not have specific information to

estimate this additional cost and invites

comments regarding this issue.

However, the Department expects that

the extent of this supplemental data is

relatively small and has engaged a

contractor to work with these carriers to

satisfy this data requirement.

Respondents: All U.S. airlines

providing scheduled passenger service

and all computer reservations systems

operating in the United States.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 47

large certificated airlines, 36 small

certificated and commuter airlines and

four computer reservations systems.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: It is anticipated that the

majority of the data (75 percent) will be

transmitted through the CRSs on a daily

(Monday through Friday) basis with

several larger carriers and half of the

small carriers, who maintain

independent systems, responding on a

weekly and monthly basis, respectively.

Thus, the estimated annual number of

responses per respondent would range

from 260 per year for the CRSs to 12 per

year for some of the smaller airlines.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: Based on a calculation of

an additional one-quarter of a man-year

for non-CRS respondents and an

estimate of an additional 15 minutes for

data transmission per response for the

CRSs, the Department estimates an

annual burden of 9,360 hours. However,

we invite comments on this issue.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

this proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) ways in which the

Department could estimate the burden

of the proposed collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on the

respondents, including through the use

of automated techniques or other forms

of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC on July 24, 1997.

Charles A. Hunnicutt,

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–20255 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Regional Liaison Outreach and

Services Program (LOSP)

Announcement of Request for

Proposals

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation’s Office of Small and

Disadvantaged Business Utilization

(OSDBU) is responsible for the

Department’s implementation and

execution of the functions and duties

under sections eight (8) and fifteen (15)

of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.

637) for developing policies and

procedures consistent with Federal

statutes to provide policy direction for

minority, women-owned, small and

disadvantaged business (S/DBE)

participation in the Department’s

procurement and Federal financial

assistance activities. The office is also

responsible for implementing and

monitoring the Department’s goals for

minority, women-owned and small and

disadvantaged businesses. The Secretary

of Transportation has encouraged DOT

operating administrations to expand

opportunities for these entrepreneurs to

participate fully in all DOT-funded

procurements and assisted programs.

This request solicits competitive

proposals from organizations classified

as trade associations and/or Chambers

of Commerce for participation under

OSDBU’s Liaison Outreach and Services

Program (LOSP). Eligible applicants

must be registered with the Internal

Revenue Service as 501 C(6) tax-exempt

organizations. OSDBU will enter into

Cooperative Agreements with these

organizations to provide liaison services

between the DOT, its grantees,

recipients, contractors, subcontractors,

and minority, women-owned, small and

disadvantaged business enterprises.

This Announcement of Requests for

Proposals contains information

concerning: (1) The principal objectives

of the competition, eligible applicants,

activities and factors for an award; (2)

the application process, including how

to apply and the criteria used for

selection; and (3) a checklist of

application submission requirements.

DATES: Proposals must be received at the

above location by August 29, 1997, 4

p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Proposals

received after the deadline will be

considered non-responsive and not

reviewed. DOT plans to give notice of

awards on all applications by September

26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Marie Hendricks or Mr. Art Jackson,

Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Room 9414, Washington, DC, 20590,

Tel. 202–366–2852 or 800–532–1169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Send

proposals to Mrs. Marie Hendricks,

Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Room 9414, Washington, DC 20590.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Luz A. Hopewell,

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Program Description and Goals

1.3 Description of Competition

1.4 Duration of Agreements

1.5 Authority

1.6 Eligibility Requirements

2. Program Requirements

2.1 Recipient Responsibilities

2.2 Work Requirements

2.3 Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization (OSDBU)

Responsibilities

3. Submission of Proposals

3.1 Content and Format for Proposals

3.2 Address, Number of Copies, Deadline

for Submission

4. Selection Criteria

4.1 General Criteria

4.2 Scoring of Applications

Application Form for Proposals—

Appendix A Attachments