5066 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 22 / Monday, February 3, 1997 / Notices

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (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 review and comment. The

ICR describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

cost and burden. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following

collection of information was published

on October 23, 1996 [FR 61, page

55067].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Weaver, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone

202–366–2811.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Maritime Administration

Title: 46 CFR Part 298—Title XI

Obligation Guarantees.

Type of Request: Extension of

currently approved information

collection.

OMB Control Number: 2133–0018.

Form Number(s): MA–163.

Affected Public: Individuals/

businesses interested in obtaining loan

guarantees for construction/

reconstruction of vessels satisfying

criteria under the Act.

Abstract: Under title XI of the

Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended

(46 U.S.C. 1271–1279) (the Act), the

Maritime Administration (MARAD) is

authorized to execute a full faith and

credit guarantee by the United States of

debt obligations issued to finance or

refinance the construction or

reconstruction of vessels. In November

1994, the title XI program was expanded

to permit issuance of loan guarantees for

financing export vessels built in the

United States and for shipyard

modernization and improvement

projects.

Need and Use of the Information:

Prior to execution of a loan guarantee,

the Act requires the Secretary of

Transportation must, among other

things, make determinations of

economic soundness of the project and

financial and operating capability of the

applicant. The Secretary of

Transportation has delegated this

authority (See 49 CFR 1.66(e)) to the

Maritime Administrator. The

information collected is necessary to

evaluate the project and capabilities,

make the required determinations, and

administer any agreements executed

upon approval of loan guarantees.

Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.

Address: Send all comments to the

Office of Management and Budget, 725–

17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503,

Attention DOT Desk Officer.

Comments: Send all comments

regarding whether this information

collection is necessary for proper

performance of the function of the

agency and will have practical utility,

accuracy of the burden estimates, ways

to minimize this burden, and ways to

enhance quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28,

1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–2550 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Partnership Council Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation (DOT) announces a

meeting of the DOT Partnership Council

(the Council). Notice of this meeting is

required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

TIME AND PLACE: The Council will meet

on Wednesday, February 26, 1997, at

2:00 p.m., at the Department of

Transportation, Nassif Building, rooms

10234–10238, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. The rooms are

located on the 10th floor.

TYPE OF MEETING: These meetings will be

open to the public. Seating will be

available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Handicapped individuals wishing

to attend should contact DOT to obtain

appropriate accommodations.

POINT OF CONTACT: John E. Budnik or

Jean B. Lenderking, Corporate

Effectiveness Division, M–13,

Department of Transportation, Nassif

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., room

9425, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–

9439 or (202) 366–8085, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this meeting is to provide an

overview of diversity within the

Department of Transportation and to

provide updates on ongoing Partnership

Council activities.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: We invite

interested persons and organizations to

submit comments. Mail or deliver your

comments or recommendations to Mr.

John Budnik or Ms. Jean Lenderking at

the address shown above. Comments

should be received by February 18, 1997

in order to be considered at the

February 26 meeting.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29,

1997.

For the Department of Transportation.

John E. Budnik,

Associate Director, Corporate Effectiveness

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2603 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 97–004–Notice 1]

Motor Vehicle Bystander Care Survey;

Proposed Information Collection

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments on data collection.

SUMMARY: NHTSA will conduct a

telephone survey as a major component

of a two-site evaluation of its Bystander

Care program. In accordance with the

agency’s mandate to reduce fatalities

and economic loss resulting from motor

vehicle crashes, the Bystander Care

program was established to encourage

passerby to stop at rural crash sites,

render life-saving assistance, and

summon emergency medical services

(EMS). The program is designed to raise

public awareness of the importance of

bystander care, and to teach the few

basic skills necessary to recognize an

emergency, start victims’ breathing, stop

victims’ bleeding, and contact EMS. The

data from the survey will be used to

evaluate the extent to which the

bystander care messages have reached

the public in targeted areas, the extent

to which these messages were

successful in changing attitudes towards

providing emergency care, and the

extent to which the program improved

knowledge needed to successfully

provide emergency care.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted April 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to National Highway Safety

Administration, Docket Section, Room

5109, Docket #97–004, No. 1, 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 22 / Monday, February 3, 1997 / Notices 5067

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Helen Dear, Contracting Officer’s

Technical Representative, Office of

Traffic Injury Control Programs, (NTS–

14), National Highway Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Room 5119, Washington, D.C.

20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NHTSA will conduct a survey as a

major component of a two-site

evaluation of its Bystander Care

program. The other components of this

evaluation include a review of existing

EMS records, and a review of

attendance records from providers of

Bystander Care training. In accordance

with the agency’s mandate to reduce

fatalities and economic loss resulting

from motor vehicle crashes, the

Bystander Care program was established

to encourage passerbys to stop at rural

crash sites, render life-saving assistance,

and summon emergency medical

services (EMS). The program is designed

to raise public awareness of the

importance of bystander care, and to

teach the few basic skills necessary to

recognize an emergency, start victims’

breathing, stop victims’ bleeding, and

contact EMS. The program focuses on

rural areas because a disproportionate

number of fatalities occur there,

possibly because of longer EMS

response times, and fewer passerbys.

The data from the survey will be used

to evaluate the extent to which the

bystander care messages have reached

the public in targeted areas, the extent

to which these messages were

successful in changing attitudes towards

providing emergency care, and the

extent to which the program improved

knowledge needed to successfully

provide emergency care.

The longitudinal telephone survey

will be conducted in two waves: prior

to the public campaign the first survey

will gather baseline data. The second

survey, approximately one year after the

inception of the program, will assess

changes from that baseline.

Data from the evaluation will be used

by NHTSA in judging the efficacy of the

bystander care program. The design of

the study will enable NHTSA to

measure the impact of the program and

improve the program by diagnosing any

problem areas.

II. Method of Data Collection

The survey will be conducted by

telephone in two program sites. The

baseline survey will interview a sample

of approximately 400 individuals over

the age of 15, and the follow-up survey

will attempt reinterviews with all

baseline respondents. Reinterview rates

of 75–80 percent are expected. In

addition, the follow-up survey will

interview an additional 300 respondents

to control for the potential sensitizing

effects of the baseline survey on the

panel respondents. The interviews will

be aided by a computerized system to

minimize interviewing and recording

errors. The survey will be anonymous

and confidential, and participation will

be voluntary.

The instruments will consist of three

modules. The first module will gather

information indicating the respondents’

familiarity with the Bystander Care

messages. This information will provide

a gauge of the breadth of dissemination.

The second module will gather

information about respondent attitudes

towards, and knowledge about,

providing emergency care. Comparisons

of this information before and after the

campaign will provide a measure of the

program’s impact. The third and final

module will gather demographic

information about the respondents. The

follow-up instrument will include only

the first two modules for panel

respondents. The modules for the

follow-up survey will include a small

number of items not asked of baseline

respondents.

III. Use of Findings

The findings will be used to judge the

efficacy of the Bystander Care program.

NHTSA will draw on this information

when considering continuation,

refinement, and expansion of the

Bystander Care program.

IV. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: The population of

two rural sites age 16 and older living

in households with telephones.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

400 first wave, 560 second wave.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10–

15 minutes.

Estimated Total Burden: 160–240

total hours.

Estimated Total Cost: $17.50 per

survey (baseline); $19.75 per survey

(follow-up).

V. Requests for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

estimated burden (including hours and

cost) of the proposed data collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for approval by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) of this information collection.

Copies of all comments will be placed

in Docket 97–004, Notice 1, in the

NHTSA Docket Section in Room 5109,

Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590, and will

become a matter of public record.

James H. Hedlund,

Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–2252 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–M

[Docket No. 97–006; Notice 1]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1992

Mercedes-Benz 230CE Passenger Cars

Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1992

Mercedes-Benz 230CE passenger cars

are eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) of a petition

for a decision that a 1992 MercedesBenz 230CE that was not originally

manufactured to comply with all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards is eligible for importation into

the United States because (1) it is

substantially similar to a vehicle that

was originally manufactured for

importation into and sale in the United

States and that was certified by its

manufacturer as complying with the

safety standards, and (2) it is capable of

being readily altered to conform to the

standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments

on the petition is March 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

the docket number and notice number,

and be submitted to: Docket Section,

Room 5109, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St.,

SW, Washington, DC 20590. [Docket

hours are from 9:30 am to 4 pm]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).