Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 155 / Tuesday, August 12, 1997 / Notices 43193

15 CFR Part 2012. As a result, effective

on or after August 25, 1997, imports of

beef from Argentina will need to be

accompanied by an export certificate in

order to qualify for the in-quota tariff

rate. In order for the export certificate to

be valid, it has to be used in the

calendar year for which it is in effect.

Charlene Barshefsky,

United States Trade Representative.

[FR Doc. 97–21253 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of The Secretary

Reports, Forms and Record keeping

Requirements, Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted

below have been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comment. The ICRs describe

the nature of the information collection

and their expected burden. The Federal

Register notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on these

collections were published on April 11,

1997 (62 FR page 18828–18829).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before September 11,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Delmer Billings, Information

Collection Clearance Officer, Office of

Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM–

10), Research and Special Programs

Administration, Room 8102,400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590, Telephone: (202) 366–4482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA)

Title: Requirements for Rail Tank

Cars—Transportation of Hazardous

Materials by Rail. (Former title: Rail

Carrier and Tank Car Tank

Requirements.)

OMB Control Number: 2137–0559.

Affected Public: Manufacturers,

owners and rail carriers of tank cars.

Abstract: This information collection

consolidates provisions for detection

and repair of cracks, pits, corrosion,

lining flaws, thermal protection flaws

and other defects of tank car tanks

under various provisions in parts 173,

179 and 180 of the HMR. The HMR

require facilities that build, repair and

ensure the structural integrity of tank

cars to develop and implement a quality

assurance program; allow the use of

non-destructive testing techniques, in

lieu of currently prescribed periodic

hydrostatic pressure tests, for fusion

welded tank cars; require thickness

measurements of tank cars, with limited

reduced shell thicknesses, for certain

hazardous materials; increase the

frequency for inspection and testing of

tank cars; and other provisions to ensure

crash worthiness protection for tank

cars.

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,659

hours.

Title: Rulemaking, Exemption and

Preemption Requirements. (Former title:

Rulemaking and Exemption

Requirements.)

OMB Control Number: 2137–0051.

Affected Public: Shippers, carriers,

packaging manufacturers, and other

affected entities.

Abstract: Rulemaking procedures

enable RSPA to determine if a rule

change is necessary; be consistent with

public interest; and maintain a level of

safety equal to or superior to that of

current regulations. Exemption

procedures provide the information

required for analytical purposes for

approval or denial of requests for

exemptions.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,279

hours.

Title: Cargo Tank Specification

Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0014.

Affected Public: Manufacturers and

owners of cargo tanks.

Abstract: This information collection

consolidates provisions for

manufacture, qualification, maintenance

and use of all specification cargo tank

motor vehicles. It clarifies certain

commodity sections in part 173,

reorganizes the cargo tank specifications

in part 178 and provides for vacuumloaded cargo tanks. It includes part 180

requirements governing the

maintenance, use, inspection, repair,

retest and requalification of cargo tanks

used to transport hazardous materials

and certain registration requirements in

part 107 for persons who are engaged in

manufacture, repair or certification of

any DOT specification cargo tank or

cargo tank manufactured under

exemption to transport hazardous

materials.

Estimated Annual Burden: 106,262

hours.

Send comments to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,

Attention RSPA 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 in Washington, DC, on August 5,

1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–21252 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD 97–048]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act, the U.S.

Coast Guard announces nine

Information Collection Requests (ICR)

for renewal. These ICRs include: 1.

Shipping Articles; 2. Liquid Natural Gas

and Liquefied Hazardous Gas

Waterfront Facilities; 3. Various Forms

and Posting Requirements under 46 CFR

concerning Vessel Inspection; 4. 33 CFR

Subchapter P—Ports and Waterways

Safety; 5. 46 CFR Subchapter S—

Subdivision and Stability; 6. Alternative

Provisions for Reinspection of Offshore

Supply Vessels in Foreign Ports, 46 CFR

91.27–13; 7. Hopper Dredge Working

Freeboard; Load Line and Stability; 8.

Barge Fleeting Facility Records; and 9.

Plan Approval and Records for Tank

Passenger, Cargo and Miscellaneous

Vessels, Mobile Offshore Drilling Units,

Nautical Schools, Oceanographic

Vessels and Electrical Engineering.

Before submitting the ICR packages to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), the U.S. Coast Guard is

soliciting comments on specific aspects

of the collections as described below.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Commandant (G–SII–2), U.S. Coast