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permitted the ‘‘national car’’ to be

produced outside Indonesia.

The USTR believes that these

measures are inconsistent with several

provisions of the WTO agreements,

including the following:

—The grant of tax and tariff benefits

under the ‘‘national motor vehicle’’

program to finished cars imported

into Indonesia from a sole supplier in

Korea is inconsistent with Articles I:1

and III:7 of the GATT 1994;

—The grant of benefits tied to

percentage local content under the

1993 program and the ‘‘national car’’

program is inconsistent with Article

III:4 of the GATT 1994 and Article 2

of the TRIMs Agreement;

—The effective imposition of a lower

tax on domestic motor vehicle parts

and components than on imported

parts components is inconsistent with

Article III:2 of the GATT 1994;

—The grant of luxury tax-free treatment

to ‘‘national motor vehicle’’ that is not

granted to imported finished vehicles

is inconsistent with Article III:2 of the

GATT 1994;

—The grant of national car benefits only

to those cars bearing a unique

Indonesian trademark owned by

Indonesia nationals discriminates

against foreign-owned trademarks and

their owners in a manner inconsistent

with Articles 3, 30 and 65 of the

TRIPs Agreement;

—The adoption of the ‘‘national car

program’’ in 1996 had the effect of

extending the scope of tax- and tariffbased subsides in a manner

inconsistent with Article 28.2 of the

SCM Agreement; and

—The grant of the tax and tariff benefits

described above constitute specific

subsidies that cause serious prejudice

to the interests of the United States

within the meaning of the SCM

Agreement by displacing or impeding

imports of U.S. motor vehicles, and of

parts or components thereof, into the

Indonesian market and/or by creating

significant price and undercutting,

price suppression, price depression

and/or loss of sales for U.S. exporters

to that market.

Public Comment: Requirements for

Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments concerning

the issues raised in the dispute.

Comments must be in English and

provided in fifteen copies. A person

requesting that information contained in

a comment submitted by that person be

treated as confidential business

information must certify that such

information is business confidential and

would not customarily be released to

the public by the commenter.

Confidential business information must

be clearly marked ‘‘BUSINESS

CONFIDENTIAL’’ in a contrasting color

ink at the top of each page of each copy.

Information or advice contained in a

comment submitted, other than business

confidential information, may be

determined by USTR to be confidential

in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that

information or advice may qualify as

such, the submitter—

(1) must so designate that information

or advice;

(2) must clearly mark the material as

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ in a

contrasting color ink at the top of each

page of each copy; and

(3) is encouraged to provide a nonconfidential summary of the

information or advice.

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the

URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will

maintain a file on this dispute

settlement proceeding, accessible to the

public, in the USTR Reading Room;

Room 101, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, DC 20508. The

public file will include a listing of any

comments received by USTR from the

public with respect to the proceeding;

the U.S. submissions to the panel in the

proceeding; the submissions, or nonconfidential summaries of submissions,

to the panel received from other

participants in the dispute, as well as

the report of the dispute settlement

panel and, if applicable, the report of

the Appellate Body. An appointment to

review the public file (Docket WTO/D–

17 (‘‘U.S.-Indonesia Automobile

Industry Dispute’’) may be made by

calling Brenda Webb, (202) 395–6186.

The USTR Reading Room is open to the

public from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1

p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A. Jane Bradley,

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Monitoring and Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 97–24671 Filed 9–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

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 of 1995 (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 burden. The Federal

Register Notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on the

following collection of information was

published on May 29, 1997 (62 FR

29183–29184).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before October 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert C. Winans, Office of Engineering,

(202) 366–4656, Federal Highway

Administration, Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office

hours are from 7:45 a.m.—4:15 p.m., e.t.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration

(FHWA)

Title: Developing and Recording Costs

for Railroad Adjustments.

OMB Number: 2125–0521.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Affected Public: Railroad companies.

Abstract: Under the provisions of 23

U.S.C. 130 and 23 U.S.C. 101(a),

Federal-aid highway funds may be used

to reimburse State highway agencies

when they have paid for the cost of

projects that eliminate hazards at

railroad/highway crossings or that

adjust railroad facilities to accommodate

the construction of highway projects.

Section 121 of Title 23 establishes the

general principle that when Federal-aid

highway funds are being used to

reimburse State highway agencies for

construction costs, Federal payment

shall be based on costs incurred. FHWA

regulation 23 CFR part 140, subpart I

requires that each railroad company be

able to document its costs or expenses

for adjusting its facilities. Each railroad

company is required to have a system of

recording labor, materials, supplies and

equipment costs incurred when

undertaking necessary railroad work.

This record of costs forms the basis for

payment by the State highway agency to

the railroad company and, in turn,

FHWA reimburses the State for its

payment to the railroad.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

36,800.

Number of Respondents: 115.
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ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT

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 September

10, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–24649 Filed 9–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee Meeting on Transport

Airplane and Engine Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

public meeting of the FAA’s Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee

(ARAC) to discuss airplane and engine

issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

October 2 and October 3, 1997

beginning at 8:00 a.m. on October 2.

Arrange for oral presentations by

September 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

General Aviation Manufacturers

Association, 1400 K Street, NW, Suite

801, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jackie Smith, Office of Rulemaking,

FAA, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202)

267–9682.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463; 5 U.S.C. App. II), notice is given of

a meeting of the Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee to be held October

2 and 3, 1997 at General Aviation

Manufacturers Association, 1400 K

Street, NW, Suite 801, Washington, DC.

The agenda for the meeting will

include:

Thursday, October 2, 1997

• Opening Remarks.

• FAA Report.

• Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)

Report.

• Transport Canada Report.

• Executive Committee (EXCOM)

Report.

• Issues List and Tasking Chart.

• Action Item Reports.

• Uncontained Engine Failure.

• FAA Icing Plan.

• Flight Test Guide Status Report.

• Flight Test Harmonization Working

Group (HWG) Report.

• Powerplant Installation HWG

Report.

• Systems Design and Analysis HWG

Report.

Friday, October 3, 1997

• Electromagnetic Effects HWG

Report.

• Loads and Dynamics HWG Report

and Vote.

• Engine HWG Report.

• Airworthiness Assurance HWG

Report.

• Hydraulic Test HWG Report.

• Review Action Items.

• Review Future Meeting Schedule

and Set Next Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public, but will be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements by September 22, 1997 to

present oral statements at the meeting.

The public may present written

statements to the committee at any time

by providing 25 copies to the Assistant

Executive Director for Transport

Airplane and Engine Issues or by

providing copies at the meeting. In

addition, sign and oral interpretation

can be made available at the meeting, as

well as a listening device, if requested

10 calendar days before the meeting.

The Loads & Dynamics HWG is

requesting a vote to accept

recommendation of a notice of proposed

rulemaking (NPRM) concerning

Interaction of Systems an Structures.

Arrangements may be made to present

statements, request sign, oral

interpretation, or listening devices, and

request a copy of the NPRM by

contacting the person listed under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September

11, 1997.

Jean Casciano,

Acting Executive Director, Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–24717 Filed 9–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–32 (Sub–No. 80X)]

Boston and Maine Corporation—

Abandonment Exemption—in Hartford

County, CT

Boston and Maine Corporation (B&M)

has filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments and Discontinuances to

abandon and discontinue service over

the Wethersfield Secondary line

between milepost 3.0 in Hartford, CT,

and milepost 7.0 in Wethersfield, CT, a

distance of approximately 4.0 miles, in

Hartford County, CT. The line traverses

United States Postal Service Zip Codes

06109 and 06067.

B&M has certified that: (1) no local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) overhead traffic has

been rerouted over other lines; (3) no

formal complaint filed by a user of rail

service on the line (or by a state or local

government entity acting on behalf of

such user) regarding cessation of service

over the line either is pending with the

Surface Transportation Board (Board) or

with any U.S. District Court or has been

decided in favor of complainant within

the 2-year period; and (4) the

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental

agencies) have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

must be filed.

Provided no formal expression of

intent to file an offer of financial

assistance (OFA) has been received, this

exemption will be effective on October

17, 1997, unless stayed pending

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do