50560 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 187 / Friday, September 26, 1997 / Notices

committee chairman may allow public

presentations of oral statements at the

meeting.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25636 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Program for Qualifying Department of

Defense Ground Passenger Carriers

AGENCY: Military Traffic Management

Command, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Reference previous Notice

(Request for comments) in Federal

Register, Vol. 62, No. 61, dated March

31, 1997, page 15165, provided a 60 day

comment period on the proposed

changes to the Military Bus Agreement

(MBA). Comments and Military Traffic

Management Command (MTMC’s)

responses to those comments are

addressed accordingly and are provided

below. The MBA is amended to improve

the standards for qualifying carriers

transporting Department of Defense

(DOD) passengers by bus, van and

limousine service. The improvements

are prepared under a new basic

Agreement. The changes affect all

current and future ground passenger

carriers transporting for the DOD. A

copy of the final Agreement between

Military Traffic Management Command

(MTMC) and ground passenger carriers

is available upon request.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This new basic

Agreement is effective 1 October 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leesha Saunders at 703–681–6393;

Headquarters, Military Traffic

Management Command, ATTN: MTOP–

QQ, Room 630, 5611 Columbia Pike,

Falls Church, VA 22041–5050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments: The following comments

were received from Industry:

Comment 1. (II–2 Carrier

Application., c. & Department of

Transportation (DOT) Rating)

Continental Air Transport commented

on the regulatory procedures for their

individual company in relation to the

DOT safety fitness rating for all carriers

applying to the Military Bus Program.

The carrier operates ten passenger vans.

These vehicles are too small to be

regulated by the Department of

Transportation (DOT); therefore, they

cannot obtain a safety fitness rating from

DOT.

Response 1. These objections reflect

concerns relevant to a van carrier like

Continental Air Transport. The DOT’s

safety fitness rating requirements for the

MBA is for carriers whose vehicles seat

16 passengers or more including the

driver. Under the present and future

MBA application requirements, carriers

whose vehicles seat a maximum of 15

passengers are only required to submit

copies of their vehicle licenses with

their applications. Van & limousine

carriers applying for approval from

deregulated states must submit a

notarized letter indicating they meet all

state requirements.

Comment 2. (III–8 Driver

Qualifications) Continental Air

Transport Company comments that the

state of Illinois and the DOT do not

require their drivers to have Commercial

Driver’s Licenses (CDL). In addition, the

carrier comments it is not possible to get

a CDL specifically for their vehicle

capacity. The carrier further explains its

driving staff undergoes in-house

training including the National Safety

Council’s Defense Driving Course.

Recommended change is that the

statement ‘‘* * * hold a current

commercial driver’s license * * *’’ be

deleted from this section and maintain

the following wording: ‘‘* * * be

properly qualified and licensed and

operate the type of equipment owned by

the carrier.’’

Response 2. Continental Air Transport

Co. comment refers to carriers with

vehicles seating less than 16 passengers.

Many companies making application to

the MBA operate vehicles that seat more

than 16 passengers and those drivers are

required by federal and local regulations

to have and carry their CDL. Therefore,

the following sentence change is made:

‘‘Drivers, in addition to meeting the

DOT’s requirements, must be legal

residents of the United States, be able to

communicate in English, hold a current

commercial driver’s license or be

properly qualified and licensed to

operate the type of equipment owned by

the carrier.’’

Comment 3. (III–9 Financial

Statements) Continental Air Transport

Co. believes that carriers would have

problems providing copies of their

financial statements to MTMC for

qualifying for the MBA.

Response 3. The proof of the financial

stability of carriers is to reduce the risk

to the Department of Defense of

approving carriers who are not

financially able to provide safe and

reliable passenger service. Thus,

financial information is required at time

of application or upon request of the

MTMC. However, the requirement for

Certified Public Accountant audited

statements is removed.

MTMC is the agency established

within the DOD for the procurement of

land transportation from commercial

carriers for DOD passengers, their

families and impedimenta, in domestic

movements procured by the MTMC and

DOT Transportation Offices. In light of

current deregulation and changing

federal regulations, MTMC is modifying

the passenger policies in order to

improve the current qualification

program. The MBA is the standards of

service carriers must meet for MTMC

approval including the Federal Motor

Carrier Safety Regulations and DOD

passenger requirements. Under the new

Agreement carriers must show

compliance with federal, state and DOD

passenger safety requirements. All bus,

van and limousine carriers currently

approved by MTMC will be required to

re-sign the new MBA and provide proof

of insurance, company drug testing,

financial and additional information

newly established under the revised

Amendment.

Alan M. Cox,

Colonel, U.S. Army, Acting Chief,

Qualification Division.

[FR Doc. 97–25635 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection requests.

SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information

Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, invites comments on the

proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been

requested in accordance with the Act

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since

public harm is reasonably likely to

result if normal clearance procedures

are followed. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by September 30, 1997.

A regular clearance process is also

beginning. Interested persons are

invited to submit comments on or before

November 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer:

Department of Education, Office of
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Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th &

D Streets, S.W., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Written comments

regarding the regular clearance and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651, or should

be electronic mailed to the internet

address #FIRB@ed.gov, or should be

faxed to 202–708–9346.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that the

Director of OMB provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) may

amend or waive the requirement for

public consultation to the extent that

public participation in the approval

process would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests at the beginning of

the Departmental review of the

information collection. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g., new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. ED invites

public comment at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department, (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate, (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected, and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Reinstatement

Title: Performance Report—Training

Personnel for the Education of

Individuals with Disabilities

Abstract: These Performance Reports

collect information required of grantees

receiving Federal funds under Part D of

the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA), required by P.L.

101–476 and 102–119, through fiscal

year 1997 grants. Training data will be

summarized in the Office of Special

Education and Rehabilitative Services’

(OSERS’’) Annual Report to Congress,

including data on special education and

related services personnel, as well as

parents trained.

Additional Information: Recently, the

U.S. Department of Education’s Office of

the General Counsel rendered a legal

opinion that, because the new law takes

effect beginning Fiscal Year 1998, the

old law governs reporting requirements

for grantees who were funded for Fiscal

Years 1996 and 1997. This being the

case, data reports are still required by

law to be filed with the Department by

the grantees no later than November 30,

1997, for the Fiscal Year 1996 budget

reporting period. In order to accomplish

the mailout to grantees of the data

collection forms and instructions, an

emergency extension is urgently sought

for this package so that the Department

can comply with the law. Approval is

needed to permit the mailout to occur

on October 15. To secure the support

services of the Department’s mailout

contractor, OMB approval needs to be

obtained no later than September 30,

1997.

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profits; not-for-profit institutions;

State, local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or

LEAs

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 894

Burden Hours: 1,192

[FR Doc. 97–25577 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ID–2170–001]

William W. Berry; Notice of Filing

September 22, 1997.

Take notice that on July 30, 1997,

William W. Berry filed an application

for authorization under Section 305(b)

of the Federal Power Act to hold the

following positions:

Director: ISO New England Inc.

Director: Scott & Stringfellow Financial Corp.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filings should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be filed on or before

October 3, 1997. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25559 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. OA97–703–000]

Black Hills Power and Light Company;

Notice of Filing

September 22, 1997.

Take notice that on July 31, 1997,

Black Hills Power and Light Company

tendered for filing its Open Access

Transmission Tariff filing.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211