51176 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 189 / Tuesday, September 30, 1997 / Notices

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), the FAA invites public

comment on six currently approved

public information collections which

will be submitted to OMB for renewal.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on any of these

collections may be mailed or delivered

to the FAA at the following address: Ms.

Judith Street, Room 612, Federal

Aviation Administration, Corporate

Information Division, ABC–100, 800

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Judith Street at the above address or

on (202) 267–9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

solicits comments on any of the current

collections of information in order to

evaluate the necessity of the collection,

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of

the burden, the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected, and possible ways to

minimize the burden of the collection.

Following are short synopses of the six,

currently approved public information

collection activities, which will be

submitted to OMB for review and

renewal:

1. 2120–0021, Certification: Pilots and

Flight Instructors. The FAA is

empowered to issue airmen certificates

to properly qualified persons. This

clearance request covers the burden

imposed on airmen directly responsible

for the control of aircraft. 14 CFR part

61 prescribes requirements for pilot and

flight instructor certificates. 14 CFR part

143 prescribes requirements for ground

instructors. The current burden for this

collection is estimated to be 8020 hours

reporting and 248,675 hours in

recordkeeping. Information collected is

used to determine compliance and

applicant eligibility. The number of

respondents is estimated to be 709,540.

2. 2120–0022, Certification:

Mechanics. Repairmen, Parachute

Riggers—14 CFR part 65. The regulation

prescribes requirements for mechanics,

repairmen, parachute riggers, and

inspection authorizations. Information

collected shows applicant eligibility.

Certification is required to perform

these job functions. The current burden

associated with this collection is 31,559

hours of reporting burden, and 26,250

hours of recordkeeping burden. The

number of respondents is estimated to

be 39,639.

3. 2120–0036, Notice of Landing Area

Proposal. 14 CFR part 157 requires that

each person who intends to construct,

activate, deactivate, or change the status

of an airport, runway, or taxiway shall

notify the FAA. FAA Form 7480–1,

Notice of Landing Area Proposal, is

used to collect the required information

on an as needed basis. The current

burden is estimated to be 2,989 hours

with 3,986 respondents.

4. 2120–0075, Airport Security—part

107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR Ch. I, part 107). Airport security

programs, training records and

screening, bomb threats, and arrest

reports are needed to ensure protection

of persons and property in air

transportation against acts of criminal

violence, ensure passenger screening

procedures are effective and that

information is available to comply with

Congressional reporting requirements.

The current burden is estimated at

15,268 hours of reporting and 59,546

hours of recordkeeping on 465

respondents.

5. 2120–0085, Certification and

Operations, 14 CFR part 125. The FAA

is authorized to issue Air Carrier

Operation Certificates. 14 CFR part 125

prescribes requirements for leased

aircraft, Aviation Service Firms and Air

Travel Clubs. Information collected

shows compliance and applicant’s

eligibility. The current burden is

estimated at 11,683 reporting hours

annually and 17,762 recordkeeping

hours annually by 57 respondents.

6. 2120–00573, Special Federal

Aviation regulation—SFAR–64 was

effective on June 3, 1993, and permitted

certain operations of noise-restricted

aircraft without a formal grant of

exemption under 14 CFR part 11.

Absent this SFAR, there is no regulatory

basis for approval of limited special

flight authorization for noncomplying

aircraft under 14 CFR part 91, subpart

I. Operators of these aircraft would need

to petition for and receive a grant of

exemption under 14 CFR part 11, which

is costly and time consuming for both

the petitioner and the FAA. The FAA

believes that it is in the public interest

to allow limited operations of certain

airplanes that do not meet the noise

standards of 14 CFR part 91, subpart I,

for the purpose of delivering the

airplane to a foreign purchaser or flying

it to the site of a modifier in the United

States who will bring it into compliance

with 14 CFR 91.805. Under this SFAR,

operators would be able to apply for a

special flight authorization to allow

limited nonrevenue operations at

specific U.S. airports. The information

will be used by the FAA to issue special

flight authorizations for operations of

Stage 1 or Stage 2 airplanes at U.S.

airports. The current number of

respondents is estimated at 25 for a total

annual burden of 38 hours.

Issued in Washington, DC., on September

24, 1997.

Steve Hopkins,

Manager, Corporate Information Division,

ABC–100.

[FR Doc. 97–25827 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Commercial Space Transportation

Advisory Committee; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space

Transportation Advisory Committee

open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice

is hereby given of a meeting of the

Commercial Space Transportation

Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The

meeting will take place on Thursday,

October 23, 1997, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:15

p.m. in Room 2230 of the Department of

Transportation’s Headquarters building

at 400 Seventh Street, SW, in

Washington, DC. This will be the

twenty-sixth meeting of the COMSTAC.

The agenda for the meeting will

include reports from the respective

COMSTAC Working Groups; a

legislative update on Congressional

activities involving commercial space

transportation; an activities report from

FAA’s Acting Associate Administrator

for Commercial Space Transportation

(formerly the Office of Commercial

Space Transportation [60 FR 62762,

December 7, 1995]); and other related

topics. The meeting is open to the

public; however, space is limited.

Meetings of the Technology and

Innovation, Risk Management, and

Launch Operations and Support

Working Groups will be held on

Wednesday, October 22, 1997. For

specific information concerning the

times and locations of these meetings,

contact the Contact Person listed below.

Individuals who plan to attend and

need special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

inform the Contact Person listed below

in advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Parker (AST-200), Office of the

Associate Administrator for Commercial

Space Transportation (AST), 400 7th

Street SW, Room 5415, Washington, DC

20590, telephone (202) 366–2932.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 189 / Tuesday, September 30, 1997 / Notices 51177

Dated: September 19, 1997.

Patricia G. Smith,

Acting Associate Administrator for

Commercial Space Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–25904 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA, Inc.; Special Committee 169;

Aeronautical Data Link Applications

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given for Special Committee

(SC)–169 meeting to be held October

14–16, 1997, starting at 9 a.m. The

meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., 1140

Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1020,

Washington, DC 20036.

The agenda will include: October 14–

15, Working Group (WG)–2, Required

Communications Performance; October

16–17, WG–4, Data Communication

Coordination Plan. (WG–4 will meet

after the Plenary Session on October 16

and, if necessary, on October 17.)

October 16, Plenary Session: (1) Plenary

Administration: Chairman’s

Introductory Remarks; Review and

Approval of Meeting Agenda; Review

and Approval of Minutes from the

Previous Meeting; Review of

Outstanding Action Items; (2) WG

Progress: WG–1, Air Traffic Services

Data Link Communications; WG–2,

Required Communications Performance;

WG–3, Flight Information Services

Communications; WG–4, Coordination

of Communications Capability

Implementation; WG–5, Ground/Ground

Traffic Flow Management Applications;

WG–6, Human Factors Guidelines; (3)

Plenary Business: Review of SARP

Compliant Documents; Discussion of

Future of SC–169 Work Efforts; (4)

Other Business; (5) Date and Place of

Next Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September

24, 1997.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 97–25825 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA, Inc.; Special Committee 192;

National Airspace Review Planning

and Analysis

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given for the Special

Committee 192 meeting to be held

October 15–16, 1997, starting at 9:00

a.m. The meeting will be held at MITRE

Corporation, 1820 Dolley Madison

Boulevard, Westgate Building, McLean,

VA 22102.

The agenda will be as follows: (1)

Chairman’s Introductory Remarks; (2)

Approval of Proposed Meeting Agenda;

(3) Review and Approval of Summary of

the Previous Meeting; (4) Information

Briefings; (5) Report from Design and

Infrastructure Work Group; (6) Report

from Modeling and Measurement Work

Group; (7) Other Business; (8) Set

Agenda for Next Meeting; (9) Date and

Place of Next Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www.rtca.org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on September

24, 1997.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 97–25826 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 97–064; Notice 1]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1990–

1993 BMW K1 Motorcycles Are Eligible

for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1990–1993

BMW K1 motorcycles are eligible for

importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces

receipt by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a

petition for a decision that 1990–1993

BMW K1 motorcycles that were not

originally manufactured to comply with

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards are eligible for

importation into the United States

because (1) they are substantially

similar to vehicles that were originally

manufactured for importation into and

sale in the United States and that were

certified by their manufacturer as

complying with the safety standards,

and (2) they are capable of being readily

altered to conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments

on the petition is October 30, 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 a.m. to 4 p.m.]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(A), a

motor vehicle that was not originally

manufactured to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards shall be refused admission

into the United States unless NHTSA

has decided that the motor vehicle is

substantially similar to a motor vehicle

originally manufactured for importation

into and sale in the United States,

certified under 49 U.S.C. § 30115, and of

the same model year as the model of the

motor vehicle to be compared, and is

capable of being readily altered to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards.