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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

26, 1997.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA, Inc. Special Committee 147;

Minimum Operational Performance

Standards for Traffic Alert and

Collision Avoidance Systems Airborne

Equipment

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 a Special Committee

(SC)–147 meeting to be held November

4–5, starting at 9:00 a.m. The meeting

will be held at the MITRE Corporation,

Wilson Building, Room 1B02, 7798 Old

Springhouse Road, McLean, VA.

The agenda will be as follows: (1)

Chairman’s Introductory Remarks; (2)

Review and Approval of Minutes of the

Previous Meeting; (3) FAA Program

Office Report; (4) Requirements

Working Group Report; (5) Verification

and Validation Presentations; (6)

Review and Consideration of Proposed

Changes to TCAS II MOPS, v. 7.0 (DO–

185A); (7) Special Committee (SC)–186

Report: SC–186 Revised Terms of

Reference; (8) FAA Program Office

Report on the Use of ADS–B in TCAS;

(9) Discussion of Future Work Plan for

SC–147; (10) 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,

N.W., Suite 1020, Washington, D.C.

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, D.C., on September

26, 1997.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 96–073; No. 2]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on

proposed collections of information.

SUMMARY: This document describes

three collections of information for

which NHTSA intends to seek OMB

approval. Under new procedures

established by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, before seeking OMB

approval to collect information from the

public, Federal agencies must solicit

public comment on proposed

collections of information, including

extensions and reinstatements of

previously approved collections. Each

of the collections for which this

document requests comment has been

previously approved.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the

docket and notice numbers cited at the

beginning of this notice and be

submitted to NHTSA’s new Docket

Management Facility, located on the

Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the

U.S. Department of Transportation,

Room PL–01, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Please

identify the proposed collection of

information for which a comment is

provided, by referencing its OMB

Clearance Number. The DOT Docket is

open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm,

Mondays through Fridays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Complete copies of each request for

collection of information may be

obtained at no charge from Mr. Ed

Kosek, NHTSA Information Collection

Clearance Officer, NHTSA, 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Room 6123, Washington, DC

20590. Mr. Kosek’s telephone number is

(202) 366–2589. Please identify the

relevant collection of information by

referring to its OMB Clearance Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

before an agency submits a proposed

collection of information to OMB for

approval, it must publish a document in

the Federal Register providing a 60-day

comment period and otherwise consult

with members of the public and affected

agencies concerning each proposed

collection of information. The OMB has

promulgated regulations describing

what must be included in such a

document. Under OMB’s regulations (at

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask

for public comment on the following:

(i) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(iii) How to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and

(iv) How to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on those

who are to respond, including the use

of appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

In compliance with these

requirements, NHTSA asks public

comment on the following proposed

collections of information:

Names and Addresses of First

Purchasers of Motor Vehicles, 49 U.S.C.

30117(b)

Type of request—Reinstatement of

clearance.

OMB Clearance Number—2127–0044.

Form Number—This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Requested Expiration Date of

Approval—Three years after date of

expiration of existing clearance.

Summary of the Collection of

Information—By statute (49 U.S.C.

30117 (b) Maintaining Purchaser

Records and Procedures), motor vehicle

manufacturers are required to collect

and retain the names and addresses of

first purchasers of new motor vehicles,

so that the manufacturer can directly

notify those persons in the event the

vehicle is recalled.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Proposed Use of the

Information—If there is a safety-related

recall of the motor vehicle, the vehicle

manufacturer needs to identify the first

purchaser of the motor vehicle. Thus,

the vehicle manufacturers will use the

names and addresses to inform the first

purchaser of the recall, and to explain

what actions the purchaser should take.

Description of the Likely Respondents

(Including Estimated Number and

Proposed Frequency of Response to the

Collection of Information)—The

respondents are vehicle dealers which

collect the information, and vehicle

manufacturers which store the

information. Since this practice of
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recording and storing the names and

addresses of first purchasers was

followed by vehicle manufacturers for

their commercial purposes before the

requirement was enacted, NHTSA does

not believe that any added costs result

from this requirement.

There are approximately 14.25

million new vehicles sold each year.

There are approximately 19,000 dealers.

The agency estimates that each dealer

takes approximately three minutes to

record the name and address of the first

purchaser of the motor vehicle. The

dealer collects the information once.

The dealer forwards the information to

the vehicle manufacturer, which retains

the information.

Estimate of the Total Annual

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

Resulting from the Collection of

Information—NHTSA estimates that the

total time spent recording names and

addresses of purchasers of 14.25 million

new vehicles per year would be no more

than 712,500 hours. Assuming a value

of $10 per hour, this time can be valued

at $7,125,000. Dealers without computer

access to the vehicle manufacturers

generally return their sales cards once a

month. With 19,000 dealers making

twelve mailings each year, and paying

$2.00 postage for each mailing, the

annual postage costs would equal

$456,000.

NHTSA estimates that each vehicle

manufacturer spends 238 hours each

year appropriately handling the

information received from the dealers.

Again, assuming a value of $10 per

hour, this results in handling costs of

$2,380. Total costs per annum could

then be estimated as $7,958,380.

NHTSA acknowledges that this estimate

is imprecise, but knows of no way to

develop a more precise cost estimate

without conducting a separate

information collection just to answer

this question.

Summary:

REPORTING ........................... $7,500,000

MAILING ................................ 456,000

RECORDKEEPING ................. 2,380

TOTAL Annual Cost .......... 7,958,380

49 CFR Part 556—Petitions for

Inconsequentiality

Type of Request—Reinstatement of

clearance.

OMB Control Number—2127–0045.

Form Number—This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Requested Expiration Date of

Approval—Three years after date of

expiration of existing clearance.

Summary of the Collection of

Information—This collection of

information allows NHTSA to receive

petitions from manufacturers to excuse

inconsequential defects or

noncompliances with the Federal Motor

Vehicle Safety Standards. The

procedures for petitioning are

established at 49 CFR part 556, Petitions

for Inconsequentiality. This regulation

establishes the procedures for

manufacturers to submit such petitions

to the agency, the contents of such

petitions, and the criteria the agency

will use in evaluating those petitions.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Proposed Use of the

Information—In a petition, the vehicle

manufacturer provides information in

order to obtain relief from NHTSA.

Without NHTSA’s determination that a

defect or noncompliance is

inconsequential, a manufacturer of

motor vehicles or motor vehicle

equipment is required to notify all

distributors, dealers, and purchasers of

every defect or noncompliance that is

determined to exist in its products, and

to remedy that defect or noncompliance.

Part 556 sets forth the form and content

of petitions for relieving manufacturers

from the statutory notice and remedy

requirements for those defects or

noncompliances the manufacturer

believes are inconsequential as they

relate to safety.

There are two possible consequences

if this collection of information were not

conducted. First, it is possible that the

agency would not receive the

information it needs to make a

determination that a defect or

noncompliance is inconsequential. In

this case, manufacturers would be

statutorily required to follow the notice

and remedy provisions for every defect

or noncompliance.

Second, it is possible that the agency

would have to conduct a full public

hearing whenever a manufacturer

claimed a defect or noncompliance was

inconsequential. Whether the claim of

inconsequentiality were ultimately

determined to be spurious or

meritorious, a full hearing would

impose a burden on both the agency and

the petitioning manufacturer.

Description of the Likely Respondents

(Including Estimated Number, and

Proposed Frequency of Response to the

Collection of Information)—NHTSA

estimates that approximately 15

petitions are filed per year. Petitions are

filed entirely at the discretion of the

manufacturer.

Estimate of the Total Annual

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

Resulting from the Collection of

Information—Annual costs to the

petitioners can be estimated as follows:

about 15 petitions for inconsequential

noncompliance are filed each year.

Based on the length of the petitions

(usually 3–4 typewritten pages) and the

amount of documentation included,

NHTSA estimates that it would take a

petitioner about 2 hours to prepare one

of these petitions. Multiplying this two

hour burden by the 15 petitions filed

annually yields an estimated annual

burden of 30 hours for the petitioners

under Part 556.

If we assume a value of $20 per hour,

the annual cost of preparing these

petitions is about $60. Adding in the

postage cost of $4.80 (15 petitions, at a

cost of 32 cents to mail each one), we

estimate that it costs petitioners about

$605 annually to prepare and submit

these inconsequentiality petitions.

There are no recordkeeping costs to

the manufacturers.

49 CFR Part 566—Manufacturers’

Identification

Type of Request—Reinstatement of

clearance.

OMB Control Number—2127–0043.

Form Number—This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Requested Expiration Date of

Approval—Three years from date of

approval.

Summary of the Collection of

Information—This collection of

information requires every manufacturer

of motor vehicles and/or replacement

equipment to file with NHTSA on a onetime basis, the company name, address,

and description of the motor vehicle

type or of covered equipment

manufactured.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Proposed Use of the

Information—NHTSA needs this

information because under 49 U.S.C.

30118, manufacturers must determine if

any motor vehicle or item of

replacement equipment contains a

defect related to motor vehicle safety or

fails to comply with an applicable

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.

Following such a determination, the

manufacturer is required to notify the

Secretary of Transportation, owners,

purchasers and dealers of motor

vehicles or replacement equipment, of

the defect or noncompliance and to

remedy the defect or noncompliance

without charge to the owner.

If the information was not reported,

the agency would not be able to locate

the manufacturer promptly if a defect or

noncompliance in a motor vehicle or

equipment was found.

Estimate of the Total Annual

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

Resulting from the Collection of

Information—NHTSA estimates that the

number of respondents per year is 100.
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Each respondent provides the

information once. NHTSA estimates it

takes 15 minutes to prepare the

information. The estimated total burden

on all respondents for this standard is

25 hours per year.

Based on an assumed clerical cost of

$20.00 per hour, it costs each

manufacturer $5.00 to prepare the

information. Some of the vehicle and

equipment manufacturers are outside of

the United States, and postage (on the

average from a foreign country) is

approximately $1.00 per letter. Thus,

each response costs the manufacturer a

total of $6.00. (NHTSA knows the total

is overstated; the majority of vehicle and

equipment manufacturers are in the

United States, and postage would be 32

cents.) Since NHTSA estimates the

number of respondents per year is 100,

the total cost on all respondents per year

is approximately $600.00.

Since they are not required to keep

copies of the information provided to

NHTSA, there are no recordkeeping

costs to the manufacturers.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of

authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

Issued: September 30, 1997.

John Womack,

Acting Chief Counsel.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Agency Information Collection;

Activity Under OMB Review; Part 291

Domestic Cargo Transportation

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation

Statistics, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of

Transportation Statistics (BTS) invites

the general public, industry and other

Federal Agencies to comment on the

continuing need and usefulness of DOT

requiring air carriers holding section

418 certificates, that do not submit Form

41 reports, to file Form 291–A

‘‘Statement of Operations and Statistics

Summary for Section 418 Operations’’

pursuant to 14 CFR 291.42. Form 291–

A is used to monitor air-cargo activity

carried on strictly all-cargo flights.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted by December 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

directed to: Office of Airline

Information, K–25, Room 4125, Bureau

of Transportation Statistics, Department

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.

COMMENTS: Comments should identify

the OMB #2138–0023 and submit a

duplicate copy to the address listed

above. Commenters wishing the

Department to acknowledge receipt of

their comments must submit with those

comments a self-addressed stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: Comments on OMB

#2138–0023. The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline

Information, K–25, Bureau of

Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, (202) 366–4387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No. 2138–0023

Title: Domestic Cargo Transportation

Part 291.

Form No.: 291–A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved requirement.

Respondents: Certificated domestic

all-cargo carriers.

Number of Respondents: 3 domestic

all-cargo carriers.

Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.

Needs and Uses: Form 291–A

financial data are reviewed in

connection with an air carrier’s

operations when concerns arise as to a

carrier’s financial condition as

evidenced by reported losses and

delinquency in payments to creditors.

Data comparisons are made between

current and past periods in order to

assess the current financial positions.

Financial trend lines are extended into

the future to evaluate the continued

viability of the carrier.

When an all-cargo carrier wishes to

extend its operation to passenger

service, the carrier’s prior Form 291–A

filings are examined as a source

document to help determine the

carrier’s financial condition.

FAA’s Safety Indicators Division is

developing an integrated approach to

exposure data (Form 291–A is a part of

this data) in the aviation industry to

support the Safety Indicators Program.

FAA’s National Safety Data Center is

currently using Form 291–A in

compiling annual year end flight hours,

miles flown, and departures. Also, these

activity data are used by the National

Transportation Safety Board in

determining the airline industry’s

annual safety indexes.

Commercial all-cargo activity data are

used by the FAA in estimating the

excise tax paid by shippers and held by

the all-cargo air carriers. Although a

precise tax figure cannot be computed

from the Form 291–A reports (because

some cargo movements are exempted

from the excise tax), an estimation is

possible for revenue budgeting

purposes.

Timothy E. Carmody,

Director, Office of Airline Information,

Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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