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application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Los Angeles

International Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to: Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports Division,

15000 Aviation Blvd., Room 3024,

Lawndale, CA 90261.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Jerald K.

Lee, Deputy Executive Director, Los

Angeles World Airports, #1 World Way,

Los Angeles, CA 90045–5803.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Los Angeles

World Airports under section 158.23 of

Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Milligan, Supervisor, Standards Section,

AWP–621, Airports Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Blvd., Room 3024, Lawndale,

CA 90261, Telephone (310) 725–3621.

The application may be reviewed in

person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at LAX

under the provisions of the Aviation

Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of

1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On August 22, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Los Angeles World

Airports was substantially complete

within the requirements of section

158.25 of Part 158. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than

November 28, 1997.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC application number: PFC No. 97–

04–C–00–LAX.

Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

January 1, 1998.

Proposed charge expiration date:

March 31, 2000.

Total estimated PFC revenue

collected: $150,000,000.00.

Brief description of the proposed

impose and use project: Noise

mitigation program for sound insulation

of residences.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators (ATCO) filing

Form 1800–31.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition,

any person may, upon request, inspect

the application, notice and other

documents germane to the application

in person at the Los Angeles World

Airports Office.

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on

September 26, 1997.

Herman C. Bliss,

Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27381 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 97–016, Notice 1]

Reports, Forms, and Record keeping

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on

proposed collections of information.

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can

collect certain information from the

public, it must receive approval from

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB). Under new procedures

established by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, before seeking OMB

approval, Federal agencies must solicit

public comment on proposed

collections of information, including

extensions and reinstatements of

previously approved collections.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the

docket and notice numbers cited at the

beginning of this notice and be

submitted to Docket Section, Room

5109, NHTSA, 400 Seventh St., S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20590. Please identify

the proposed collection of information

for which a comment is provided, by

referencing its OMB Clearance Number.

It is requested, but not required, that

one (1) original plus two (2) copies of

the comments be provided. The Docket

Section is open on weekdays from 9:30

a.m. to 4 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Complete copies of each request for

collection of information may be

obtained at no charge from Mr. Edward

Kosek, NHTSA Information Collection

Clearance Officer, NHTSA, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Room 6123, Washington,

D.C. 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

collection of information:

Fatality Analysis Reporting System

(FARS)

Type of Request—Reinstatement of

clearance.

OMB Clearance Number—2127–0006

Form Numbers—HS–214, HS–214A,

HS–214B and HS–214C.

Requested Expiration Date of

Approval—December 31, 2000

Summary of the Collection of

Information—FARS is the major system

that acquires a national census of

information on fatal motor vehicle

traffic crashes. This information is

collected directly from existing State

files and documents. Under both the
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Highway Safety Act of 1966 and the

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle

Safety Act of 1966, NHTSA has the

responsibility to collect crash data that

support the establishment and

enforcement of motor vehicle

regulations and highway safety

programs. These regulations and

programs are developed to reduce the

severity of injury and property damage

associated with motor vehicle crashes.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Proposed Use of the

Information—FARS is the largest and

most comprehensive data base of fatal

crash data in the world. The total user

population includes Federal and State

agencies and the private sector. This

information comprises a national data

base that is NHTSA’s and many States’

principal means of tracking trends in

fatalities and quantifying problems or

potential problems in highway safety.

FARS data is also used extensively by

State legislators for determining

highway safety problem areas requiring

laws and programs (mandatory use of

seat belts, 55- vs. 65-mile per hour

speed limits); by the highway research

community including the private sector

(industry and associations) for trend

analysis, problem identification, and

program evaluation (e.g., air bag studies

and drunk driving campaigns); and by

the Congress for making decisions

concerning safety programs. The FARS

data are available upon request to

anyone interested in highway safety.

FARS data has been made available

through the Internet and via fax-ondemand service. On the average, more

than 10,000 requests for information

from FARS are received every year.

Description of the Likely Respondents

(Including Estimated Number, and

Proposed Frequency of Response to the

Collection of Information)—

‘‘Respondents’’ are employees of state

agencies (FARS Analysts). Their salaries

and other direct costs are 100%

reimbursed through cooperative

agreements duly executed through the

NHTSA Office of Contracts and

Procurement. Cooperative Agreements

exist with all fifty states, the District of

Columbia and Puerto Rico. The number

of FARS Analysts varies by state from

one to six. The entire corps of more than

70 FARS Analysts acquire and code the

required information as fatal crashes

occur. Approximately 2.15 hours per

case are required to complete the FARS

forms. The number of cases varies by

state from a high of 3669 in California

to a low of 54 in D.C. ( in 1995).

Estimate of the Total Annual

Reporting and Record keeping Burden

Resulting from the Collection of

Information—The 52 jurisdictions

report on approximately 36,000 fatal

cases per year. The estimated annual

hour burden is 77,400 hours. This

estimate is based on 20 years of FARS

operation and includes the nominal

time needed to access data from existing

state files. These various sources reside

in several places in each state. FARS

does not involve the generation of new

data. If the state analyst cannot get the

information from existing records, it is

reported to NHTSA as ‘‘unknown.’’ The

FARS Analysts retain the current year’s

completed FARS forms plus three prior

years’ forms.

Dated: October 10, 1997.

Raymond P. Owings,

Associate Administrator, Research and

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–27475 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Notice No. 97–11]

Safety Advisory: Unauthorized Marking

of Compressed Gas Cylinders

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Safety advisory notice.

SUMMARY: This is to notify the public

that RSPA is investigating the

unauthorized marking of high-pressure

compressed gas cylinders. On August 14

and 15, 1997, RSPA inspectors

conducted a compliance inspection at

Columbia Fire Protection Company

(CFP), 3811 Contractors Place,

Memphis, Tennessee. During the

inspection it was determined that CFP

was not registered or approved by DOT

as a cylinder retester and was incapable

of performing hydrostatic tests in

accordance with the requirements of the

Hazardous Materials Regulations

(HMR). Subsequent inspection of CFP’s

customers revealed numerous cylinders

marked by CFP with unauthorized

Retester Identification Numbers and

certified by CFP as retested in

accordance with the HMR.

Failure to properly conduct a

hydrostatic retest can result in cylinders

that should be condemned being

returned to service. The HMR requires

that properly tested cylinders exceeding

the allowable 10 percent permanent

expansion be condemned and removed

from service (49 CFR 173.34(e)(6)(i)(D)).

Serious personal injury, death, and

property damage could result from

rupture of a cylinder. Cylinders that

have not been retested in accordance

with the HMR may not be charged or

filled with a hazardous material.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Chaney, Hazardous Materials

Enforcement Specialist, Southern

Region, telephone (404) 305–6126, Fax

(404) 305–6125, Office of Hazardous

Materials Enforcement, Research and

Special Programs Administration,

Department of Transportation, 1701

Columbia Ave, DHM–46, Suite 520,

College Park, GA 30337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

Thursday, August 14, and Friday,

August 15, 1997, RSPA inspectors

conducted a compliance inspection at

Columbia Fire Protection Company

(CFP) in Memphis, Tennessee. Through

follow-up inspections of CFP’s

customers, the inspectors observed a

large number of cylinders marked with

the following two Retester Identification

Numbers (RINs):

(1)

B 4

X Y

3 2

where

X = month of retest

Y = year of retest

(2)

O 9

X Y

7 8

where

X = month of retest

Y = year of retest

On October 10, 1982, RSPA issued

RIN B423 for a 5-year period to Walker

Fire Protection Service, Inc. (Walker).

Walker has renewed this RIN and is the

current holder. Therefore, Walker is the

only authorized user. Any cylinders

marked and serviced by Walker are not

a part of this safety advisory.

The RIN 0987 has never been issued

by RSPA and is not an authorized RIN.

RSPA believes that any cylinder

marked with RIN B423 or RIN O987 and

was last serviced by CFP is not in

compliance with the Hazardous

Materials Regulations (HMR) (49 CFR

Parts 171–180). Under the HMR,

hydrostatic retesting is required to

verify a cylinder’s structural integrity.

Thus, any person who has a cylinder

marked with RIN B423 or RIN O987 and

was last serviced by CFP may not charge

or fill the cylinder with a hazardous