Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices 55451

3. Questionnaire for Children

Claiming SSI Benefits—0960–0499. The

information collected on form SSA–

3881 is used by SSA to evaluate

disability in children who apply for SSI

payments. The respondents are

individuals who apply for SSI benefits

for a disabled child.

Number of Respondents: 978,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 489,000

hours.

Written comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collection(s) should be sent

within 60 days from the date of this

publication, directly to the SSA Reports

Clearance Officer at the following

address:

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

401 Security Blvd., 1–A–21 Operations

Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235.

In addition to your comments on the

accuracy of the Agency’s burden

estimate, we are soliciting comments on

the need for the information; its

practical utility; ways to enhance its

quality, utility and clarity; and on ways

to minimize burden on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

II. The information collection(s) listed

below have been submitted to OMB:

1. Beneficiary Recontact Report—

0960–0536. SSA uses Form SSA–1587–

OCR–-SM to ensure that eligibility for

benefits continues after entitlement is

established for children ages 15 thru 17.

Studies show that children who marry

fail to report the marriage (which is a

terminating event). SSA asks children

ages 15, 16 and 17 information about

marital status to detect overpayments

and to avoid continuing payments to

those no longer entitled. The

respondents are applicants for Old Age,

Survivors and Disability Insurance

benefits, who are ages 15 thru 17.

Number of Respondents: 835,492.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 3

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 41,775

hours.

2. Waiver of Right to Appear,

Disability Hearing—0960–0534. Form

SSA–773–U4 is used by claimants to

request waiver of their right to appear at

a disability hearing. The information

collected will be used to document that

claimants understand their right to

appear and the effects of their decision

to waive that right. The respondents are

claimants who (under Title II & XVI of

the Social Security Act) wish to waive

their right to appear at a disability

hearing.

Number of Respondents: 194.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 48 hours.

3. Railroad Employment

Questionnaire—0960–0078. Form SSA–

671 is used to secure sufficient

information for required coordination

with the Railroad Retirement Board for

Social Security claims processing. The

form is completed whenever claimants

indicate that they have been employed

in the railroad industry. The

respondents are retired employees of the

railroad industry or their dependents.

Number of Respondents: 125,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes..

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,417

hours.

4. Employment Relationship

Questionnaire—0960–0040. Form SSA–

7160 covers all possible employment

situations, and is used by SSA to

determine an individual’s work status.

The information is required to maintain

accurate earnings records for workers

under the Social Security system. The

respondents are applicants for Social

Security benefits.

Number of Respondents: 47,500.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 25

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 19,792

hours.

5. Questionnaire About Employment

or Self-Employment Outside the United

States—0960–0050. The information on

Form SSA–7163 is needed to determine

whether work performed outside the

United States by beneficiaries is cause

for deductions from their monthly

benefits; to determine whether the

foreign work test or the regular work test

is applicable; and to determine the

months, if any, for which deductions

should be imposed. The respondents are

beneficiaries who live and work outside

the United States.

Number of Respondents: 20,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 12

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,000

hours.

Written comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collection(s) should be

directed within 30 days to the OMB

Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance

Officer at the following addresses:

(OMB)

Office of Management and Budget,

OIRA, Attn: Laura Oliven, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10230,

725 17th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

20503.

(SSA)

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

1–A–21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security

Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235.

To receive a copy of any of the forms

or clearance packages, call the SSA

Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965–

4125 or write to him at the address

listed above.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–28099 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD01–97–079]

Captain of the Port Boston; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port

Boston (COTP Boston) will hold a

meeting to discuss various issues

relating to anchored barges carrying oil

or hazardous materials in bulk without

an attending tug. This meeting is open

to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

December 4, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to

12:00 p.m. Written materials and

requests to make oral presentations

should reach the COTP Boston on or

before November 20, 2997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Function Room on the first floor of

Building 1, at the Coast Guard

Integrated Support Command, 427

Commercial St., Boston, MA. Written

material and requests to make oral

presentations should be sent to Captain

of the Port Boston, Coast Guard Marine

Safety Office, 455 Commercial Street,

Boston, MA 02109–1045. Comments

may also be hand-delivered to the above

address between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT

Michael H. Day, Coast Guard Marine

Safety Office Boston, MA; telephone

(617) 223–3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

this meeting is given pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2.
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Request for comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to participate by

submitting written data, views, or

arguments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify this specific

Notice of Meeting (CGD01–97–079) and

the specific issue to which each

comment applies, and give reasons for

each comment. The Coast Guard

requests that all comments and

attachments be submitted in an

81⁄2′′×11′′ unbound format suitable for

copying and electronic filing. If this is

not practical, a second copy of any

bound material is requested. Persons

desiring acknowledgment of receipt of

comments should enclose a stamped,

self-addressed postcard or envelope.

The Coast Guard has scheduled a

public meeting on December 4, 1997, at

9 a.m., to receive oral presentations. The

public meeting will be held in the

Function Room on the first floor of

Building 1, at the Coast Guard

Integrated Support Command, 427

Commercial St., Boston, MA.

Background

Barges carrying oil or hazardous

materials in bulk are periodically

anchored in the waters of the COTP

Boston zone without an attending

tugboat. Depending on the weather and

anchor holding conditions, a tank barge

is vulnerable to grounding in the event

that its anchor begins to drag or the

anchor chain breaks. Early detection of

a failed or dragging anchor and the

quick response of a tugboat are essential

in preventing barges from grounding.

This Notice of Meeting is intended to

address these concerns about public

safety and the environment associated

with this practice of leaving anchored

barges unattended.

Agenda of Meeting

Currently, there is no federal

regulation that requires barges carrying

oil or hazardous materials in bulk to be

manned while left unattended at

anchor. The Coast Guard seeks

comments on methods and practices

currently used for determining the

position of a barge and providing tug

assistance. Additionally, the Coast

Guard seeks comments on means of

improving current safety practices

including the use of new technologies,

manning requirements, and tug

assistance.

Procedural

All sessions are open to the public. At

the Chairperson’s discretion, members

of the public may make oral

presentations during the meeting.

Persons wishing to make oral

presentations at the meeting should

notify LT Michael H. Day no later than

November 20, 1997. Written material for

distribution at the meeting should reach

the COTP Boston no later than

November 20, 1997. If a person

submitting material would like copies

distributed in advance of the meeting,

that person should submit 25 copies to

the COTP Boston no later than

November 20, 1997.

Information on Services for the

Handicapped

For information on facilities or

services for the handicapped or to

request special assistance at the

meeting, contact COTP Boston as soon

as possible.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

J.L. Grenier,

Captain of the Port, Boston.

[FR Doc. 97–28288 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket Nos. 97–048; Notice 2 97–051;

Notice 2 97–052; Notice 2 97–053; Notice

2]

Decision That Certain Nonconforming

Motor Vehicles Are Eligible for

Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that certain nonconforming motor

vehicles are eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

decisions by NHTSA that certain motor

vehicles not originally manufactured to

comply with all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards are

eligible for importation into the United

States because they are substantially

similar to vehicles originally

manufactured for importation into and/

or sale in the United States and certified

by their manufacturers as complying

with the safety standards, and they are

capable of being readily altered to

conform to the standards.

DATES: These decisions are effective

October 24, 1997.

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.

Petitions for eligibility decisions may

be submitted by either manufacturers or

importers who have registered with

NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR Part 592. As

specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA

publishes notice in the Federal Register

of each petition that it receives, and

affords interested persons an

opportunity to comment on the petition.

At the close of the comment period,

NHTSA decides, on the basis of the

petition and any comments that it has

received, whether the vehicle is eligible

for importation. The agency then

publishes this decision in the Federal

Register.

NHTSA received petitions from

registered importers to decide whether

the vehicles listed in Annex A to this

notice are eligible for importation into

the United States. To afford an

opportunity for public comment,

NHTSA published notice of these

petitions as specified in Annex A. The

reader is referred to those notices for a

thorough description of the petitions.

No comments were received in response

to these notices. Based on its review of

the information submitted by the

petitioners, NHTSA has decided to grant

the petitions.

Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject

Vehicles

The importer of a vehicle admissible

under any final decision must indicate

on the form HS–7 accompanying entry

the appropriate vehicle eligibility

number indicating that the vehicle is

eligible for entry. Vehicle eligibility

numbers assigned to vehicles admissible

under this decision are specified in

Annex A.

Final Decision

Accordingly, on the basis of the

foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that

each motor vehicle listed in Annex A to

this notice, which was not originally

manufactured to comply with all