65120 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices

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following address: U.S. MAB

Secretariat, Room 107, 2430 E Street

NW, Washington, DC 20520.

Dated: November 28, 1997.

Roger E. Soles,

Executive Director, U.S. Man and the

Biosphere Program, Office of Ecology and

Terrestrial Conservation.

[FR Doc. 97–32226 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements, Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

approval. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected burden. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following

collection of information was published

in 62 FR 43416, August 13, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia Barney, (202) 366–6680 and refer

to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Title: 49 U.S.C Section 5310-Capital

Assistance Program for Elderly Persons

and Persons with Disabilities and

Section 5311-Nonurbanized Area

Formula Program.

Type of Request: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previous approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

OMB Control Number: 2132–0500.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: State and local

government, business or other for-profit

institutions, non-profit institutions, and

small business organizations.

Abstract: The Capital Assistance

Program for Elderly Persons and Persons

with Disabilities provides financial

assistance for the specialized

transportation service needs of elderly

persons and persons with disabilities.

The program is administered by the

States and may be used in all areas,

urbanized, small urban, and rural. The

Nonurbanized Area Formula Program

provides financial assistance for the

provision of public transportation

services in nonurbanized areas and this

program is also administered by the

States. 49 U.S.C. Sections 5310 and

5311 authorize FTA to review

applications for federal financial

assistance to determine eligibility and

compliance with statutory and

administrative requirements.

Information collected during the

application stage includes the project

budget, which identifies funds

requested for project implementation; a

program of projects, which identifies

subrecipients to be funded, the amount

of funding that each will receive, and a

description of the projects to be funded;

the project implementation plan; the

State management plan; a list of annual

certifications and assurances; and

public hearings notice, certification and

transcript. The applications must

contain sufficient information to enable

FTA to make the findings required by

law to enforce the program

requirements. Information collected

during the project management stage

includes an annual financial status

report, an annual program status report,

and pre-award and post-delivery audits.

The annual financial report and

program status report provide a basis for

monitoring approved projects to ensure

timely and appropriate expenditure of

federal funds by grant recipients.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

11,370.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention FTA

Desk Officer.

Comments are Invited on: whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Department,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; the accuracy of

the Department’s estimate of the burden

of the proposed information collection;

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3,

1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–32262 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 3501, et seq.) this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comment. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection

and it’s expected cost and burden. The

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day

comment period soliciting comments on

the following collection of information

was published in 62 FR 41462, August

1, 1997.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before January 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Schmidt, Office of Aviation and

International Economics, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs, Office of the

Secretary, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh St. SW,

Washington, DC 20590 at (202) 366–

5420 or (202) 366–7638 (FAX).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

Title: Information Collection of Data

on Passenger Travel by Air.

OMB Control Number: 2105–0535.

Affected Public: All U.S. airlines

providing scheduled passenger service

and all computer reservations systems

(CRSs) operating in the United States.

Abstract: The requested extension of

the information collection contained in

approved control number 2105–0535

covers the data necessary to complete

the Study of Rural Air Fares that was

required by the Federal Aviation

Administration Reauthorization Act of

1996 (Pub. L. 104–264). This study,

among other things, was to analyze air

fares paid between small communities

and large hub airports with fares

between large hub airports.