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are necessary to determine what repairs

are necessary for defective freight cars.

Repairs to railroad freight cars are

divided into two categories. ‘‘Running’’

or light repairs are confined to defects

to freight cars requiring movement of

equipment and repair personnel to the

freight car’s location. The freight car’s

defect or damage repairs can be

performed at that location.

The second category is specialized or

heavy repairs. The freight car must be

moved to a location where specialized

equipment is located. This type of

movement for repairs involves freight

cars that may not be safely moved

without precaution. The movement

must be authorized by an employee

knowledgeable about equipment

limitations which might include speed,

track structure, curvature or other

conditions that normally would not be

of concern.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 50 hours.

Send comments to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725–

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20503, ATTN: FRA Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on: Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions or 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 5,

1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–32456 Filed 12–10–97; 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 Requests (ICRs) abstracted

below have been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

extension of currently approved

collections. The ICR describes the

nature of the information collections

and their expected burden. The Federal

Register Notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on

collection number 2132–0544 was

published in 62 FR 45286, August 26,

1997, and collection number 2132–0555

was published in 62 FR 46548,

September 3, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 12, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia Barney, (202) 366–6680 and refer

to the OMB Control Number(s).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Title: Pre-Award, Post-Delivery

Review Requirements under Buy

America.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2132–0544.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: State and local

government, business or other for-profit

institutions, non-profit institutions, and

small business organizations.

Abstract: Under the Federal Transit

Laws, at 49 U.S.C. 5323(l), grantees

must certify that pre-award and postdelivery reviews will be conducted

when using FTA funds to purchase

revenue service vehicles. FTA

regulations 49 CFR Part 663 implements

this law by specifying the actual

certificates that must be submitted by

each bidder to assure compliance with

the Buy American, contract

specification, and vehicle safety

requirements for rolling stock. The

information collected on the

certification forms is necessary for FTA

grantees to meet the requirements of 49

U.S.C. 5323(l).

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

3,024.

Title: American with Disabilities Act.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2132–0555.

Form Number: N/A.

Affected Public: State and local

government, business or other-for-profit

institutions, non-profit institutions, and

small business organizations.

Abstract: On July 26, 1990, the

President signed into law civil rights

legislation entitled, ‘‘The Americans

with Disabilities Act of 1990’’ (ADA)

(Pub.L. 101–336). It contains sweeping

changes for individuals with disabilities

in every major area of American life.

One key area of the legislation addresses

transportation services provided by

public and private entities. Some of the

requirements under the ADA are: (1) No

transportation entity shall discriminate

against an individual with a disability

in connection with the provision of

transportation service; (2) All new

vehicles purchased by public and

private entities after August 25, 1990,

must be readily accessible to and usable

by persons with disabilities, including

individuals who use wheelchairs; (3)

Public entities that provide fixed route

transit must provide complementary

paratransit service for persons with

disabilities, who are unable to use the

fixed route system, that is comparable to

the level of service provided to

individuals without disabilities; and (4)

Transit authorities who are able to

substantiate that compliance with all

service criteria of the paratransit

provisions would cause undue financial

burden, may request a temporary time

extension in implementing ADA

complementary paratransit service. On

September 6, 1991, DOT issued a final

rule implementing the transportation

provisions of ADA (Title 49 CFR parts

27, 37 and 38), which includes the

requirements for complementary

paratransit service by public entities

operating a fixed route system and the

provision of nondiscriminatory

accessible transportation service. The

regulation sets forth the changes needed

to fulfill the Congressional mandate to

substantially improve access to mass

transit service for persons with

disabilities. Effective January 26, 1997,

paratransit plans are no longer required.

However, if FTA reasonably believes

that an entity may not be complying

with all service criteria, FTA may

require an annual update to the entity’s

plan. In addition, all other ADA

compliance requirements must still be

satisfied. The information collected

provides FTA with a basis for

monitoring compliance. The public

entities, including recipients of FTA

funds, are required to provide

information during triennial reviews,

complaint investigations, resolutions of

complaints, and compliance reviews.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

75,000.

ADDRESS: 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
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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 5,

1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–32457 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket 37554]

Notice of Order Adjusting the Standard

Foreign Fare Level Index

Section 41509(e) of Title 49 of the

United States Code requires that the

Department, as successor to the Civil

Aeronautics Board, establish a Standard

Foreign Fare Level (SFFL) by adjusting

the SFFL base periodically by

percentage changes in actual operating

costs per available seat-mile (ASM).

Order 80–2–69 established the first

interim SFFL, and Order 97–9–32

established the currently effective twomonth SFFL applicable through

November 30, 1997.

In establishing the SFFL for the twomonth period beginning December 1,

1997, we have projected non-fuel costs

based on the year ended September 30,

1997 data, and have determined fuel

prices on the basis of the latest available

experienced monthly fuel cost levels as

reported to the Department.

By Order 97–12–12 fares may be

increased by the following adjustment

factors over the October 1979 level:

Atlantic...................................................1.3697

Latin America ........................................1.4426

Pacific.....................................................1.5339

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Keith A. Shangraw (202) 366–2439.

By the Department of Transportation:

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Patrick V. Murphy,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–32454 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Air Traffic Procedures Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public that a meeting of

the Federal Aviation Administration Air

Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee

(ATPAC) will be held to review present

air traffic control procedures and

practices for standardization,

clarification, and upgrading of

terminology and procedures.

DATES: The meeting will be held from

January 12–15, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Island Club Catering and Conference

Center, Naval Air Station North Island,

San Diego, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Benny Lee McGlamery, Executive

Director, ATPAC, Strategic Operations/

Procedures Division, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591,

telephone (202) 267–3725.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 ATPAC to be

held January 12 through January 15,

1998, at the Island Club catering and

Conference Center, Naval Air Station

North Island, San Diego, California.

The agenda for this meeting will

cover: a continuation of the Committee’s

review of present air traffic control

procedures and practices for

standardization, clarification, and

upgrading of terminology and

procedures. It will also include:

1, Approval of Minutes.

2. Submission and Discussion of

Areas of Concern.

3. Discussion of Potential Safety

Items.

4. Report from Executive Director.

5. Items of Interest.

6. Discussion and agreement of

location and dates for subsequent

meetings.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to the space

available. With the approval of the

Chairperson, members of the public may

present oral statements at the meeting.

Persons desiring to attend and persons

desiring to present oral statements

should notify the person listed above

not later than January 9, 1998. The next

quarterly meeting of the FAA ATPAC is

planned to be held from April 27–30,

1998, in Washington, DC.

Any member of the public may

present a written statement to the

Committee at any time at the address

given above.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5,

1997.

Benny Lee McGlamery,

Executive Director, Air Traffic Procedures

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–32452 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Traffic Advisory System (TAS)

Airborne Equipment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration.

ACTION: Notice of availability for public

comment.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of and requests comments

on a proposed Technical Standard

Order (TSO) pertaining to traffic

advisory system (TAS) airborne

equipment. The proposed TSO

prescribes the minimum operational

performance standards that traffic

advisory system (TAS) airborne

equipment must meet to be identified

with the marking ‘‘TSO–C147.’’

DATES: Comment must identify the TSO

file number and be received on or before

February 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on the

proposed technical standard order to:

Technical Programs and Continued

Airworthiness Branch, AIR–120,

Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft

Certification Service, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

Or deliver comments to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Room 815,

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591. Comment must

identify the TSO file number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Bobbie J. Smith, Technical Programs

and Continued Airworthiness Branch,

AIR–120, Aircraft Engineering Division,

Aircraft Certification Service, Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, FAX No. (202)

267–5340.

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposed TSO listed in

this notice by submitting such written

data, views, or arguments as they desire