Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Notices 6293

and Whitman Counties in Washington,

and Multnomah and Hood River

Counties in Oregon. Any counties

contiguous to the above-named counties

and not listed herein have been

previously declared.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the termination date for filing

applications for physical damage is

March 18, 1997, and for loans for

economic injury the deadline is October

17, 1997. The economic injury number

for the State of Oregon is 935600.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008.)

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Bernard Kulik,

Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–3276 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

First Interstate Equity Corporation

(License No. 09/09–0397); Notice of

Surrender of License

Notice is hereby given that First

Interstate Equity Corporation (First

Interstate), 100 West Washington Street,

Phoenix, Arizona 58003, has

surrendered their license to operate as a

small business investment company

under the Small Business Investment

Act of 1958, as amended (the Act). First

Interstate was licensed by the Small

Business Administration on February 1,

1989.

Under the authority vested by the Act

and pursuant to the Regulations

promulgated thereunder, the surrender

was accepted on this date, and

accordingly, all rights, privileges, and

franchises derived therefrom have been

terminated.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 59.11, Small Business

Investment Companies.)

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Donald A. Christensen,

Associate Administrator for Investment.

[FR Doc. 97–3281 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and

its implementing regulations, the

Department of Transportation (DOT)

announces in this notice that the 11

previously approved information

collection activities and 5 currently

approved information collection

activities have been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval. Each

summary of the 16 information

collection requests (ICRs) identified

below describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

burden. The Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) issued a 60-day

notice that was published in the Federal

Register on December 2, 1996, inviting

the regulated community to comment

on these ICRs. 61 FR 63917, Dec. 2,

1996. This notice further informs all

interested parties that they have 30 days

to submit comments to these paperwork

packages before OMB renders a

decision.

DATES: Comments must be submitted no

later than March 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on any or all of the following proposed

activities by mail to either: Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20503, Attention: Desk Officer for FRA.

Please refer to the assigned OMB control

number in any correspondence

submitted. DOT suggests that all

interested respondents submit their

respective comments to OMB within 30

days of publication to best ensure of

having their full effect.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Gloria Eutsler, Office of Planning and

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal

Railroad Administration, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590

(telephone: (202) 632–3318). (This

telephone number is not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA), Pub. L. No. 104–13, Section 2,

109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised

at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its

implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part

1320, require Federal agencies to issue

two notices seeking public comment on

information collection activities before

OMB may approve paperwork packages.

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On December 2,

1996, FRA published a 60-day notice in

the Federal Register soliciting comment

on 16 ICRs that the agency was seeking

OMB approval for reinstatement or

renewal. 61 FR 63917, Dec. 2, 1996.

FRA received no comments after issuing

this notice. Accordingly, DOT

announces that these information

collection activities have been

reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR

1320.12(c).

Before OMB decides whether to

approve these proposed collections of

information, it must provide 30 days for

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires

OMB to approve or disapprove

paperwork packages between 30 and 60

days after the 30-day notice is

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the

30-day notice informs the regulated

community to file relevant comments

and affords the agency adequate time to

digest public comments before it

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.

29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should

submit their respective comments to

OMB within 30 days of publication to

best ensure of having their full effect. 5

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,

Aug. 29, 1995.

Specifically, DOT and OMB invite

interested parties to comment on the

following summary of proposed

information collection activities

regarding (i) Whether the information

collection activities are necessary for

FRA to properly execute its functions,

including whether the activities will

have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of

FRA’s estimates of the burden of the

information collection activities,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used to

determine the estimates; (iii) ways for

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information being

collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to

minimize the burden of information

collection activities on the public by

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology (e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A) (i)–(iv). DOT believes that

soliciting public comment will promote

FRA’s efforts to reduce the

administrative and paperwork burdens

associated with the collection of

information mandated by Federal

regulations. In summary, DOT reasons

that comments received will advance

three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting

burdens; (ii) ensure that the agency

organizes information collection

requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format

to improve the use of such information;

and (iii) accurately assess the resources

expended to retrieve and produce

information requested. See 44 U.S.C.

3501. Below are brief summaries of 11

previously approved information

collection activities and 5 currently