6828 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 30 / Thursday, February 13, 1997 / Notices

revenue generated from the showing of

domestic films. Current information is

that the revenues are allocated to

municipal coffers for general use. On

January 9, 1997, the United States

formally requested establishment of a

WTO dispute settlement panel to

examine whether Turkey’s imposition of

the Municipality Tax is inconsistent

with the obligations of the GATT 1994.

The WTO Dispute Settlement Body

(DSB) considered the U.S. request at its

meeting on January 22, 1997. Under the

WTO Understanding on Rules and

Procedures Governing the Settlement of

Disputes, the DSB must establish a

panel at the next DSB meeting whether

this request is on the agenda, unless the

DSB determines by consensus

otherwise. Under normal circumstances,

the panel would be expected to issue a

report detailing its findings and

recommendations within six to nine

months after it is established.

Major Issues Raised by the United

States and Legal Basis of Complaint

Article III of the GATT 1994 provides,

among other things, that the products of

the territory of one WTO member

imported into the territory of another

WTO member shall not be subject to

internal taxes or other changes of any

kind in excess of those applied, directly

or indirectly, to like domestic products.

WTO members are also prohibited from

applying internal taxes or internal

charges to imported or domestic

products so as to afford protection to

domestic production. Turkey’s

imposition of a tax on box office

revenues that is applied only to

revenues generated by foreign films, and

not to revenues generated by domestic

films, would appear to be inconsistent

with the obligations set forth in Article

III of the GATT 1994.

Public Comment: Requirements for

Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments concerning

the issues raised in the dispute.

Comments must be in English and

provided in fifteen copies. A person

requesting that information contained in

a comment submitted by that person be

treated as confidential business

information must certify that such

information is business confidential and

would not customarily be released to

the public by the commenter.

Confidential business information must

be clearly marked ‘‘BUSINESS

CONFIDENTIAL’’ in a contrasting color

ink at the top of each page of each copy.

A person requesting that information

or advice contained in a comment

submitted by that person, other than

business confidential information, be

treated as confidential in accordance

with section 135(g)(2) of the Trade Act

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155)—

(1) Must so designate that information

or advice;

(2) Must clearly mark the material as

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ in a

contrasting color ink at the top of each

page of each copy; and

(3) Is encouraged to provide a nonconfidential summary of the

information or advice.

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the

URAA, USTR will maintain a file on

this dispute settlement proceeding,

accessible to the public, in the USTR

Reading Room: Room 101, Office of the

United States Trade Representative, 600

17th Street, N.W., Washington DC

20508. The public file will include a

listing of any comments received by

USTR from the public with respect to

the proceeding; the U.S. submissions to

the panel in the proceeding; the

submissions, or non-confidential

summaries of submissions, to the panel

received from other participants in the

dispute, as well as the report of the

dispute settlement panel and, if

applicable, the report of the Appellate

Body. An appointment to review the

public file (Docket WTO/D–15, ‘‘U.S.-

Turkey: Film Tax’’), may be made by

calling Brenda Webb, (202) 395–6186.

The USTR Reading Room is open to the

public from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1

p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A. Jane Bradley,

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Monitoring and Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 97–3545 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

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 (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 extension of currently

approved collections. 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 on October 28, 1996 [FR 61,

page 55684].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jackie Hathaway, (202) 366–0187 and

refer to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

1. Title: 49 U.S.C. 5312(a).

Type of Request: Extension to a

currently approved information

collection.

OMB Control Number: 2132–0546.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Federal Government State, local

government, transit and planning.

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 5312(a) authorizes

the Secretary of Transportation to make

grants or contracts for research,

development, and demonstration

projects that will reduce urban

transportation needs, improve mass

transportation service, or help

transportation service meet the total

urban transportation needs at a

minimum cost. In carrying out the

provisions of this section, the Secretary

is also authorized to request and receive

appropriate information from any

source.

The information collected is

submitted as part of the application for

grants and cooperative agreements and

is used to determine eligibility of

applicants. Collection of this

information also provides

documentation that the applicants and

recipients are meeting program

objectives and are complying with FTA

Circular 6100.1B and other Federal

requirements.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

estimated annual burden is 20,840

hours.

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.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 30 / Thursday, February 13, 1997 / Notices 6829

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 6,

1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–3573 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

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 (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 extension of currently

approved collections. 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 on October 8, 1996 [FR 61,

page 52837].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Paul Verchinski, (202) 366–1626 or Mr.

Sheldon Edner (202) 366–4066 and refer

to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

1. Title: Metropolitan Planning and

Statewide Planning.

Type of Request: Extension to a

currently approved information

collection.

OMB Control Number: 2132–0529.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: State Departments of

Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan

Planning Organizations (MPOs).

Abstract: The FTA and FHWA jointly

carry out the Federal mandate to

improve urban and rural transportation.

49 U.S.C. 5303 and 23 U.S.C. 134 and

135 require metropolitan planning

organizations (MPOs) and States to

develop transportation plans and

programs. The information collection

activities involved in developing the

Unified Planning Work Program

(UPWP), the Metropolitan

Transportation Plan, the Statewide

Transportation Plan, the Transportation

Improvement Program (TIP), and the

Statewide Transportation Improvement

Program (STIP) are necessary to identify

and evaluate the transportation issues

and needs in each urbanized area and

throughout every State. These products

of the transportation planning process

are essential elements in the reasonable

planning and programming of federallyfunded transportation investments.

In addition to serving as a

management tool for MPOs and State

DOTs, the UPWP is used by both FTA

and FHWA to monitor the

transportation planning activities of

those agencies. It is also needed to

develop policy on using funds, monitor

State and local compliance with

national technical emphasis areas,

respond to congressional inquiries,

prepare congressional testimony, and

ensure efficiency in the use and

expenditure of Federal funds by

determining that planning proposals are

both reasonable and cost-effective. 49

U.S.C. 5304 and 23 U.S.C. 134(h)

require the development of TIPs for

urbanized areas; STIPS are mandated by

23 U.S.C. 135(f). After approval by the

Governor and MPO, metropolitan TIPs

in attainment areas are to be

incorporated directly into the STIP. For

nonattainment areas, FTA/FHWA must

make a conformity finding on the TIPs

before including them into the STIP.

The complete STIP is then jointly

reviewed and approved or disapproved

by FTA and FHWA. These conformity

findings and approval actions constitute

the determination that States are

complying with the requirements of 23

U.S.C. 135 and 49 U.S.C. Section 5303

as a condition of eligibility for Federalaid funding. Without these documents,

approvals and findings, capital and/or

operating assistance, cannot be

provided.

Estimated Annual Burden: The

estimated annual burden is 241,850

hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST

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 February 6,

1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–3574 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements, Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (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 review and

comment. The ICRs describes the nature

of the information collection and their

expected burden. On October 22, 1996,

[61 Vol. Page 54832] a notice was

published in the Federal Register to

request comments on the paperwork

burden associated with the following

collections of information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the

FAA information collection requests

should be forwarded, as quickly as

possible, to Edward Clarke, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10202,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Judith Street, ABC–100; Federal

Aviation Administration; 800

Independence Avenue, SW.;

Washington, DC 20591; Telephone

number (202) 267–9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Repair Station Certification,

FAR 145.

OMB Control Number: 2120–0010.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Applicants’ for repair

station certificates.

Form(s): FAA Form 8318–3.

Abstract: The information collected

on FAA Form 8310–3, Application for

Repair Station Certificate and/or Rating,

is required from applicants who wish

repair station certification. 14 CFR Part

145 prescribes the requirements for

issuing repair station certificates and

associated ratings to maintenance and

alteration facilities. The collection of

this information is necessary for the