Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2000 / Notices 6437

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3214]

Notice of Meeting; International

Telecommunication Advisory

Committee Development Sector

The Department of State announces

an open meeting for the purpose of

preparing for and forming the U.S.

Delegation to the upcoming March 2–3,

2000 meeting of the ITU-Development

Sector Telecommunications

Development Advisory Group (TDAG).

The meeting will also prepare for

additional ITU–D meetings that

includes the following: February 28:

Gender Issues; February 29 Private

Sector Subgroup of the TDAG; March 1:

ITU–D Study Groups 1&2 Management

Team and TDAG Chairpersons and

Vice-Chairs. The meeting will be held

from 9:30–11:30 on Thursday, February

10, 2000, in Room 3524, Main State.

Members of the general public may

attend these meetings and join in the

discussions, subject to the instructions

of the Chair. Admission of public

members will be limited to seating

available. Entrance to the Department of

State is controlled; people intending to

attend this meeting should send a fax to

202–647–7407 no later than 24 hours

before the meeting. This fax should

provide the name of the meeting, (TDAG

Prep Meeting) and date of the meeting,

your name, social security number, date

of birth, and organizational affiliation

one of the following valid photo

identifications will be required for

admittance: U.S. driver’s license, U.S.

passport, U.S. Government

identification card. Enter from the ‘‘C’’

Street Main Lobby; in view of escorting

requirements, non-Government

attendees should plan to arrive not later

than 15 minutes before the meeting

begins.

Dated: February 3, 2000.

Doreen F. McGirr,

Chair, ITAC–D, U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–3083 Filed 2–7–00; 12:40 pm]

BILLING CODE 4710–45–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Aviation, Marine and Land

Radionavigation Users Conference

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Transportation Policy,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of conference.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Transportation and the U.S. Department

of Defense are conducting an open

meeting for all users of U.S.

Government-provided radionavigation

systems. The purpose of the meeting is

to obtain user perspectives on Federal

policies and plans for these systems.

Systems to be covered include the

Global Positioning System (GPS);

differential GPS and other GPS

augmentations; Loran-C; VOR/DME;

TACAN; Radiobeacons; and ILS/MLS.

Input on all applications of these

systems is welcome, including

navigation, positioning, surveying and

mapping, timing, network

synchronization, and resource

management. All users, equipment

manufacturers, service providers,

Federal, State, and local government

personnel, and any others with an

interest in these systems are encouraged

to attend. There is no registration fee to

attend this conference.

The meeting will be held in

conjunction with the Civil GPS Service

Interface Committee meeting on March

28, 29, and 30, 2000, at the Fair Oaks

Holiday Inn in Fairfax, Virginia. Federal

Government radionavigation policies

and plans will be presented on March

28 followed by reports on international

and timing GPS activities on March 29,

and State and Locality GPS activities on

the morning of March 30. The afternoon

of March 30, beginning at 1 p.m. is

reserved exclusively for questions and

answers regarding current and future

U.S. Government policies and plans in

the Federal Radionavigation Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

Further Information Contact: To obtain

an information/registration package,

please contact Carol-Ann Courtney at

the Volpe National Transportation

Systems Center; Conference Office

(DTS–930); 55 Broadway, Cambridge,

MA 02142. Tel: (617) 494–2686. Fax:

(617) 494–2569.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 3,

2000.

Joseph F. Canny,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Navigation

Systems Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–2951 Filed 2–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG–2000–6780]

Collection of Information by Agency

Under Review by Office of

Management and Budget

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Coast Guard intends to request the

approval of the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for the renewal of

Information Collection Requests (ICRs).

These ICRs comprise: (1) Security of

Passenger Vessels and Passenger

Terminals, (2) Plan/Drawing Approval

and Records for Safety Valves—46 CFR

part 162, (3) Vital System Automation—

46 CFR parts 52, 56, 58, 61, 62, 110, 111,

and 113, and (4) Marine Occupational

Health and Safety Standards for

Benzene. Before submitting the ICRs to

OMB, the Coast Guard is asking for

comments on the collections described

below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast

Guard on or before April 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to

the Docket Management System (DMS)

(USCG–2000–6780), U.S. Department of

Transportation (DOT), room PL–401,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20590–0001, or deliver them to room

PL–401, located on the Plaza Level of

the Nassif Building at the same address

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is 202–366–

9329.

The Docket Management Facility

maintains the public docket for this

Request. Comments will become part of

this docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at room PL–401,

located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif

Building at the same address between 9

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays. You

may also access this docket on the

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICRs are

available through this docket on the

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also

from Commandant (G–SII–2), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn:

Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The

telephone number is 202–267–2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Davis, Office of Information

Management, 202–267–2326, for

questions on this document. With

questions on the docket, ask Dorothy

Walker, Chief, Documentary Services

Division, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 202–366–9330.

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to submit written

comments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify this document

(USCG–2000–6780) and the specific ICR

to which each comment applies, and

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give the reason(s) for each comment.

Please submit all comments and

attachments in an unbound format no

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for

copying and electronic filing. Persons

wanting acknowledgment of receipt of

comments should enclose stamped, selfaddressed postcards or envelopes.

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Security of Passenger Vessels

and Passenger Terminals.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0622.

Summary: The purpose of the rules on

the security of passenger vessels and

passenger terminals is to deter, or

mitigate the results of, terrorism and

other unlawful acts against such vessels

and terminals. The rules should reduce

the likelihood of such acts and should

reduce the damage to property and

injury to persons, if such acts occur.

Need: 33 U.S.C. 1231 authorizes the

Coast Guard to issue rules for the

program in ports and waters safety. 33

CFR, parts 120 and 128, contain the

rules for the security for passenger

vessels and passenger terminals

regulations.

Respondents: Certain owners of

passenger vessels and passenger

terminals.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

1,811 hours annually.

2. Title: Plan/Drawing Approval and

Records for Safety Valves—46 CFR part

162.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0525.

Summary: Requirements for

submission of plans and drawings and

test reports for safety equipment and

materials are necessary so the Coast

Guard can determine whether items

meet minimum levels of safety and

performance and whether they serve to

identify the approved items.

Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the

Coast Guard to promulgate rules for the

safety of personnel and property on

board vessels. Sections of 46 CFR part

162 contain rules on approval of plans

and drawings for of safety valves.

Respondents: Equipment

manufacturers.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is 58

hours annually.

3. Title: Vital System Automation—46

CFR parts 52, 56, 58, 61, 62, 110, 111,

and 113.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0548.

Summary: This collection pertains to

the vital system automation on

commercial vessels that is necessary to

protect personnel and property on board

U.S.-flag vessels.

Need: 46 U.S.C. 3306 authorizes the

Coast Guard to promulgate rules for the

safety of personnel and property on

board vessels. Sections of 46 CFR parts

52, 56, 58, 62, 110, 111, and 113 contain

rules on the automation of vital systems.

Respondents: Vessel designers,

shipyards, manufacturers, and vessel

owners.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

57,375 hours annually.

4. Title: Marine Occupational Health

and Safety Standards for Benzene—46

CFR part 197, subpart C.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0586.

Summary: To protect marine workers

from exposure to toxic Benzene vapor,

the Coast Guard implemented 46 CFR

part 197, subpart C.

Need: This information collection is

vital to verifying compliance.

Respondents: Vessel owners and

operators.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

59,775 hours annually

Dated: February 1, 2000.

G.N. Naccara,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of

Information and Technology.

[FR Doc. 00–2895 Filed 2–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Submission Deadline for

International Slots for the Winter 2000/

2001 Scheduling Season

AGENCY: Department of Transportation,

FAA.

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline.

SUMMARY: On October 1, 1999, the FAA

amended the regulations governing

takeoff and landing slots and slot

allocation procedures at certain High

Density Traffic Airports as a result of

the ‘‘Open Transborder’’ Agreement

between the Government of the United

States and the Government of Canada.

One element of this final rule

established that the deadline for

submission of requests for international

slots will be published in a Federal

Register notice for each scheduling

season. The purpose of the amendment

is for the FAA deadline for international

slots requests to coincide with the

International Air Transport Association

deadline for submission of international

requests. In accordance with this

amendment, the FAA announces in this

notice that the deadline for submitting

requests for international slots for

allocation under 14 CFR 93.217 is May

10, 2000.

DATES: Requests for international slots

must be submitted no later than May 10,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Requests may be submitted

by mail to Slot Administration Office,

AGC–230, Office of the Chief Counsel,

800 Independence Ave., SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; facsimile: 202–

267–7668; ARING: DCAYAXD; email

address: 9–A WA-slotadmin@faa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorelei D. Peter, Airspace and Air

Traffic Law Branch, Regulations

Division, Office of the Chief Counsel,

Federal Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; telephone

number: 202–267–3073.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 3,

2000.

James W. Whitlow,

Deputy Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–2957 Filed 2–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and

its implementing regulations, the

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

hereby announces that it is seeking

renewal of the following currently

approved information collection

activities. Before submitting these

information collection requirements for

clearance by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting

public comment on specific aspects of

the activities identified below.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than April 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on any or all of the following proposed

activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert

Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont

Ave., NW, Mail Stop 17, Washington,

DC 20590, or Ms. Dian Deal, Office of

Information Technology and

Productivity Improvement, RAD–20,

Federal Railroad Administration, 1120

Vermont Ave., NW, Mail Stop 35,

Washington, DC 20590. Commenters

requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt

of their respective comments must