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Need: Under 46 CFR 162.017–

162.018, Coast Guard has the authority

to approve specific types of safety

equipment and materials that are to be

installed on commercial vessels to

ensure the equipment meets the

minimum levels of safety and

performance.

Respondents: Manufacturers of

pressure-vacuum relief valves and safety

relief valves.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is 279

hours annually.

3. Title: Station Bill For Manned

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)

Facilities.

OMB: 2115–0542.

Summary: The collection of

information requires persons in charge

of manned OCS facilities to be

responsible for preparing and posting

station bills, which provide information

to all personnel as to their duties, duty

station, and signals that should be used

in an emergency and during drills.

Need: Under Title 33 U.S.C., Section

146.130, manned OCS facilities are

required to have posted in conspicious

locations, information and special

duties and duty stations of each member

in case of an emergency.

Respondents: Persons in charge of

manned OCS Facilities.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 1,834 hours annually.

4. Title: Merchant Mariner License,

Certificate & Document Application;

National Driver Register; Criminal

Record Review and Five Year Terms of

Validity.

OMB No. 2115–0514.

Summary: The collection of

information requires merchant mariners

seeking to obtain or renew their

merchant marine credentials to fill out

and submit to the Coast Guard several

application forms, along with a consent

form to have their driving record sent to

the Coast Guard to be reviewed for

certain driving offenses.

Need: Titles 46 U.S.C. 7101, 7302 and

7109, give Coast Guard the authority to

maintain records of all merchant

mariner credentials, to review the

National Driver Register reports for

certain driving offenses of the applicant

and to perform a criminal record review

of the applicant.

Respondents: Merchant Mariners.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

83,328 hours annually.

5. Title: Self-Inspection of Fixed Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS) Facilities.

OMB No. 2115–0569.

Summary: The collection of

information requires an owner or

operator of a fixed OCS facility to

conduct annual self inspections of the

facility using a check-off list and

reporting form that has been developed

and furnished by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Need: Under 43 U.S.C. 1333(d) and 43

U.S.C. 1348(c), the Coast Guard has the

authority to promulgate regulations to

provide for scheduled onsite inspection,

at least once a year, of each facility on

the OCS. The inspection shall include

all safety equipment designed to prevent

blowouts, fires, spills, or other major

accidents.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of fixed OCS facilities.

Frequency: Annually.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 9,939 hours annually.

6. Title: Labeling Requirements in 33

CFR Parts 181 and 183.

OMB No. 2115–0573.

Summary: The collection of

information requires manufacturers and

importers of recreational boats to apply

for serial numbers from the Coast Guard

and to display various labels on these

boats.

Need: Under Title 33 CFR, Parts 182

and 183, manufacturer or importers of

recreational boats are required to obtain

from the Coast Guard, a manufacturer

identification code for each boat and

must display various labels on these

boats which provide safety information

to the boating public.

Respondents: Manufacturers and

importers of Recreational Boats.

Frequency: Once per boat.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 377,979 hours annually.

7. Title: Boat Owner’s Report, Possible

Safety Defect.

OMB No. 2115–0611.

Summary: The collection of

information requires owners of

recreational boats or engines who

believe their product contains a defect

or fails to comply with safety standards,

to report the problem by phone, send a

written complaint or fill out a Boat

Owner’s Report form.

Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 4310(f) gives the

Coast Guard the authority to require

manufacturers of recreational boats and

associated equipment to notify owners

and to replace or repair their boats and

associated equipment which fail to

comply with safety standards or are

found to contain defects related to safety

discovered in their products.

Respondents: Owners and

Manufacturers of recreational boats.

Frequency: One Time.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 80 hours annually.

8. Title: Alteration of Obstructive

Bridges.

OMB No. 2115–0614.

Summary: The collection of

information requires a bridge owner,

whose bridge has been found to be an

unreasonable obstruction to navigation,

to prepare and submit to the Coast

Guard, general plans and specifications

of that bridge.

Need: Under 33 U.S.C. 494, 502, 511,

and 513, the Coast Guard is authorized

to determine if a bridge is an

unreasonable obstruction to navigation

and can require the bridge owner to

submit information to determine the

apportionment of cost between the U.S.

and the bridge owner for alteration of

that bridge.

Respondents: Bridge Owners.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 40 hours annually.

Dated: February 25, 1997.

J.T. Tozzi,

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

Information and Technology.

[FR Doc. 97–5069 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

[CGD 97–013]

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Commercial Fishing

Industry Vessel Advisory Committee

(CFIVAC) will meet to discuss various

issues relating to commercial vessel

safety in the fishing industry. The

meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The meetings of the

subcommittees of CFIVAC will be held

on Thursday, April 3, 1997, from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m. The general CFIVAC

meeting will be held on April 4, 1997,

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Written

material and requests to make oral

presentations should reach the Coast

Guard on or before March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the

Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards

for U.S. Uninspected Commercial

Fishing Vessels by Utilizing the

Application of Prevention Through

People (PTP) Principles will be held in

room 6103, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW.,

Washington, DC. The meeting of the

Subcommittee on Stability Standards for

Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels

will held in room 6319 at the same

address. The general CFIVAC meeting

will be held in room 2415 at the same

address. Written material and requests

to make oral presentations should be

sent to Commander Adan D. Guerrero,
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Commandant (G–MSO–2), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Commander Adan D. Guerrero,

Executive Director of CFIVAC, or

Commander Mark D. Bobal, Assistant to

the Executive Director, telephone (202)

267–1181, fax (202) 267–4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

these meeting is given under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

2.

Agenda of April 3, 1997 Meetings

Subcommittee on Voluntary Standards

Utilizing PTP

(1) Review Voluntary Standards of

Uninspected Commercial Fishing

Vessels found in Navigation and Vessel

Inspection Circular (NVIC 5–86) to

ascertain which standards should be

continued as voluntary in light of the

regulations in 46 CFR part 28.

(2) Assist the commercial fishing

community by developing voluntary

standards which minimize casualties

and injuries through application of the

principles of PTP.

(3) Review possible methods to

develop these voluntary standards.

Subcommittee on Stability Standards

(1) Review existing stability standards

for Uninspected Commercial Fishing

Vessels less than 79 feet in length.

(2) Review possible stability standards

to increase the safe operation of these

vessels.

Agenda of April 4, 1997 Meeting

(1) Update on the International

Convention of Standards of Training,

Certification, and Watchkeeping

(STCW) and Standards of Training,

Certification, and Watchkeeping for

Fishing Vessels (STCW–F).

(2) Review of commercial fishing

industry vessel casualty statistics.

Procedural

All meetings are open to the public.

Due to new security procedures at Coast

Guard Headquarters, visitors should use

the Second Street entrance and have a

current picture ID to enter the building.

At the Chairperson’s discretion,

members of the public may make oral

presentations during the meetings.

Persons wishing to make oral

presentations at the meetings should

notify the Executive Director no later

than March 31, 1997. Written material

for distribution at a meeting should

reach the Coast Guard no later than

March 31, 1997. If a person submitting

material would like a copy distributed

to each member of a subcommittee in

advance of a meeting, that person

should submit 20 copies to the

Executive Director no later than March

24, 1997.

Information on Services for Individuals

with Disabilities

For information on facilities or

services for individuals with disabilities

or to request special assistance at the

meetings, contact the Executive Director

as soon as possible.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Howard L. Hime,

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety

and Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 97–5067 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

[CDG 97–012]

Coast Guard, DOT

Notice of Meetings

SUMMARY: The Towing Safety Advisory

Committee (TSAC) and its working

groups will meet to discuss various

issues relating to shallow-draft inland

and coastal waterway navigation and

towing safety. The agenda will include

working group reports and discussion of

various Coast Guard programs such as

Prevention Through People and Coast

Guard rulemaking projects. Both

meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The TSAC meeting will be held

on March 26, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 12

p.m. The working group meetings will

be held on March 25, 1997, from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Written material must be

received on or before March 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting on

March 26, 1997, will be held in the

second floor auditorium, Robert A.

Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce

St., St. Louis, MO 63103, and the

working sessions on March 25, 1997,

will be held in room 2.100 of the same

building. Written material and requests

to make oral presentations should be

submitted to LTJG Patrick J. DeShon,

Assistant Executive Director,

Commandant (G–MSE–1), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street

SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG Patrick J. DeShon, Assistant

Executive Director, Commandant (G–

MSE–1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,

2100 Second Street SW., Washington,

DC 20593–0001, telephone (202) 267-

2997, FAX (202) 267–4816.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

these meetings is given pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2 § 1 et seq. The agenda will

include discussion of the following

topics:

Work Groups:

(1) Prevention Through People.

(2) Radio Technical Commission for

Maritime Services standards for radar

requirements.

(3) Fire suppression systems for

towing vessels.

(4) Structural soundness and loading

practices.

(5) Licensing.

Procedural

Attendance at both meetings is open

to the public. With advance notice, and

Chair’s discretion, members of the

public may make oral presentations

during the meeting. Persons wishing to

make oral presentations should notify

the Assistant Executive Director, listed

under ADDRESSES, no later than March

14, 1997. Written material may be

submitted at any time for the

presentation to the Committee.

However, to ensure advance distribution

to each Committee member, persons

submitting written material are asked to

provide 25 copies to the Assistant

Executive Director no later than March

11, 1997.

Information on Services for the

Disabled

For information on facilities or

services for the disabled or to request

special assistance at the meeting,

contact the Assistant Executive Director

as soon as possible.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Director of Standards, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 97–5068 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–11]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption and of dispositions of prior

petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from specified

requirements of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I),

dispositions of certain petitions