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system to alert drivers to brake defects

(e.g., brake adjustment).

4. Mechanic and driver training

should not be seen as a stand-alone

solution to the brake violation problem.

5. Government and industry efforts to

improve motor carrier management

commitment to brake maintenance

should take a targeted, rather than a

general approach. The program should

start with contacting high violation-rate

carriers, informing them of their

problems, and offering them help from

both industry and government.

6. The vehicle identification number

(VIN) should be recorded on each

vehicle inspection report.

7. A simple, standardized tool should

be developed for use by carriers and

enforcement inspectors to measure

pushrod travel.

Development of Publications

Concerning Brake Maintenance

As part of the effort to follow up on

the recommendations presented in the

Phase 1 report, the FHWA and the TRI

will work together in the development

of publications to help increase industry

awareness of the importance of proper

brake maintenance and to inform

carriers of the availability of technical

information to improve their brake

maintenance programs. The FHWA

believes this work is necessary because

the Phase 1 report indicated that brake

suppliers and OEMs have developed a

variety of training materials but that

most motor carriers are not aware this

material is available to them.

Information Requested

The FHWA and The Maintenance

Council (TMC) of the American

Trucking Associations are developing a

brake training resources directory. This

industry-wide directory will list

information on brake training materials,

classes, short courses, computer-based

training, video training and any other

types of brake training that are being

offered to the motor carrier industry.

The directory will be organized into two

groups: personal instruction, and

products/services. The directory is

intended for distribution to all

interested motor carriers with a special

emphasis on motor carriers that appear

to have unusually high brake-related

violation rates during roadside

inspections. The information will be

published as a pamphlet with copies

provided free of charge by the FHWA.

The FHWA requests that interested

parties submit detailed information on

the types of training/training material

that they offer to motor carrier industry.

Personal Training

The following information is

requested:

1. Training format(s) (classroom,

home-study, hands-on, computer-based,

etc.);

2. Training availability (at the

customer’s request, mail order, call for

current schedule);

3. Training cost (current price list,

fee/tuition available upon request, or no

charge);

4. Type of training organization

(Federal, State or local government

agency or department; college/

university, vocational/trade school;

association; business/corporation);

5. Length of course; and

6. Training location(s).

Products/Services

The following information is

requested:

1. Product format(s) (video, slides,

printed material, audio tapes, computerbased, computer compact disc (CD–

ROM));

2. Product/services cost (current price

list, fees available upon request, or no

charge); and

3. Type of organization offering the

products/services (Federal, State or

local government agency or department;

college/university, vocational/trade

school; association; business/

corporation).

Deadline for Submission of Information

All information received before the

close of business on the comment

closing date indicated in the caption

‘‘DATES’’ will be considered and will

be available for examination in the

docket room at the above address.

Information received after the comment

closing date will be filed in the docket

and will be considered to the extent

practicable. The FHWA, however, may

publish the directory at any time after

the close of the comment period. The

FHWA will publish a notice of

availability in the Federal Register

when the directory is completed.

( 49 U.S.C. 31133; 49 CFR 1.48)

Issued on: March 19, 1997.

Jane Garvey,

Acting Administrator, Federal Highway

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–7736 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. M–031]

Information Collection Available for

Public Comments and

Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Maritime

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intentions

to request extension of approval for

three years of a currently approved

information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

on or before May 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carey Brady, Trade Specialist, Office of

Cargo Preference, Maritime

Administration, MAR–590, Room 8118,

400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20590. Telephone 202–366–5524 or

fax 202–366–5522. Copies of this

collection can also be obtained from that

office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Collection: Monthly Report of

Ocean Shipments Moving Under

Export-Import Bank Financing.

Type of Request: Extension of

currently approved information

collection.

OMB Control Number: 2133–0013.

Form Number: MA–518.

Expiration Date of Approval:

September 30, 1997.

Summary of Collection of

Information: Title 46 App. U.S.C. 1241–

1, Public Resolution 17, 73rd Congress

(PR 17), requires the Maritime

Administration (MARAD) to monitor

and enforce the U.S.-flag shipping

requirements relative to the loans/

guarantees extended by the ExportImport Bank (Eximbank) to foreign

borrowers. PR 17 requires that all

shipments financed by Eximbank and

that move by sea, must be transported

exclusively on U.S.-flag registered

vessels unless a waiver is obtained from

MARAD.

Need and Use of the Information: The

prescribed monthly report is necessary

for MARAD to fulfill its responsibilities

under PR 17, to ensure compliance of

ocean shipping requirements operating

under Eximbank financing and to

ensure equitable distribution of

shipments between U.S.-flag and foreign

ships. MARAD will use this information

to report annually to Congress, the total

shipping activities during the calendar

year.

Annual Responses: 336.

Annual Burden: 168 hours.
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Comments: Send all comments

regarding this information collection to

Joel C. Richard, Department of

Transportation, Maritime

Administration, MAR–120, Room 7210,

400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20590. Send comments regarding

whether this information collection is

necessary for proper performance of the

function of the agency and will have

practical utility, accuracy of the burden

estimates, ways to minimize this

burden, and ways to enhance quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7826 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Docket No. PS–142; Notice 5]

Requests for Applications for the

Pipeline Risk Management

Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for letters of

intent.

SUMMARY: The Research and Special

Programs Administration’s (RSPA)

Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) invites

eligible pipeline operators to submit

Letters of Intent expressing interest in

participating in its Pipeline Risk

Management Demonstration Program.

This notice begins the solicitation

process by specifying a deadline and

address for Letters of Intent, by directing

interested operators to supplementary

guidance documents, and by providing

updated guidance for operators

interested in participating.

DATES: Letters of Intent will be accepted

no later than July 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Letters of Intent should be

sent to Richard B. Felder, Associate

Administrator for Pipeline Safety,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, Department of

Transportation, Room 2335, 400 7th St.,

SW, Washington, DC, 20590.

SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS:

(1) Program Framework for Risk

Management Demonstrations (61 FR

58605): Describes the processes by

which OPS will receive, review,

approve, monitor, modify, and

terminate company risk management

demonstration projects, and provides a

description of the information a

company should include in its Letter of

Intent. The guidance in the Program

Framework is current except where

noted in Section II of this notice. The

significant information in the Program

Framework is contained in Appendix A

of this document or available on the

Internet at OPS address http://

ops.dot.gov.

(2) Interim Risk Management Program

Standard: Describes the essential

elements and characteristics of a

company’s risk management program. A

Letter of Intent should include evidence

that the company will address all

considerations raised in the Program

Standard. It is available by contacting

Eben Wyman at (202)366–0918 or on

Internet at OPS address http://

ops.dot.gov.

(3) Guidance on Performance

Measures: Provides the basis for

participating companies and OPS to

assess, through the demonstration

projects, whether risk management is an

effective alternative to the current

regulatory environment; and to

determine whether superior public

safety and environmental protection is

being achieved. OPS considers the

performance measures proposed in the

consultation process to be critical to

approving a demonstration project.

Companies may include proposed

performance measures, if available, in

their Letters of Intent. The March 1997

guidance is available by contacting Eben

Wyman at (202)366–0918 or on Internet

at http://opspm.volpe60.dot.gov.

(4) Risk Management

Communications Plan: Outlines the

processes to enable all stakeholders

(including OPS, companies, States, and

local officials) to exchange information

about the goals, objectives, and status of

the Demonstration Program and

individual projects. The

Communications Plan describes the

information OPS intends to share with

stakeholders via local prospectuses once

candidate companies are selected for

consultations. Companies may consult

the Plan to ensure their Letters of Intent

contain sufficient information for the

prospectuses, and for guidance on local

level communications the company

should conduct. OPS will continue to

develop communications with the

public during the Demonstration

Program. The Plan is available by

contacting Eben Wyman at (202)366–

0918 or on Internet at OPS address

http://ops.dot.gov.

(5) Risk Management Training

Curricula: Describes the content of the

risk management training that will be

provided to industry and regulator

participants in the Demonstration

Program. Companies who submit Letters

of Intent and who OPS identifies as

candidates for selection will be invited

to participate in the training. The

company may request an orientation

with the OPS personnel who will be

assigned to evaluate and monitor its

demonstration project. An outline of the

curricula is available by contacting Eben

Wyman at (202)366–0918 or on Internet

at OPS address http://ops.dot.gov.

(6) Proceedings from January 28, 1997

Public Meeting held at the Hilton

Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, LA:

Record of OPS response to public

comment on elements of the

Demonstration Program. Available by

contacting Eben Wyman at (202)366–

0918, or on Internet at OPS address

http://ops.dot.gov. A summary of OPS

comments at the public meeting is

contained in Appendix B of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366–0918, or by

E-mail (eben.wyman@rspa.dot.gov),

regarding the subject matter of this

document. Persons wishing to review

previously submitted comments may

contact the RSPA Dockets Clerk, (202)

366–5046, U.S. Department of

Transportation, room 8421, 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590.

Inquiries should identify the docket

number (PS–142). The Dockets Facility

is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except on

Federal holidays when the facility is

closed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Overview

The Program Framework for Risk

Management Demonstrations (Program

Framework)(61 FR 58605), published on

November 15, 1996, describes the

Pipeline Risk Management

Demonstration Program and its

objectives and statutory basis, and

provides guidance for pipeline operators

who may wish to participate. The

Demonstration Program will enable

participating pipeline operators to

substitute compliance with the

provisions of an OPS-approved

demonstration project for compliance

with existing pipeline safety standards.

The objective of the Demonstration

Program is to test whether allowing

operators the flexibility to allocate

safety resources through risk

management is an effective way to

improve public safety, environmental

protection, and reliability of service. It

will also provide data on how to

administer risk management as a

permanent feature of the Federal

pipeline safety program, should risk

management prove to be a viable

regulatory alternative.