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agencies wishing to offer services for

individual adoptions covered by the

Convention to meet national

accreditation requirements and

individual providers of adoption

services to be approved.

Those attending the meeting will

examine and discuss the concept paper

describing the basic approach and

provisions of eventual U.S. federal

implementing legislation that is

currently in preparation by various

federal government departments,

including the Departments of State,

Justice, Health and Human Services,

and the U.S. Immigration and

Naturalization Service. Draft legislation

will be developed after the meeting

taking into consideration the comments

and proposals made at the meeting and

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget for

Administration clearance. The hope is

that the draft bill will be ready for

introduction in both Houses of Congress

by Summer 1997 as an Administration

bill. The Hague Convention is to be

submitted to the President at about the

same time for transmission to the Senate

for advice and consent to U.S.

ratification.

Persons and organizations interested

in how the Convention is to be

implemented in the United States,

whether they are able to attend the

meeting or not, are welcome in writing

or by fax to request documents from,

and to submit written comments or

proposals to, the office indicated below.

The text of the Hague Convention may

be found at 31 International Legal

Materials 292 (1993); the Appendix at p.

76 of P.H. Pfund, ‘‘Intercountry

Adoption: The 1993 Hague Convention:

Its Purpose, Implementation, and

Promise’’, 28 Family Law Quarterly

(1994); I/II Uniform Law Review 237

(1993); and 40 Netherlands International

Law Review 292 (1993).

Members of the general public may

attend up to the capacity of the meeting

room and participate in the discussion

subject to the Chair. The meeting is

scheduled in the Dean Acheson

Auditorium of the Department of State;

entry should be only via the 23rd Street

entrance between ‘‘C’’ and ‘‘D’’ Streets,

N.W. As access to the building is

controlled and in order to expedite

entry, the office indicated below should

be notified by mail or fax no later than

c.o.b. Friday, April 11 of the name,

address, firm or affiliation if any, social

security number and date of birth of all

persons wishing to attend. Between 9:00

and 10:00 a.m. someone will be at the

23rd Street entrance to the State

Department to facilitate admission to

the building.

For copies of the concept paper, and

the text of the Convention if necessary,

please contact the Office of the Assistant

Legal Adviser for Private International

Law (L/PIL), attention Ms. Rosie

Gonzales, by mail at 2430 E Street,

South Building—Suite 357, Washington,

DC 20037–2800 or by fax at (202) 776–

8482.

Peter H. Pfund,

Assistant Legal Adviser for Private

International Law and Vice Chair, Secretary

of State’s Advisory Committee on Private

International Law, U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 97–8516 Filed 3–31–97; 1:52 pm]

BILLING CODE 4710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Form 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 1995 (44 USC

Chapter 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

review and comment. 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 November 13, 1996 (FR

61, page 58275–58276).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 2, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Bradley, Customer Services

Program Manager, K–20, Bureau of

Transportation Statistics, 400 7th Street,

SW., Room 3430, Washington, DC 20590

(202) 366–8925.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Title: Customer Surveys.

OMB CONTROL NUMBER: New.

Affected Entities: Transportation

statistics industry and the general

public.

Abstract: Customer satisfaction

surveys are required by Executive Order

12862, Setting Customer Service

Standards, to ensure that the BTS

provides the highest quality service to

our customers. Steps will be taken to

assure anonymity of respondents in

each activity covered under this request.

Need: Executive Order 12862, Setting

Customer Service Standards, directs

BTS to conduct surveys to determine

the kind and quality of services the

transportation statistics industry and

general public wants and expects.

Burden Statement: The estimated

annual burden is 683 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: BTS

Desk Officer. Comments are invited on:

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions or 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 March 27,

1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–8409 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Federal Aviation Administration

Advisory Circular; Turbine Engine

Vibration Survey

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of issuance Advisory

Circular (AC) on turbine engine

vibration survey.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

issuance of Advisory Circular (AC), No.

33.83, Turbine Engine Vibration Survey.

This AC is on the subject of vibration

tests and surveys. A set of improved and

harmonized requirements were

incorporated into part 33 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (FAR’s), and this

AC is meant to provide information and

guidance concerning an acceptable

method, but not the only method, for

complying with those new harmonized

requirements.

DATES: Advisory Circular No. 33.83 was

issued by the New England Aircraft

Certification Service, Engine and the

Propeller Directorate on February 14,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Thomas Boudreau, Engine and Propeller

Standards Staff, ANE–110, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington,

MA, 01803, telephone (617) 238–7117,

fax (617) 238–7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This AC is on the subject of vibration

tests and surveys, and was identified as

one where differences existed between

the Joint Aviation Requirements—

Engines, and part 33 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (FAR’s). A study

group composed of representatives of

the Federal Aviation Administration,

the Joint Aviation Authorities,

Transport Canada and industry worked

to produce a set of improved and

harmonized requirements that was

subsequently incorporated into part 33

of the FAR.

Interested parties were given the

opportunity to review and comment on

the draft AC during the proposal and

development phases. Notice was

published in the Federal Register on

April 18, 1995 (60 FR 19442), to

announce the availability of, and

comment to the draft AC.

This advisory circular, published

under the authority granted to the

Administrator by 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 4113,

44701–44702, 44704, provides guidance

for these new requirements that were

published in the Federal Register on

June 4, 1996 (61 FR 28430).

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

March 25, 1997.

James C. Jones,

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8278 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Advisory Circular; Continued Rotation

and Rotor Locking

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of issuance Advisory

Circular (AC) on turbine engine

continued rotation and rotor locking.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

issuance of Advisory Circular (AC), No.

33.74/92, Turbine Engine Continued

Rotation and Rotor Locking. This AC is

combining part 33 sections 33.74 and

33.92. This AC is on the subject of

continued rotation and rotor locking

tests. A set of improved and harmonized

requirements were incorporated into

part 33 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (FAR’s), and this AC is

meant to provide information and

guidance concerning an acceptable

method, but not the only method, for

complying with those new harmonized

requirements.

DATES: Advisory Circular No. 33.74/92,

was issued by the new England Aircraft

Certification Service, Engine and

Propeller Directorate on February 14,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marc Bouthillier, Engine and Propeller

Standards Staff, ANE–110, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington,

MA, 01803, telephone (617) 238–7117,

fax (617) 238–7120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This AC is on the subject of turbine

engine continued rotation and rotor

locking tests that were identified as one

where differences existed between the

Joint Aviation Requirements—Engines,

and part 33 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (FAR’s). A study group

composed of representatives of the

Federal Aviation Administration, the

Joint Aviation Authorities, Transport

Canada and industry worked to produce

a set of improved and harmonized

requirements that was subsequently

incorporated into part 33 of the FAR.

Interested parties were given the

opportunity to review and comment on

the draft AC during the proposal and

development phases. Notice was

published in the Federal Register on

April 18, 1995 (60 FR 19442), to

announce the availability of, and

comment to the draft AC.

This advisory circular, published

under the authority granted to the

Administrator by 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 4113,

44701–44702, 44704, provides guidance

for these new requirements that were

published in the Federal Register on

June 4, 1996 (61 FR 28430).

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

March 26, 1997.

James C. Jones,

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8372 Filed 4–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–18]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received 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

previously received, and corrections.

The purpose of this notice is to improve

the public’s awareness of, and

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s

regulatory activities. Neither publication

of this notice nor the inclusion or

omission of information in the summary

is intended to affect the legal status of

any petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received

must identify the petition docket

number involved and must be received

on or before April 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any

petition in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC–

2000), Petition Docket No. lllll,

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMTS@faa.dot.gov.

The petition, any comments received,

and a copy of any final disposition are

filed in the assigned regulatory docket

and are available for examination in the

Rules Docket (AGC–200), Room 915G,

FAA Headquarters Building (FOB 10A),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone

(202) 267–3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fred Haynes (202) 267–3939 or Angela

Anderson (202) 267–9681 Office of

Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on March 28,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28696.

Petitioner: Federal Express

Corporation.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

25.857(e) and 25.1447(c)(1).

Description of Relief Sought: To

provide accommodation for up to 24

supernumeraries at the aft portion of

DC–10/11 main deck Class E cargo

compartments, to accompany the

carriage of both live animal and

inanimate cargo.

Docket No.: 28822.

Petitioner: Lynx Air International.