Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 59 / Thursday, March 27, 1997 / Notices 14717

Mr. Bart Vernace, Airport Plans &

Programs Manager, Orlando Airports

District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National

Dr., Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822,

407–812–6331. The application may be

reviewed in person at this same

location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to use the

revenue from a PFC at Palm Beach

International Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On March 20, 1997, the FAA

determined that the application to use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

Palm Beach County Department of

Aviation was substantially complete

within the requirements of section

158.25 of Part 158. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than July

8, 1997.

The following is a brief overview of

PFC Application No. 97–03–U–00–PBI.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: July 1,

1997.

Proposed charge expiration date: May

1, 1999.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$13,605,792.

Brief description of proposed

project(s): 97A Land Acquisition

(Noise); 97B Direct Connect to I–95; 98C

Land Acquisition (Noise); 99D Land

Acquisition (Noise); 99E Part 150 Study.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi and

Commercial Operators filing FAA Form

1800–31.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Palm Beach

County Department of Airports.

Issued in Orlando, Florida on March 20,

1997.

Charles E. Blair,

Manager, Orlando Airports District Office,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–7824 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Federal Highway Administration

[FHWA Docket No. MC–97–13]

Development of a Directory of Offerors

of Truck and Bus Brake Mechanic

Training Courses and Materials

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; request for information.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is requesting

information from companies and

organizations that offer, to the motor

carrier industry, training courses and

training material concerning the

maintenance of heavy truck and bus

brake systems. The information will be

used to develop a brake training

resources directory to assist motor

carriers in identifying companies or

organizations that provide personal

training and/or training materials that

could be useful in helping motor

carriers improve their brake

maintenance programs. The directory

will not serve as an endorsement or

approval by the FHWA of the

companies and organizations listed

therein. The directory would be

intended only to provide motor carriers

with a detailed listing of all known

offerors of brake training information,

and brief descriptions of the courses or

products and services that are available.

This action is being taken to help motor

carriers reduce the incidence of brakerelated violations of the Federal Motor

Carrier Safety Regulations, thereby

improving safety on the Nation’s

highways.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before May 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written, signed

comments to FHWA Docket No. MC–

97–13, room 4232, HCC–10, Office of

the Chief Counsel, Federal Highway

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. All

comments received will be available for

examination at the above address from

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., e.t., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Those desiring notification of receipt of

comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Larry W. Minor, Office of Motor Carrier

Research and Standards, (202) 366–

4009; or Mr. Charles E. Medalen, Office

of Chief Counsel, (202) 366–1354,

Federal Highway Administration, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C.

20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m.

to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Conference Committee report on

the 1993 Department of Transportation

Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 102–388,

October 6, 1992) directed the FHWA to

follow the instructions of the House

report in obligating certain research

funds, including funding research on

means to improve the training of heavy

truck brake mechanics. H.R. Conf. Rep.

No. 102–924, at 35 (1992). The House

report on the appropriations bill stated

that ‘‘the Committee believes the

Federal Highway Administration should

use the expertise available at the

Trucking Research Institute for safety

and research activities related to

commercial motor vehicles.’’ H.R. Rep.

No. 102–639, at 85–86 (1992). The

House report specifically recommended

that the FHWA enter into a contract or

cooperative agreement with the

Trucking Research Institute (TRI) to

study methods of improving the training

of heavy truck brake mechanics. The

TRI is a non-profit organization created

by the American Trucking Associations

Foundation, Inc.

The FHWA entered into a multi-task

contract with the TRI covering several

research subjects including brake

mechanic training. The brake mechanic

training portion of the research program

was structured in two phases. Phase 1

covered problem identification, a review

of data available from the FHWA’s

Motor Carrier Management Information

System (MCMIS), carrier surveys, and

discussion with industry experts. Phase

2 is being used for follow-up activities

to resolve problems identified in Phase

1.

Recommendations Presented in the

Phase I Report

The TRI submitted its final report on

Phase 1 (‘‘Commercial Vehicle Brake

Violations in Roadside Inspections’’) to

the FHWA on June 2, 1995. A copy of

the report for Phase I has been placed

in the docket. The final report included

the following recommendations to the

FHWA and the motor carrier industry:

1. Motor carriers must accept the

ultimate responsibility for the

maintenance of their vehicles.

2. A vehicle demonstration program,

incorporating the best current

technology to provide a nearly

maintenance-free brake system, should

be developed to encourage the industry

to produce and accept automatic slack

adjusters, long-stroke chambers, and

low-deflection components.

3. Brake suppliers and/or vehicle

OEMs should develop and market a
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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.