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the cost and time of certifying systems

with software while maintaining or

increasing system safety.

The purpose of SSAC is: (1) To

determine scientifically if the time/

expense burden yields the safety

benefits; (2) to recommend

improvements; and (3) to prototype

those improvements. The FAA

assembled a team of experts to

accomplish this purpose.

In January 1998, the first SSAC

workshop was held to gather industry’s

input regarding cost and schedule

drivers. The data gathered from the first

workshop has been analyzed and is

presented in a report that can be

accessed on the SSAC web-site: <http:/

/shemesh.larc.nasa.gov/ssac/>.

Workshop Announcement

On May 19–21, 1998, the second

SSAC Workshop will be held starting at

8:30 am. The workshop will be held at

the Holiday Inn Fair Oaks in Fairfax,

Virginia. The purpose of the workshop

is: (1) To identify the three most

important issues affecting certification

costs and schedules, (2) to define a

preliminary process for collecting data

about the extent and significance of

these issues, (3) to begin determining

their root causes, and (4) to begin

addressing some of the short-term

opportunities identified at the first

workshop.

Attendance is open to the appropriate

industry participants; however

registration is required. Persons wishing

to receive additional information or to

register should visit the SSAC web-site

at <http://shemesh.larc.nasa.gov/ssac/>

or contact the SSAC Assistant Program

Manager, Bonnie Danner: TRW

Government Information Services

Division; One Federal System Park

Drive; Fairfax, VA 22033–4416; 202–

651–2254 (phone); or 202–484–1255

(fax).

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15,

1998.

Brian Yan ̃ ez,

Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering

Division, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–10562 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent to Rule on Application

to Impose and Use the Revenue from

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Fort Wayne International Airport, Fort

Wayne, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Fort Wayne

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) (Pub. L.

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: FAA Great Lakes Region,

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des

Plaines, Illinois 60018.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Lester P.

Coffman Jr., Executive Director, of the

Fort Wayne—Allen County Airport

Authority at the following address: Fort

Wayne—Allen County Airport

Authority, Suite 209, Lt. Paul Baer

Terminal, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46809.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Fort

Wayne—Allen County Airport

Authority under section 158.23 of Part

158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Richard A. Pur, Airports Engineer,

FAA Great Lakes Region, Chicago

Airports District Office, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Room 201, Des Plaines,

Illinois 60018, 847/294–7527. 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 impose

and use the revenue a PFC at Fort

Wayne 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 April 7, 1998, the FAA determined

that the application to impose and use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the Fort Wayne—Allen County Airport

Authority 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

9, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application Number: 98–02–C–

00–FWA.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: March

1, 2015.

Proposed charge expiration date:

December 31, 2015.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$500,000.

Brief description of proposed project:

Master Plan Update.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFC’s: Air taxi/

commercial operators that (1) by federal

regulation are not required to report

passenger statistics to the federal

government and (2) enplane 10 or fewer

passengers per flight.

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 Fort

Wayne—Allen County Airport

Authority.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois April 14,

1998.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning and Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 98–10565 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition; Determination

Notice is hereby given of the

following determination: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March

27, 1978 (43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978),

and Delegation Order No. 85–5 of June

27, 1985 (50 FR 27393, July 2, 1985), I

hereby determine that the object to be

included in the exhibit, ‘‘The Nature of
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1A copy of this list may be obtained by

contacting Ms. Neila Sheahan, Assistant General

Counsel, at 202/619–5030, and the address is Room

700, U.S. Information Agency, 301 4th Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20547–0001.

Diamonds’’ (See list 1), imported from

abroad for the temporary exhibition

without profit within the United States,

is of cultural significance. This object is

imported pursuant to a loan agreement

with the foreign lender. I also determine

that the exhibition or display of the

listed object at the American Museum of

Natural History, New York, New York,

from approximately April 24, 1998

through August 30, 1998, is in the

national interest. Public Notice of this

determination is ordered to be

published in the Federal Register.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Les Jin,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–10498 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8230–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Fund Availability Under the VA

Homeless Providers Grant and Per

Diem Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans

Affairs is announcing the availability of

funds for applications for assistance

under the grant component of VA’s

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem

Program. This Notice contains

information concerning the program,

application process and amount of

funding available.

DATES: An original completed and

collated grant application (plus three

collated copies) for assistance under the

VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per

Diem Program must be received in

Mental Health Strategic Healthcare

Group, Washington, DC, by 4:30 PM

Eastern Time on June 10, 1998.

Applications may not be sent by

facsimile (FAX). In the interest of

fairness to all competing applicants, this

deadline is firm as to date and hour, and

VA will treat as ineligible for

consideration any application that is

received after the deadline. Applicants

should take this practice into account

and make early submission of their

material to avoid any risk of loss of

eligibility brought about by

unanticipated delays or other deliveryrelated problems.

FOR A COPY OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE,

CONTACT: Veterans Industries at (813)

228–2871 (this is not a toll-free call). For

a document relating to the VA Homeless

Providers Grant and Per Diem Program,

see the final rule codified at 38 CFR Part

17.700.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION: An original

completed and collated grant

application (plus three copies) must be

submitted to the following address:

Mental Health Strategic Healthcare

Group (116), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420. Applications

must be received in the Mental Health

Strategic Healthcare Group by the

application deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theresa Hayes, Victor Harris, or Roger

Casey, VA Homeless Providers Grant

and Per Diem Program, Mental Health

Strategic Healthcare Group (116),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20420; (202) 273–8966 (this is not a tollfree number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice announces the availability of

funds for assistance under VA’s

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem

Program. This program is authorized by

Public Law 102–590, the Homeless

Veterans Comprehensive Service

Programs Act of 1992. Funding applied

for under this Notice may be used for:

(1) Remodeling or alteration of existing

buildings; (2) acquisition of buildings,

acquisition and rehabilitation of

buildings; (3) new construction.

Applicants may apply for more than one

type of assistance.

Although a separate notice will be

published announcing fund availability

for the Per Diem Component of the

program, grant applicants seeking such

assistance should indicate this request

on the application submitted for a grant.

The applicants who are awarded grants

will not be required to complete a

separate application for per diem

assistance. VA will review those

portions of the grant application that

pertain to per diem.

Grant applicants may not receive

assistance to replace funds provided by

any state or local government to assist

homeless persons. For existing projects,

VA will fund only the portion of the

project that will house the new program

or new component of an existing

program. A proposal for an existing

project that seeks to shift its focus by

changing the population to be served or

the precise mix of services to be offered

is not eligible for consideration. No

more than 25 percent of services

available in projects funded through this

grant program may be provided to

clients who are not receiving those

services as veterans.

Authority

VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and

Per Diem Program is authorized by

Sections 3 and 4 of Public Law 102–590,

the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive

Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C.

7721 note) and has been extended

through fiscal year 1999 by Public Law

105–114. The program is implemented

by the final rule codified at 38 CFR Part

17.700. The final rule was published in

the Federal Register on June 1, 1994

and February 27, 1995, and revised

February 11, 1997. The regulations can

be found in their entirety in 38 CFR,

Volume 1, Sec. 17.700 through 17.731,

revised July 1, 1997. Funds made

available under this Notice are subject

to the requirements of those regulations.

Allocation

Approximately $5.0 million is

available for the grant component of this

program.

Application Requirements

The specific grant application

requirements will be specified in the

application package. The package

includes all required forms and

certifications. Conditional selections

will be made based on criteria described

in the application. Applicants who are

conditionally selected will be notified of

the additional information needed to

confirm or clarify information provided

in the application. Applicants will then

have one month to submit such

information. If an applicant is unable to

meet any conditions for grant award

within the specified time frame, VA

reserves the right to not award funds

and to use the funds available for other

grant and per diem applicants.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Togo D. West, Jr.,

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–10542 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0129]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of