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that Bradford Regional Airport had

experienced several ASOS power losses.

Response: None of the NWSsponsored ASOSs located at WSOs in

Pennsylvania are stand-alone systems.

All of these are classified as Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA) service

level C or higher which means that

humans will be present to provide

augmentation and back-up for the

ASOSs. Augmentation means adding

parameters that ASOS does not

measure. Back-up means measuring

parameters in the event of an ASOS

failure or if the ASOS measurement is

not representative of the meteorological

conditions. Augmentation and back-up

is done either by FAA controllers or a

contractor. ASOS operations at Lehigh

Valley International Airport did not

start on November 12, 1996. This ASOS

was commissioned on November 1,

1995 after a pre-commissioning

checkout period to determine that the

system was performing reliably and

correctly. Upon commissioning, NWS

employees at WSO Allentown

performed required augmentation and

back-up of the ASOS until November

12, 1996 when responsibility for this

was transferred to the FAA. FAA was

planning to provide the augmentation

and backup at service level C by air

traffic controllers at the airport,

however, the Lehigh Valley

International Airport Authority

sponsored a contract to provide level B

service. The Bradford Regional Airport

is an FAA-sponsored expansion site.

This means that prior to the ASOS being

commissioned there on December 2,

1996, this airport had no round-theclock surface observation.

The MTC considered and endorsed

these certifications at its March 18, 1997

meeting, concluding that these

certifications would not result in any

degradation of service.

(1) Astoria, OR—Consolidation

(2) Wichita Falls, TX—Consolidation

(3) Omaha, NE—Consolidation/Closure

(4) Sacramento, CA—Consolidation/

Closure

(5) Akron, OH—Automation/Closure

(6) Allentown, PA—Automation/

Closure

(7) Atlanta, GA—Automation/Closure

(8) Atlantic City, NJ—Automation/

Closure

(9) Baltimore, MD—Automation/Closure

(10) Baton Rouge, LA—Automation/

Closure

(11) Chicago, IL—Automation/Closure

(12) Columbia, MO—Automation/

Closure

(13) Columbus, OH—Automation/

Closure

(14) Dayton, OH—Automation/Closure

(15) Daytona Beach, FL—Automation/

Closure

(16) Detroit, MI—Automation/Closure

(17) El Paso, TX—Automation/Closure

(18) Flint, MI—Automation/Closure

(19) Knoxville, TN—Automation/

Closure

(20) Lubbock, TX—Automation/Closure

(21) Lynchburg, VA—Automation/

Closure

(22) Mansfield, OH—Automation/

Closure

(23) Moline, IL—Automation/Closure

(24) Montgomery, AL—Automation/

Closure

(25) Norfolk, VA—Automation/Closure

(26) Oklahoma City, OK—Automation/

Closure

(27) Raleigh, NC—Automation/Closure

(28) Richmond, VA—Automation/

Closure

(29) Roanoke, VA—Automation/Closure

(30) San Antonio, TX—Automation/

Closure

(31) San Diego, CA—Automation/

Closure

(32) Sioux City, IA—Automation/

Closure

(33) Stockton, CA—Automation/Closure

(34) Toledo, OH—Automation/Closure

(35) Tulsa, OK—Automation/Closure

(36)West Palm Beach, FL—Automation/

Closure

(37) Wilke-Barre, PA—Automation/

Closure

(38) Williamsport, PA—Automation/

Closure

(39) Wilmington, DE—Automation/

Closure

(40) Youngstown, OH—Automation/

Closure

(41) Asheville, NC—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(42) Augusta, GA—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(43) Cincinnati, OH—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(44) Fargo, ND—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(45) Greensboro, NC—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(46) Lewiston, ID—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(47) Muskegon, MI—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(48) Rapid City, SD—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(49) Savannah, GA—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(50) Springfield, IL—Consolidation/

Automation/Closure

(51) Apalachicola, FL—Closure

(52) Athens, GA—Closure

(53) Austin, TX—Closure

(54) Bakersfield, CA—Closure

(55) Billings, MT—Closure

(56) Bristol, TN—Closure

(57) Cape Hatteras, NC—Closure

(58) Columbus, GA—Closure

(59) Del Rio, TX—Closure

(60) Eugene, OR—Closure

(61) Fort Myers, FL—Closure

(62) Galveston, TX—Closure

(63) Grand Island, NE—Closure

(64) Harrisburg, PA—Closure

(65) Helena, MT—Closure

(66) Klamath Falls, OR—Closure

(67) Los Angeles, CA—Closure

(68) Macon, GA—Closure

(69) New Orleans, LA—Closure

(70) New York City, NY—Closure

(71) Olympia, WA—Closure

(72) Orlando, FL—Closure

(73) Pensacola, FL—Closure

(74) Phoenix, AZ—Closure

(75) Port Arthur, TX—Closure

(76) Reading, PA—Closure

(77) Reno, NV—Closure

(78) Rosewell, NM—Closure

(79) Salem, OR—Closure

(80) St. Louis, MO—Closure

(81) Waco, TX—Closure

(82) Winslow, AZ—Closure

After consideration of the public

comments received and the MTC

endorsements, the Under Secretary for

Oceans and Atmosphere approved these

82 combined consolidation and/or

automation and closure certifications

and transmitted them to Congress on

May 6, 1998. Certification approval

authority was delegated from the

Secretary to the Under Secretary in June

1996. The NWS is now completing the

certification requirements of Pub. L.

102–567 by publishing the final

consolidation and/or automation and

closure certifications in the Federal

Register.

Dated: May 7, 1998.

John J. Kelly, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator for Weather Services.

[FR Doc. 98–12605 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Deputy Chief of Staff for

Personnel (DAPE–ZXI–RM), Department

of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department

of the Army announces a proposed

public information collection and seeks

public comment on the provisions

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper
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performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed

information collection; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Department of the Army, Military

Traffic Management Command, (MTOP–

Q), 6511 Columbia Pike, Falls Church,

Virginia 22041–5050, ATTN: (Frederick

Wirtz). Consideration will be given to

all comments received within 60 days of

the date of publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

Department of the Army Reports

clearance officer at (703) 614–0454.

Title: Freight Carrier Qualification

Statement/Required Documents, OMB

Number 0702–0088, MT Form 377–R,

MT Form 380–R, MT Form 381–R

Needs and Uses: Information is vital

in determining capability to perform

quality service transporting DoD freight.

Carriers will furnish MTMC information

to determine if individuals or associated

companies are affiliated with

government-debarred carriers and will

also reflect carrier’s financial stability.

Affected Public: Business or other for

profit.

Annual Burden Hours: 8,500.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Respondes Per Respondent: 1,000.

Average Burden Per Response: 8.5

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Carrier Qualification Program (CQP) is

designed to protect the interest of the

Government and to ensure that the

Department of Defense (DOD) deals with

responsible carriers having the

capability to provide quality and

dependable service. This program

became necessary because deregulation

of the motor carrier industry brought an

influx of new carriers into DOD’s

transportation market, many of which

are unreliable or do not have capability

to provide consistent dependable

transportation services.

Gregory D. Showalter

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer

[FR Doc. 98–12569 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Availability for the BRAC 95

Final Environmental Assessment (EA)

and Finding of No Significant Impact

for the Disposal and Reuse of the

Ground-to-Air Transmission and

Receiving/Surface-to-Air Guidance and

Equipment (GATR/SAGE) Control Site

of the Charles E. Kelly Support Facility,

Oakdale, PA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969 and the President’s

Council on Environmental Quality

(CEQ), the Army has prepared an

environmental assessment for the

disposal and reuse of the GATR/SAGE

control site of the Charles E. Kelly

Support Facility, Oakdale,

Pennsylvania. In accordance with

Public Law 101–510 (as amended), the

Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990 (BRAC), the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Commission

recommended the disposal of two of the

five parcels which make up the Charles

E. Kelly Support Facility, Oakdale,

Pennsylvania. As a result of this BRACmandated closure, the two parcels

selected by the Army for closure are the

GATR/SAGE parcel (covered by this EA)

and the Irwin Annex parcel in Irwin,

Pennsylvania. Due to the distance

between these parcels, it was

determined that the Irwin Annex parcel

should be addressed by a separate EA

now under preparation.

The Final EA for the GATR/SAGE

parcel evaluates the environmental

impacts of the disposal and subsequent

reuse of the 6 acres. Alternatives

examined in the EA include

encumbered disposal of the property,

unencumbered disposal of the property,

and no action. Encumbered disposal

refers to transfer or conveyance of

property having restrictions on

subsequent use as a result of any Armyimposed or legal restraint. Under the no

action alternative, the Army would not

dispose of property but would maintain

it in caretaker status for an indefinite

period.

While disposal of the GATR/SAGE

parcel is the Army’s primary action, the

EA also analyzes the potential

environmental effects of reuse as a

secondary action by means of evaluating

intensity-based reuse scenarios. The

Army’s preferred alternative for disposal

of the GATR/SAGE parcel is

encumbered disposal, with

encumbrances pertaining to the possible

presence of lead-based paint and

asbestos-containing material, and the

requirement for a right of reentry for

environmental clean-up.

DATES: Written public comments must

be submitted on or before June 11, 1998.

The Army will not initiate the proposed

action for 30 days following completion

of the EA and publication of this Notice

of Availability.

ADDRESSES: The Final EA is available

for review at the Charles E. Kelly

Support Facility Oakdale, PA, and the

Collier Township Local Reuse

Authority, Collier Township Municipal

Building, 2418 Hilltop Road, Presto, PA.

A copy of the final EA may be obtained

by writing to Dr. Neil Robison, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile

District (ATTN: CESAM–PD–EI), 109 St.

Joseph Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602,

or by facsimile at (334) 690–2605.

Written comments may be submitted to

Dr. Robison at the same address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice

of Intent (NOI) declaring the Army’s

intent to prepare an EA for the disposal

and reuse of the GATR/SAGE parcel

was published in the Federal Register

on September 22, 1995 (60 FR 49264).

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health) OASA (I, L&E).

[FR Doc. 98–12560 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Availability of U.S. Patents for NonExclusive, Exclusive, or Partially

Exclusive Licensing

AGENCY: U.S. Army Chemical and

Biological Defense Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR

404.7(a)(1), announcement is made of

the availability for licensing of the

following U.S. Patents for nonexclusive,

exclusive or partially exclusive

licensing. All of the patents listed below

have been assigned to the United States