33062 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 116 /Wednesday, June 17, 1998 / Notices

Applicant: West Virginia Public

Service Commission

State of: West Virginia

For further information, contact Al

McCloud, (202) 418–2499,

amccloud@fcc.gov: Helene Nankin,

(202) 418–1466, hnankin@fcc.gov; or

Kris Monteith, (202) 418–1098,

kmonteit@fcc.gov, (TTY, 202–418–

0484), at the Network Services Division,

Common Carrier Bureau, Federal

Communications Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.

Anna Gomez,

Deputy Chief, Network Services Division,

Common Carrier Bureau.

[FR Doc. 98–16069 Filed 6–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Submission for OMB Review

and Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the information collection requests

abstracted below have been forwarded

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval. The

submissions to OMB request continued

approval (extensions with no changes)

for OMB No. 3072–0012 (Licensing of

Ocean Freight Forwarders and Form

FMC–18); OMB No. 3072–0028 (Foreign

Commerce Anti-Rebating Certification);

and OMB No. 3072–0053 (Non-VesselOperating Common Carriers Surety

Bonds). Previously, comments were

solicited by notice published on March

26, 1998, (63 FR 14713–14714). The

FMC did not receive any comments in

response to that notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to:

Edward P. Walsh, Managing Director,

Federal Maritime Commission, 800

North Capitol Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20573, (Telephone:

(202) 523–5800)

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Ed Clarke, Desk

Officer for FMC, 725 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Send requests for copies of the current

OMB clearances to: George D. Bowers,

Director, Office of Information

Resources Management, Federal

Maritime Commission, 800 North

Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20573, (Telephone: (202) 523–5834).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Ocean Freight Forwarder Licensing

and Application Form FMC–18—OMB

Approval Number 3072–0012 Expires

August 31, 1998

Abstract: Section 19 of the Shipping

Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. app. § 1718,

requires that no person shall act as a

freight forwarder unless they hold a

license by the Federal Maritime

Commission. The Act requires the

Commission to issue a license to any

person that it determines to be qualified

by experience and character to act as an

ocean freight forwarder if that person

has provided a surety bond issued by a

surety company found acceptable by the

Secretary of the Treasury. The

Commission has implemented the

provisions of Section 19 in regulations

contained in 46 CFR Part 510 and its

related application form, FMC–18.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

uses information obtained from Form

FMC–18 as well as information

contained in the Commission’s files and

letters of reference to determine whether

an applicant meets the requirements for

a license. If the collection of information

were not conducted, there would be no

basis upon which the Commission

could determine if applicants are

qualified for licensing.

Frequency: This information is

collected as applicants apply for a

license or when certain information

changes in existing licenses.

Type of Respondents: Persons

desiring to act as freight forwarders.

Number of annual respondents: The

Commission estimates an annual

respondent universe of 2,007 licensed

freight forwarders. The Commission

estimates that the rule will impose, in

varying degrees, a reporting burden on

the entire respondent universe.

Estimated time per response: The

completion time for the Form FMC–18

is estimated to be 2 person hours on

average with the range being .5 hours to

4 hours.

Total Annual Burden: The

Commission estimates the total annual

burden to be 2,018 person hours, as

follows: 822 hours to comply with the

regulation provisions; 502 hours for

recordkeeping requirements; and 694

hours to complete the Form FMC–18.

2. Foreign Commerce Anti-rebating

Certification—OMB Approval number

3072–0028 Expires August 31, 1998

Abstract: Section 15(b) of the

Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. app.

§ 1714(b), requires the chief executive

officer of each common carrier and

certain other persons to file with the

Commission a periodic written

certification that anti-rebating policies

have been implemented and that full

cooperation will be given to any

Commission investigation of illegal

rebating activity. The Commission has

implemented the provisions of section

15(b) in regulations contained in 46 CFR

582.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

uses the information filed by these

parties to maintain continuous

surveillance over the activities of these

entities and to provide an effective

deterrent against rebating practices.

Frequency: This information is

collected with the filing of a carrier’s

initial tariff and the applicant’s ocean

freight forwarder license application.

On each subsequent even-numbered

calendar year, certifications are required

to be filed.

Type of Respondents: Respondents

may include the chief executive officer

of each common carrier and ocean

freight forwarder, shipper, shipper’s

association, marine terminal operator or

broker.

Number of Annual Respondents: The

Commission estimates a total of

approximately 4,857 respondents as

follows: 2,450 non-vessel-operating

common carriers, 400 vessel operating

common carriers and 2,007 ocean

freight forwarders.

Estimated Time Per Response: The

Commission estimates approximately .5

person hours per response.

Total Annual Burden: Total annual

burden is estimated at 2,429 person

hours.

3. NVOCC Surety Bonds—OMB

Approval Number 3072–0053 Expires

September 30, 1998

Abstract: Section 23(a) of the

Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. app.

§ 1721(a), requires each non-vessel

operating common carrier (NVOCC) to

furnish the Commission with an

acceptable bond, proof of insurance or

other surety, which is to be available to

pay for damages arising from

transportation-related activities,

reparations or penalties. The

Commission has implemented the

provisions of section 23(a) in

regulations contained in 46 CFR 583.

Needs and Uses: The Commission

uses the information to maintain

continuous surveillance over NVOCCs

and to enable the Commission to

discharge its duties under the Act. Upon

request, the Commission provides

information to the public regarding a

carrier’s evidence of financial

responsibility.
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Frequency: Documents are filed

annually.

Type of Respondents: Non-Vessel

Operating Common Carriers.

Number of annual respondents: The

Commission estimates that

approximately 2,450 NVOCCs will file

these documents.

Estimated Time per response: The

Commission estimates one person hour

per response for each filing.

Total Annual Burden: Total annual

manhour burden is estimated at 2,450

hours.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate, or any other aspect of the

information collections, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to

the addresses shown above.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16008 Filed 6–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Commission hereby given notice

of the filing of the following

agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of

1984.

Interested parties can review or obtain

copies of agreements at the Washington,

DC offices of the Commission, 800

North Capitol Street, NW, Room 962.

Interested parties may submit comments

on an agreement to the Secretary,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days

of the date this notice appears in the

Federal Register.

Agreement No.: 202–011587–002

Title: United States South Europe

Conference

Parties:

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

P&O Nedlloyd B.V.

P&O Nedlloyd Limited

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed modification of

the Agreement’s service contract

guidelines would permit the parties to

unanimous agree to exempt particular

agreement service contracts from the

application of specific surcharges.

The parties have requested expedited

review.

Agreement No.: 203–011625

Title: United Alliance Neutral Chassis

Pool Program

Parties:

Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.

Cho Yang Shipping Co., Ltd.

DSR-Senator Lines GmbH

United Arab Shipping Co. (S. A. G.)

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement

would permit the parties to form and

operate a chassis pool among

themselves and to agree upon the type

and number of chassis to be

contributed to the pool and upon the

rates and conditions for use of the

chassis both amongst themselves and

by outside parties.

Agreement No.: 232–011626

Title: Aliance/Columbus/P&) Nedlloyd

Agreement

Parties:

Empresa de Navegacao Alianca S.A.

Hamburg-Sud

P&O Nedlloyd Limited and P&O

Nedlloyd B.V. acting as a single

party

Synosis: The proposed Agreement

authorizes the parties to operate

vessels, agree on vessel deployment

and sailing schedules, and to crosscharter and exchange space in the

trades between (a) ports on the United

States East Coast and ports on the East

Coast of South America, and (b) ports

on the United States Gulf Coast and

ports in the Caribbean and ports on

the East Coast of South America. The

parties requested expedited review.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

By Order of the Federal Maritime

Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16009 Filed 6–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Monday, June

22, 1998.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Proposed amendments to the

Voluntary Guide to Conduct for Federal

Reserve System Officials.

2. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments,

reassignments, and salary actions)

involving individual Federal Reserve

System employees.

3. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lynn S. Fox, Assistant to the Board;

202–452–3204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may

call 202–452–3206 beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before the meeting for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting; or you may

contact the Board’s Web site at http://

www.bog.frb.fed.us for an electronic

announcement that not only lists

applications, but also indicates

procedural and other information about

the meeting.

Dated: June 12, 1998.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–16198 Filed 6–12–98; 5:07 pm]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

AGENCY: Federal Service Impasses

Panel.

ACTION: Notice.

The Federal Service Impasses Panel

(Panel) has submitted the following

information collection requirement to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Pub. L. 104–13. Comments regarding

this information collection are best

assured of having their full effect if

received within 30 days of this

notification. Comments should be

addressed to: Joseph Lackey, Desk

Officer for the Federal Labor Relations

Authority, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office Building,

room 10235, Washington, DC 20503;

and to Solly Thomas, Executive

Director, Federal Labor Relations

Authority, 607 14th St., NW.,

Washington, DC 20424. Copies of the

submission may be obtained by calling

H. Joseph Schimansky, Executive

Director, Federal Service Impasses

Panel, (202) 482–6670, ext. 227.

Title: Request for Assistance.

Summary: Various persons can

request assistance from the Panel to

resolve collective bargaining impasses

under the Federal Service LaborManagement Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C.

7119. The Panel needs information from

the requesting party to begin processing

the request for assistance. The Request

for Assistance Form includes questions

to the filer concerning, among other

things, identification of the parties; a

description of the issues; the number,

length, and dates of negotiation and

mediation sessions held; and if the

impasse arises from an agency

determination not to establish or

terminate a compressed work schedule

under the Federal Employees Flexible