20508 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 74 / Monday, April 17, 2000 / Notices

Dated: April 10, 2000.

Robert S. Goldner,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–9403 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG–2000–7221]

Collection of Information Under

Review by Office of Management and

Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers

2115–0578, 2115–0592, 2115–0625,

2115–0563, 2115–0542, 2115–0135,

2115–0624, and 2115–0106

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Coast Guard intends to request the

approval of OMB for the renewal of

eight Information Collection Requests

(ICRs). These ICRs comprise: (1) Small

Passenger Vessels—Title 46 CFR

Subchapters K and T; (2) Offshore

Supply Vessels—46 CFR Subchapter L;

(3) Customer Satisfaction Surveys; (4)

Nondestructive Testing Proposal and

Results for Pressure Vessel Cargo Tanks

on Unmanned Barges; (5) Station Bills

for Manned Outer Continental Shelf

Facilities; (6) Display of Fire Control

Plans for Vessels; (7) Standards of

Training, Certification and

Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW),

1995 Amendments; and (8) Plan

Approval and Records for Foreign

Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk.

Before submitting the ICRs to OMB,

the Coast Guard is asking for comments

on the collections described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast

Guard on or before June 16, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to

the Docket Management System (DMS)

[USCG–2000–7221], U.S. Department of

Transportation (DOT), room PL–401,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20590–0001, or deliver them to room

PL–401, located on the Plaza Level of

the Nassif Building at the same address

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is 202–366–

9329.

The Docket Management Facility

maintains the public docket for these

requests. Comments will become part of

this docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at room PL–401,

located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif

Building at the above address between

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays. You

may also access this docket on the

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

Copies of the complete ICRs are

available through this docket on the

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov and also

from Commandant (G–SII–2), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, room 6106 (Attn:

Barbara Davis), 2100 Second Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The

telephone number is 202–267–2326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Davis, Office of Information

Management, 202–267–2326, for

questions on this document; Dorothy

Walker, Chief, Documentary Services

Division, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 202–366–9330, for

questions on the docket.

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to submit written

comments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify this document

[USCG–2000–7221] and the specific ICR

to which each comment applies, and

give the reason(s) for each comment.

Please submit all comments and

attachments in an unbound format no

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for

copying and electronic filing. Persons

wanting acknowledgment of receipt of

comments should enclose stamped, selfaddressed postcards or envelopes.

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Small Passenger Vessels—

Title 46 CFR Subchapters K and T.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0578.

Summary: The reporting and

recordkeeping requirements are

necessary for the proper administration

and enforcement of the program on

small passenger vessels. The

requirements affect small passenger

vessels (under 100 gross tons) that carry

more than 6 passengers.

Need: Under the authority of 46

U.S.C. 3305 and 3306, the Coast Guard

prescribed requirements for the design,

construction, alteration, repair, and

operation of small passenger vessels to

secure the safety of individuals and

property on board. The Coast Guard

uses the information in this collection to

ensure compliance with the

requirements.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of small passenger vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

436,173 hours annually.

2. Title: Offshore Supply Vessels—46

CFR Subchapter L.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0592.

Summary: 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306

authorize the Coast Guard to prescribe

safety regulations. Title 46 CFR

Subchapter L promulgates marine safety

regulations for offshore supply vessels

(OSV).

Need: The OSV requirements for

posting and marking are necessary to

provide instructions to those on board

of actions to take in an emergency. The

recordkeeping requirements verify

compliance with regulations without CG

presence to witness routine matters.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

5,931 hours annually.

3. Title: Customer Satisfaction

Surveys.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0625.

Summary: Executive Order 12862

authorizes the Coast Guard to survey

customers to determine the kind and

quality of services they want and their

level of satisfaction with existing

services.

Need: Putting people first means

ensuring that the Federal Government

provides the highest-quality service

possible to the American people.

Executive Order 12862 requires that all

executive departments and agencies

providing significant services directly to

the public shall seek to meet established

standards of customer service and shall:

• Identify the customers who are, or

should be, served by the agency; and

• Survey customers to determine the

kind and quality of services they want

and their level of satisfaction with

existing services.

Respondents: Recreational boaters,

commercial mariners, industry groups,

State and local governments.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

4,712 hours annually.

4. Title: Nondestructive Testing

Proposal and Results for Pressure Vessel

Cargo Tanks on Unmanned Barges.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0563.

Summary: The Coast Guard uses the

results of nondestructive testing to

evaluate the suitability of older

pressure-vessel-type cargo tanks of

unmanned barges to remain in service.

Once every ten years it subjects such a

tank, on an unmanned barge, 30 years

old or older to nondestructive testing.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3703, the Coast

Guard is responsible for ensuring safe

shipment of liquid dangerous cargoes

and has promulgated rules for certain

barges to ensure the meeting of safety

standards.

Respondents: Owners of tank barges.

Frequency: Every 10 years.

Burden: The estimated burden is 84.5

hours annually.

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5. Title: Station Bills for Manned

Outer Continental Shelf Facilities.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0542.

Summary: 43 U.S.C. 1333(d)

authorizes the Coast Guard to issue

safety requirements for Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS) activities. 33

CFR 146.130 promulgates the rules for

Station Bills.

Need: Station Bills on manned OCS

facilities are necessary to promote safety

of life on these facilities. They are an

efficient means for disseminating

information to all persons on OCS

facilities regarding their duties, duty

stations, and signals used during

emergencies and drills.

Respondents: Operators of OCS

facilities.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is 526

hours annually.

6. Title: Display of Fire Control Plans

for Vessels.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0135.

Summary: This information collection

is for the posting or display of specific

plans on certain categories of

commercial vessels. The availability of

these plans aids firefighters and

damage-control efforts in response to

emergencies.

Need: Under 46 U.S.C. 3305 and 3306,

the Coast Guard is responsible for

ensuring the safety of inspected vessels

and has promulgated rules to ensure the

meeting of safety standards.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is 798

hours annually.

7. Title: Standards of Training,

Certification and Watchkeeping for

Seafarers (STCW), 1995 Amendments.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0624.

Summary: This information is

necessary to ensure compliance with the

international requirements of the STCW

Convention, and to maintain an

acceptable level of quality in activities

associated with training and assessment

of merchant mariners.

Need: 46 U. S. C. Chapter 71

authorizes the Coast Guard to issue

rules on licensing merchant mariners.

46 CFR Subchapter B prescribes the

regulations.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of vessels, training institutions, and

mariners.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

18,331 hrs annually.

8. Title: Plan Approval and Records

for Foreign Vessels Carrying Oil in Bulk.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0106.

Summary: The Coast Guard reviews

plans and records to determine whether

foreign tank vessels comply with

applicable standards of design and

construction.

Need: 46 U.S.C. 3703 authorizes the

Coast Guard to prescribe rules on tank

vessels for preventing pollution. 33 CFR

part 157, Subpart B, contain regulations

governing design of tank vessels.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is 65

hours annually.

Dated: March 29, 2000.

Daniel F. Sheehan,

Director of Information and Technology.

[FR Doc. 00–9408 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Deadline for Submission of Application

Under the Airport Improvement

Program (AIP) for Fiscal Year 2000 for

Sponsor Entitlement and Cargo Funds

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces June

1, 2000, as the deadline for each airport

sponsor to have on file with the FAA an

acceptable fiscal year 2000 grant

application for funds apportioned to it

under the AIP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Stan Lou, Manager, Programming

Branch, Airports Financial Assistance

Division, Office of Airport Planning and

Programming, APP–520, on (202) 267–

8809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

47105(f) of Title 49, United States Code,

provides that the sponsor of each airport

to which funds are apportioned shall

notify the Secretary by such time and in

a form as prescribed by the Secretary, of

the sponsor’s intent to apply for the

funds apportioned to it (entitlements).

Notifications of the sponsor’s intent to

apply during fiscal year 2000 for any of

its available entitlement funds including

those unused from prior years, shall be

in the form of a project application

submitted to the cognizant FAA

Airports office no later than June 1,

2000.

This notice is promulgated to

expedite and prioritize grants in the

final quarter of the fiscal year. Absent an

acceptable application by June 1, 2000,

FAA will defer an airport’s entitlement

funds until the next fiscal year.

Pursuant to the authority and

limitations in section 47117(f). FAA will

issue discretionary grants in an

aggregate amount not to exceed the

aggregate amount of deferred

entitlement funds. Airport sponsors may

request unused entitlements after

September 30, 2000.

Issued in Washington, DC on April 11,

2000.

D. Cameron Bryan,

Acting Manager, Programming Branch.

[FR Doc. 00–9550 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

00–03–C–00–MCI To Impose and Use

the Revenue From a Passenger Facility

Charge (PFC) at Kansas City

International Airport, Kansas City,

Missouri

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 Kansas City

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).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, Central Region,

Airports Division, 901 Locust, Kansas

City, MO 64106.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Russell C.

Widmar, AAE, Director of Aviation,

Kansas City International Airport, at the

following address: 601 Brasilia Avenue,

Kansas City, Missouri 64153.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Kansas City

International Airport, under section

158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Schenkelberg, FAA, Central

Region, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO

64106, (816) 329–2645. The application