21416 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 83 / Monday, April 30, 2001 / Notices

I. Background

The Department of Labor, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the public with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and continuing information-collection

requirements in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA–95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program ensures that information is in

the desired format, reporting burden

(time and cost) is minimal, collection

instruments are clearly understood, and

OSHA’s estimate of the informationcollection burden is correct.

Paragraph (a)(6) of the Standard

requires employers to perform annual

inspections of cranes and derricks and

to establish and maintain a written

record of the dates and results of these

inspections. The inspections identify

problems such as deterioration caused

by exposure to adverse weather

conditions, worn components and other

flaws and defects that develop during

use, and accelerated wear resulting from

misalignments of connecting systems

and components. A competent person or

a government or private agency

recognized by the U.S. Department of

labor must perform the inspections.

Establishing and maintaining a

written record of the annual inspections

alerts the equipment mechanics to

servicing or repair problems. Prior to

returning the equipment to service,

employers can review the records to

ensure that the mechanics performed

the necessary repairs and maintenance.

Accordingly, by using only equipment

that is in safe working order, employers

will prevent severe injury and death to

the equipment operators and other

employees who use or work near the

equipment. In addition, these records

provide the most efficient means for an

OSHA compliance officer to determine

that an employer performed the

required inspections and that the

equipment is safe.

II. Special Issues for Comment

OSHA has a particular interest in

comments on the following issues:

• Whether the proposed informationcollection requirements are necessary

for the proper performance of the

Agency’s functions, including whether

the information is useful;

• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of

the burden (time and cost) of the

information-collection requirements,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information collected; and

• Ways to minimize the burden on

employers who must comply; for

example, by using automated or other

technological information-collection

and -transmission techniques.

III. Proposed Actions

OSHA proposes to extend OMB’s

previous approval of the recordkeeping

(paperwork) requirement specified in

paragraph (a)(6) of the Cranes and

Derricks Standard for Construction (29

CFR 1926.550). The Agency will

summarize the comments submitted in

response to this notice, and will include

this summary in its request to OMB to

extend the approval of this informationcollection requirement.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved informationcollection requirements.

Title: Annual Inspection Record

Specified in the Cranes and Derricks

Standard for Construction.

OMB Number: 1218–0113.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal

government; State, local or tribal

governments.

Number of Respondents: 32,900.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Total Responses: 32,900.

Average Time per Response: Either

2.75 hours or 3.5 hours depending on

the capacity of the crane/derrick.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

115,167.

Estimated Cost (Operation and

Maintenance). $3,271.894.

IV. Authority and Signature

R. Davis Layne, Acting Assistant

Secretary of Labor for Occupational

Safety and Health, directed the

preparation of this notice. The authority

for this notice is the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506)

and Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 3–

2000 (65 FR 50017).

Signed at Washington, DC, on April 24,

2001.

R. Davis Layne,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.

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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

REVIEW COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

April 25, 2001.

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,

May 2, 2001.

PLACE: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC.

STATUS: Closed in Part [Pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(10)].

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: It was

determined by a majority vote of the

Commission that part of the

Commission meeting to consider and act

upon the following take place in closed

session:

1. Eagle Energy, Inc., Docket No.

WEVA 98–123 (Issues include whether

substantial evidence supports the

judge’s finding that the operator

violated the regulations governing

preshift and onshift mine examinations

by failing to observe unsupported kettle

bottoms; whether the judge properly

concluded that the violations found

were the result of the operator’s

unwarrantable failure; whether the

judge properly imposed penalties that

were double in amounts from those

initially assessed; and whether the

judge’s frequent questioning of

witnesses improperly interfered with

the operator’s presentation of its case

and reflected bias).

Any person attending the open

portion of the meeting who requires

special accessibility features and/or

auxiliary aids, such as sign language

interpreters, must inform the

Commission in advance of those needs.

Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) and

2706.160(d).

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO: Jean

Ellen, (202) 653–5629/(202) 708–9300

for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll

free.

Jean H. Ellen,

Chief Docket Clerk.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 01–054]

Notice of Prospective Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of prospective patent

license.

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice

that Advanced Cybernetics Group

(ACG), of Cupertino, CA has applied for

an exclusive license to practice the

invention disclosed in U.S. Patent No.

5,774,669 entitled ‘‘Scalable

Hierarchical Network Management

System for Displaying Network

Information in Three Dimensions’’

which is assigned to the United States

of America as represented by the

Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Written objections to the prospective

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grant of a license should be sent to

Ames Research Center.

DATES: Responses to this notice must be

received by June 29, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Padilla, Chief Patent Counsel,

NASA Ames Research Center, M/S

202A–3, Moffett Field, CA 94035–1000,

telephone 650–604–5104.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Advisory Panel

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Advisory Panel, Design

Arts Section (Creativity, Organizational

Capacity, and New Public Works

categories) to the National Council on

the Arts will be held on May 31–June 1,

2001, in Room 716 at the Nancy Hanks

Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20506. A portion of this

meeting, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

on June 1st, will be for policy

discussion and will be open to the

public. The remaining portions of the

meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

May 31st and from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00

a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June

1st, will be closed.

The closed portions of these meetings

are for the purpose of Panel review,

discussion, evaluation, and

recommendation on applications for

financial assistance under the National

Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of May

12, 2000, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to (c)(4)(6) and

(9)(B) of section 552b of Title 5, United

States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels that

are open to the public, and, if time

allows, may be permitted to participate

in the panel’s discussions at the

discretion of the panel chairman and

with the approval of the full-time

Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Fellowships Advisory Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby

given that a meeting of the Fellowships

Advisory Panel (American Jazz Masters

category) will be held by teleconference

from 3:00 p.m.—4:30 p.m. on Tuesday

May 22, 2001 from Room 703 at the

Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506.

This meeting is for the purpose of

Panel review, discussion, evaluation,

and recommendations on financial

assistance under the National

Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency. In accordance

with the determination of the Chairman

of May 12, 2000, these sessions will be

closed to the public pursuant to

subsection (c)(4), (6) and (9)(B) of

section 552b of Title 5, United States

Code.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel

Coordinator, National Endowment for

the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call

202/682–5691.

Dated: April 23, 2001.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Operations, Panel Coordinator,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Applications Received

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act

of 1978 (P.L. 95–541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit modification

received under the Antarctic

Conservation Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–

541.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish

a notice of requests to modify permits

issued to conduct activities regulated

under the Antarctic Conservation Act of

1978. NSF has published regulations

under the Antarctic Conservation Act at

Title 45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal

Regulations. This is the required notice

of a requested permit modification.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to

submit written data, comments, or

views with respect to these permit

applications by June 1, 2001. Permit

applications may be inspected by

interested parties at the Permit Office,

address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,

Office of Polar Programs, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above

address or (703) 292–7405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Science Foundation, as

directed by the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–541), has

developed regulations that implement

the ‘‘Agreed Measures for the

Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and

Flora’’ for all United States citizens. The

Agreed Measures, developed by the

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties,

recommended establishment of a permit

system for various activities in

Antarctica and designation of certain

animals and certain geographic areas a

requiring special protection. The

regulations establish such a permit

system to designate Specially Protected

Areas and Sites of Special Scientific

Interest.

Description of Permit Modification

Requested

The Foundation issued a permit

(2000–001) to Dr. Steven D. Emslie on

September 21, 1999. The issued permit

allows the applicant access to certain

Antarctic Specially Protected Areas in

order to conduct surveys and

excavations of modern and abandoned

penguin colonies by surveying ice-free

areas to locate evidence of a breeding

colony (pebble and/or bone