23312 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 8, 2001 / Notices

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

request for comments announces that

the Coast Guard has forwarded the three

Information Collection Reports (ICRs)

abstracted below to OMB for review and

comment. Our ICRs describe the

information we seek to collect from the

public. Review and comment by OMB

ensure that we impose only paperwork

burdens commensurate with our

performance of duties.

DATES: Please submit comments on or

before June 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to (1)

the Docket Management System (DMS),

U.S. Department of Transportation

(DOT), room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001; and

(2) the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), 725

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,

to the attention of the Desk Officer for

the USCG.

Copies of the complete ICRs are

available for inspection and copying in

public docket USCG 2001–8629 of the

Docket Management Facility between 10

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

Friday, except Federal holidays; for

inspection and printing on the internet

at http://dms.dot.gov; and for inspection

from the Commandant (G–CIM–2), U.S.

Coast Guard, room 6106, 2100 Second

Street SW., Washington, DC, between 10

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Davis, Office of Information

Management, 202–267–2326, for

questions on this document; Dorothy

Beard, Chief, Documentary Services

Division, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 202–366–5149, for

questions on the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Regulatory History

This request constitutes the 30-day

notice required by OMB. The Coast

Guard has already published (66 FR

10768 (February 16, 2001)) the 60-day

notice required by OMB. That notice

elicited no comments.

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard invites comments on

the proposed collections of information

to determine whether the collections are

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Department. In

particular, the Coast Guard would

appreciate comments addressing: (1)

The practical utility of the collections;

(2) the accuracy of the Department’s

estimated burden of the collections; (3)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information that is the

subject of the collections; and (4) ways

to minimize the burden of collections

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments, to DMS or OIRA, must

contain the OMB Control Numbers of all

ICRs addressed. Comments to DMS

must contain the docket number of this

request, USCG 2001–8629. Comments to

OIRA are best assured of having their

full effect if OIRA receives them 30 or

fewer days after the publication of this

request.

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Advance Notice of Vessels’

Arrival and Departure.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0557.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and

operators of vessels.

Forms: This collection of information

does not require the public to fill out

Coast Guard forms, but does require

certain vessels bound for ports or places

in the United States to provide advance

notice of arrival to the Coast Guard’s

Captains of the Ports.

Abstract: The Ports and Waterways

Safety Act authorizes the Coast Guard to

require pre-arrival message or messages

from any vessel entering a port or place

in the United States.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The

estimated burden is 21,288 hours a year.

2. Title: Carriage of Bulk Solids

Requiring Special Handling—46 CFR

part 148.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0100.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Owners and

operators of vessels that carry certain

bulk solids.

Form: This collection of information

does not require the public to fill out

Coast Guard forms, but does require the

shipping industry to apply for special

permits to ship hazardous materials in

bulk solid form.

Abstract: The information in the

application for a special permit allows

the Coast Guard to: (1) Determine the

severity of the hazard posed by the

material; (2) set specific guidelines for

safe carriage; or, (3) if the material

presents too great a hazard, deny

permission for shipping the material.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The

estimated burden is 830 hours a year.

3. Title: Questionnaire on Boating

Statistics.

OMB Control Number: 2115–0618.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Recreational boaters.

Form: CG–5599.

Abstract: The Office of Boating Safety

of the Coast Guard may collect, analyze,

and annually publish statistical

information on recreational-boating

accidents (46 U.S.C. 6102 (b)).

Accordingly, the Coast Guard publishes

an annual report, Boating Statistics

(COMDTPUBP16754). This report

contains statistics and other information

on recreational-boating accidents. The

statistics are derived from data on

Recreational Boating Accident Reports

submitted by the States, the District of

Columbia, and the five U.S. Territories.

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: The

estimated burden is 320 hours a year.

Dated: May 2, 2001.

V.S. Crea,

Director of Information and Technology.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGDB–01–010]

Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston

Navigation Safety Advisory Committee

(HOGANSAC) and its working

committee will meet to discuss

waterway improvements, aids to

navigation, Houston/Galveston-area

projects impacting safety on the

Houston Ship Channel, and various

other navigation safety matters in the

Houston/Galveston area. All meetings

will be open to the public.

DATES: The next meeting of HOGANSAC

will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2001

from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00

p.m. The meeting of the Committee’s

working groups will be held on

Thursday, May 10, 2001 at 9:00 a.m.

The meetings may adjourn early if all

business is finished. Members of the

public may present written or oral

statements at either meeting.

ADDRESSES: The full Committee meeting

will be held at the offices of the Houston

Pilots. The pilot office is located at 8150

South Loop East, Houston, Texas. The

working group meeting will be held at

the Houston Yacht Club, 3620 Miramar

Drive, Shoreacres, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Captain Wayne Gusman, Executive

Director of HOGANSAC, telephone

(713) 671–5164.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

this meeting is given pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2.

Agendas of the Meetings

Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety

Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC)

The tentative agenda includes the

following:

(1) Opening remarks by the Committee

Sponsor (RADM Castro) (or the

Committee Sponsor’s

representative), Executive Director

(CAPT Gusman) and Chairman

(Tim Leitzell).

(2) Approval of the January 25, 2001

minutes.

(3) Old Business

(a) Dredging projects.

(b) Electronic navigation.

(c) AtonN Knockdown Working

Group.

(d) Facility Information Guide.

(e) Recreational boater education

initiative.

(f) TNRCC Clean Air Rules and Plans

for Houston/Galveston.

(g) FPSO update.

(h) Mooring subcommittee report.

(i) Frequency Congestion workgroup

report.

(4) New Business.

(a) Membership solicitation.

Working Committee Meeting

The tentative agenda for the working

committee meeting includes the

following:

(1) Presentation by each work group

of its accomplishments and plans for the

future.

(2) Review and discuss the work

completed by each work group. Work

groups have been formed to examine the

following issues: dredging and related

issues, electronic navigation systems,

AtoN knockdowns, VTS radio frequency

congestion, impact of passing vessels on

moored ships, recreational boater

education issues. All work groups may

not necessarily report out at this

session. Further, work group reports

may not necessarily include discussions

on all issues within the particular work

group’s area of responsibility. All

meetings are open to the public. Please

note that the meetings may adjourn

early if all business is finished.

Members of the public may make

presentations, oral or written, at either

meeting.

Information on Service for the

Handicapped

For information on facilities or

services for the handicapped or to

request special assistance at the

meetings, contact the Executive Director

or Executive Secretary.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Paul J. Pluta,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Eight Coast Guard District.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activity

Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

extension of the currently approved

collection. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and the

expected burden. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following

collection of information was published

on 2/15/01, pages 10558–10559.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 7, 2001. A comment to

OMB is most effective if OMB receives

it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy

Street on (202) 267–9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Title: Certificate: Mechanics,

Repairmen, Parachute Riggers, and

Inspection Authorizations—FAR Part

65.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection. OMB Control Number: 2120–0022.

Forms(s): FAA Forms 8610–1 and

8610–2.

Affected Public: An estimated 34,970

applicants. Abstract: 14 CFR part 65 prescribes

rules governing the issuance of

certificates and associated rating for

mechanics, repairmen, parachute

riggers, and the issuance of inspection

authorizations.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

34,432 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention FAA

Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on: Whether

the proposed collections of information

are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Department, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

the accuracy of the Department’s

estimates of the burden of the proposed

information collections; ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2001.

Steve Hopkins,

Manager, Standards and Information

Division, APF–100.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee Meeting on Air Carrier

Operations

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advice the public of a meeting of the

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee to discuss air carrier

operations issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

22, 2001, at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Conference Room 827, Federal office

Building 10A (the ‘‘FAA Building’’), 800

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC, 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Williams, Office of Rulemaking,

800 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202)

267–9658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 5 U.S.C. App II) notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee on Air

Carrier Operations to be held on May

22, 2001.

The agenda will include:

• Airplane Performance Working

Group final report.

• Extended Range Operations with

Two-Engine Aircraft (ETOPS) Working

(ETOPS) Working Group status report.