Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2001 / Notices 30499

Total Estimated Burden: 16,000

hours.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Emergency review and approval of this

collection has been requested from OMB

by May 31, 2001. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for

180 days. Comments should be directed

to the State Department Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20530,

who may be reached on 202–395–3897.

During the first 60 days of this same

period a regular review of this

information collection is also being

undertaken. Comments are encouraged

and will be accepted until 60 days from

the date that this notice is published in

the Federal Register. The agency

requests written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments are being solicited to permit

the agency to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility.

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used.

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

• Minimize the reporting burden on

those who are to respond, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of technology.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Public

comments, or requests for additional

information, regarding the collection

listed in this notice should be directed

to ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 301 4th Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20547, who may be

reached on (202) 619–4949.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

David Whitten,

Executive Director, Bureau of Educational

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Designation of Senior Agency Official

Under Executive Order 12958

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of designation of

‘‘Senior Agency Official’’ for certain

purposes under section 5.6 of Executive

Order 12958 entitled ‘‘Classified

National Security Information.’’

SUMMARY: The General Counsel of the

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

has been designated as the senior

agency official for purposes of section

1.8(d) of Executive Order 12958 and has

the authority, along with the United

States Trade Representative (USTR) and

the Deputy USTRs, to classify or reclassify information that has not

previously been disclosed to the public

after a request for it has been received

under the Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) or the Privacy Act of 1974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

FOIA Office, Office of the U.S. Trade

Representative, 600 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20508. The telephone

number is (202) 395–3419.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive

Order 12958 (‘‘the Order’’) provides that

heads of agencies that originate or

handle classified information shall

designate one or more senior agency

officials to carry out certain duties and

responsibilities under the Order. On

May 10, 2001, U.S. Trade Representative

Robert Zoellick designated the position

of General Counsel as a ‘‘Senior Agency

Official’’ pursuant to the provisions of

section 5.6 of the Order. The General

Counsel shall have the authority to

classify or re-classify information after a

request has been received under the

Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.

552, or the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.

552a, so long as that information has not

previously disclosed to the public. Such

classification or re-classification shall be

done in a manner that meet the

requirements of the Order and on a

document-by-document basis.

Sybia Harrison,

Agency FOIA Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee; General Aviation

Certification and Operations Issues—

New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of new task assignment

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC).

SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee a new task to evaluate and

develop requirements for improved

handling of stall characteristics in small

airplanes. This notice is to inform the

public of this ARAC activity.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Dahl, Federal Aviation

Administration, Central Region

Headquarters, 901 Locust, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106, (816) 329–4110.

Mike.dahl@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The FAA established the Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to

provide advice and recommendations to

the FAA Administrator on the FAA’s

rulemaking activities with respect to

aviation-related issues. This includes

obtaining advice and recommendations

on the FAA’s commitments to

harmonize Title 14 of the Code of

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) with its

partners in Europe and Canada.

The Task

• Review Subpart B of part 23 and

develop requirements for improved

handling of stall characteristics in small

airplanes. Items to be addressed in the

ARAC review include:

1. Stall Characteristics and spin

resistance.

2. Stall accidents and prevention

methods.

3. Harmonization with similar

requirements found in JAR–23.

• Prepare a draft Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM should

include the preamble and rule language

along with any supporting legal

analysis.

Schedule: This task is to be completed

no later than December 10, 2001.

ARAC Acceptance of Task

ARAC accepted the task and assigned

the task to the newly formed Stall

Characteristics Harmonization Working

Group, General Aviation Certification

and Operations Issues. The working

group will serve as staff to ARAC and

assist in the analysis of the assigned

task. ARAC must review and approve

the working group’s recommendations.

If ARAC accepts the working group’s

recommendations, it will forward them

to the FAA. Recommendations that are

received from ARAC will be submitted

to the agency’s Rulemaking

Management Council to address the

availability of resources and

prioritization.