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AWARD AMOUNT—Continued 

Operator City/State Intercity 

fixed-route Other Total 

Hotard Motor Coaches, Inc. .................................................... New Orleans, LA ................... ........................ 44,193 44,193 

Kerrville Bus Co. ..................................................................... San Antonio, TX .................... 194,400 ........................ 194,400 

Lone Star Trailways, Inc. ........................................................ Tyler, TX ................................ ........................ 34,972 34,972 

Oklahoma Trailways, Inc. ........................................................ Tulsa, OK ............................... ........................ 36,000 36,000 

Sierra Stage Coaches, Inc. ..................................................... S. Houston, TX ...................... ........................ 25,200 25,200 

Si Texas Tours ........................................................................ Bandera, TX ........................... ........................ 32,400 32,400 

TNM&O .................................................................................... Lubbock, TX ........................... 40,557 ........................ 40,557 

Valley Transit ........................................................................... Harlingen, TX ......................... 40,557 ........................ 40,557 

Region VII 

Arrow Stage Lines ................................................................... Omaha, NE ............................ ........................ 30,000 30,000 

Burlington Trailways ................................................................ W. Burlington, IA .................... 86,798 ........................ 86,798 

Prestige Transportation Systems ............................................ Wichita, Kansas ..................... ........................ 34,920 34,920 

Village Charters, Inc. ............................................................... Wichita, Kansas ..................... ........................ 46,589 46,589 

Region VIII 

No Awards ............................................................................... ...........................................

Region IX 

K–T Contract Services ............................................................ N. Las Vegas, NV .................. 71,996 ........................ 71,996 

Roberts Hawaii ........................................................................ Honolulu, HI ........................... ........................ 25,200 25,200 

Sierra Trailways of California .................................................. Sacramento, CA .................... 43,149 ........................ 43,149 

Silverado Stages, Inc. ............................................................. San Luis Obispo, CA ............. 60,421 ........................ 60,421 

Triple J Tours, Inc. .................................................................. Las Vegas, NV ....................... ........................ 37,791 37,791 

Region X 

MTR Western .......................................................................... Seattle, WA ............................ ........................ 28,706 28,706 

Northwestern Stage Lines ....................................................... Spokane, WA ......................... 33,750 ........................ 33,750 

Premier Alaska Tours, Inc. ...................................................... Anchorage, AK ....................... ........................ 25,200 25,200 

Total .......................................................................... ................................................ 5,208,000 1,686,400 6,894,400 

Eligible project costs may be incurred 

by awardees prior to final grant 

approval. The incremental capital cost 

for adding wheelchair lift equipment to 

any new vehicles delivered on or after 

June 9, 1998, the effective date of TEA–

21, is eligible for funding under the 

OTRB Accessibility Program. 

Applicants selected for funding may 

be contacted by FTA regional offices if 

additional information is needed before 

grants are made. The grant applications 

will be sent to the U.S. Department of 

Labor (DOL) for certification under labor 

protection requirements pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 5333(b). After referring 

applications to affected employees 

represented by a labor organization, 

DOL will issue a certification to FTA. 

Terms and conditions of the 

certification will be incorporated in the 

FTA grant agreement under the new 

guidelines replacing those in 29 CFR 

Part 215. Please see Amendment to 

Section 5333(b), Guidelines to Carry Out 

New Programs Authorized by the 

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 

Century (TEA–21); Final Rule (64 FR 

40990, July 28, 1999). 

Issued on: October 26, 2005. 

Jennifer L. Dorn, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 05–21722 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

announces that the Information 

Collection abstracted below has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The nature of the information 

collection is described as well as its 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on August 15, 2005, and comments were 

due by October 14, 2005. No comments 

were received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 1, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Harrelson, Maritime 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

Southwest, Washington, DC 20590; 

Telephone: (202) 366–4610; FAX: (202) 

366–5522; or e-mail: 

tom.harrelson@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title: Monthly Report of Ocean 

Shipments Moving under Export-Import 

Bank Financing. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0013. 

Type Of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Shippers subject to 

Export/Import Bank Financing. 

Forms: MA–518. 

Abstract: 46 App. U.S.C. 1241–1, 

Public Resolution 17, required MARAD 

to monitor and enforce the U.S.-flag 

shipping requirements relative to the 

loans/guarantees extended by the 

Export-Import Bank (EXIMBANK) to 

foreign borrowers. Public Resolution 17 

requires that shipments financed by 

EXIMBANK and that move by sea, must 

be transported exclusively on U.S.-flag 

registered vessels unless a waiver is 

obtained from MARAD. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 168 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street, Northwest, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention 

MARAD Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

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whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; 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. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 24, 

2005. 

Joel C. Richard, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–21733 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

announces that the Information 

Collection abstracted below has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The nature of the information 

collection is described as well as its 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on August 16, 2005, and comments were 

due by October 17, 2005. No comments 

were received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 1, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Walker, Maritime 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street 

Southwest, Washington, DC 20590; 

Telephone: 202–366–5076, FAX: 202–

366–6988, or e-mail: 

Richard.walker@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime 

Administration (MARAD). 

Title: Inventory of American 

Intermodal Equipment. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0503. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Owners of U.S. 

steamship and intermodal equipment 

leasing companies. 

Forms: None. 

Abstract: This collection consists of 

an intermodal equipment inventory that 

provides data essential to both the 

government and the transportation 

industry in planning for the most 

efficient use of intermodal equipment. 

Further, this collection is intended to 

assure that containers and related 

intermodal equipment are obtainable in 

the event of a national emergency. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 66 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street Northwest, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention 

MARAD Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; 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. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 24, 

2005. 

Joel C. Richard, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–21734 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2005–20858; Notice 4] 

DOT Chemical, Denial of Appeal of 

Decision on Inconsequential 

Noncompliance 

DOT Chemical has appealed a 

decision by the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

that denied its petition for a 

determination that its noncompliance 

with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standard (FMVSS) No. 116, ‘‘Motor 

vehicle brake fluids,’’ is inconsequential 

to motor vehicle safety. DOT Chemical 

had applied to be exempted from the 

notification and remedy requirements of 

49 U.S.C. Chapter 301, ‘‘Motor Vehicle 

Safety.’’

Notice of receipt of the original 

petition was published on April 14, 

2005, in the Federal Register (70 FR 

19837). On July 18, 2005, NHTSA 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register denying DOT Chemical’s 

petition (70 FR 41254), stating that the 

petitioner had not met its burden of 

persuasion that the noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

DOT Chemical appealed, and notice of 

the appeal was published in the Federal 

Register on September 2, 2005 (70 FR 

52469). NHTSA received no public 

comments. 

Affected are a total of approximately 

50,000 containers of DOT 4 brake fluid, 

lot numbers KMF02 and KMF03, 

manufactured in June 2004. FMVSS No. 

116 requires that, when tested as 

referenced in S5.1.7 ‘‘Fluidity and 

appearance at low temperature,’’ S5.1.9 

‘‘Water tolerance,’’ and S5.1.10 

‘‘Compatibility,’’ the brake fluid shall 

show no crystallization or 

sedimentation. The subject brake fluid 

shows crystallization and sedimentation 

when tested as referenced in S5.1.7 at 

¥40°F and ¥58°F, sedimentation when 

tested as referenced in S5.1.9 at ¥40°F, 

and crystallization when tested as 

referenced in S5.1.10 at ¥40°F. 

DOT Chemical believes that the 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety and that no 

corrective action is warranted. DOT 

Chemical stated that there are fiber-like 

crystals in the fluid, which are borate 

salts, and 

are a natural part (no contamination) of DOT 

4 brake fluid production (just fallen out of 

solution in some packaged goods) and have 

not demonstrated any flow restrictions even 

at extended periods of low temperatures at 

minus 40° F. Furthermore, when the fluid is 

subjected to temperatures in a normal 

braking system, the crystals go back into 

solution in some cases not to reappear at all 

at ambient temperatures. 

NHTSA reviewed the petition and 

determined that the noncompliance is 

not inconsequential to motor vehicle 

safety. In its denial, NHTSA noted that 

it granted petitions for determinations of 

inconsequential noncompliance of 

FMVSS No. 116 to Dow Corning 

Corporation (59 FR 52582, October 18, 

1994) and to First Brands Corporation 

(59 FR 62776, December 6, 1994). In the 

case of Dow, the FMVSS No. 116 

noncompliance arose from a ‘‘slush-like 

crystallization’’ that dispersed ‘‘under 

slight agitation or warming.’’ NHTSA 

accepted Dow’s argument that its 

‘‘slush-like crystallization’’ does not