Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2005 / Notices 70023 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5214] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 

December 13, 2005 in room 6319 of the 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters building, 

2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20593–0001. The primary purpose of 

the meeting is to prepare for the 50th 

Session of the International Maritime 

Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on 

Fire Protection to be held at IMO 

Headquarters in London, England from 

January 9–13, 2006. The meeting will 

also cover five agenda items on 

lifesaving equipment from the 

provisional agenda of the 49th session 

of the Subcommittee on Ship Design 

and Equipment that were assigned to 

the Subcommittee on Fire Protection 

because of the Ship Design and 

Equipment Subcommittee’s excessive 

workload. 

The primary fire protection matters to 

be discussed include: 

—Passenger Ship Safety. 

—Performance testing & approval 

standards for fire safety systems. 

—Recommendations on evacuation 

analysis for new and existing 

passenger ships. 

—Development of provisions for gas 

fueled ships. 

—Measures to prevent fires in enginerooms and cargo pump-rooms. 

—Review of the SPS Code. 

—Comprehensive review of the fire test 

procedures code. 

—Analysis of fire casualty records. 

The primary life saving matters to be 

discussed include: 

—Measures to prevent accidents with 

lifeboats. 

—Compatibility of life-saving 

appliances. 

—Inconsistencies in IMO instruments 

regarding requirements for life-saving 

appliances. 

—Test standards for extended service 

intervals of inflatable rafts. 

—Amendments to resolution A. 761 

(18). 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. Interested persons may 

seek information by writing: Chief, 

Office of Design and Engineering 

Standards, Commandant (G–MSE–4), 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 

Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593–0001, by calling: Mr. R. Eberly at 

(202) 267–1861, or by visiting the 

following World Wide Web site: 

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mse4/ 

imo.htm. 

Dated: November 10, 2005. 

Clay Diamond, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 05–22920 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 

Amended by Pub. L. 104–13; Proposed 

Collection, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection described below will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended). The Tennessee Valley 

Authority is soliciting public comments 

on this proposed collection as provided 

by 5 CFR Section 1320.8(d)(1). Requests 

for information, including copies of the 

information collection proposed and 

supporting documentation, should be 

directed to the Agency Clearance 

Officer: Alice D. Witt, Tennessee Valley 

Authority, 1101 Market Street (EB 5B), 

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402–2801; 

(423) 751–6832. 

Comments should be sent to the 

Agency Clearance Officer no later than 

January 17, 2006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Title of Information Collection: 

Economic Assessment of Waterway 

Docks and Terminals in the Tennessee 

Valley and Parts of the Surrounding 

National Inland Waterway Network. 

Frequency of Use: Occasional. 

Type of Affected Public: Federal, State 

and local governments, and private 

industry. 

Small Businesses or Organizations 

Affected: Yes. 

Federal Budget Functional Category 

Code: 450. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1700. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3400 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours Per 

Response: 2 hours. 

Need For and Use of Information: The 

information collection is necessary to 

assess the service capability of 

waterway docks and terminals located 

in the Tennessee Valley and 

surrounding States. The data will be 

used to help potential industrial clients 

with decisions regarding transportation 

information and the handling 

capabilities of waterway facilities 

located on various river segments. This 

is vital information for industry when 

deciding where the most economical 

location is for a new plant site or 

project. In addition the data collection 

surrounding the waterway terminals 

located on the Tennessee River is 

necessary for use in updating TVA’s 

river performance indicator. 

Jacklyn J. Stephenson, 

Senior Manager, Enterprise Operations 

Information Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–22870 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–P 

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 

Notice of Public Information Collection 

Requirements Submitted to OMB for 

Review 

AGENCY: United States Trade and 

Development Agency. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Trade and Development 

Agency (USTDA) has submitted the 

following information collection to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

USTDA published its first Federal 

Register Notice on this information 

collection request on August 25, 2005, 

at 70 FR 49968, at which time a 60-day 

comment period was announced. The 

comment period ended October 24, 

2005. No comments were received in 

response to this notice. 

Comments are again being solicited 

on the following proposed information 

collection concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses.