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2. The approval of a draft Assembly

resolution on follow-up action to the

U.N. Conference on the Environment

and Development (UNCED);

3. The adoption of an MEPC

resolution on Guidelines on the

Application of the Precautionary

Approach;

4. Plans for a special meeting of

entities involved with the carriage of

materials subject to the Irradiated

Nuclear Fuel (INF) Code;

5. The proposed new Annex VI to

MARPOL on prevention of air pollution

from ships;

6. The future work of the committee

on ‘‘The Human Element’’;

7. Port State Control procedures;

8. Unwanted aquatic organisms in

ballast water; and

9. The work plan for the international

Convention on Oil Pollution,

Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC) intersessional meeting

which will take place from 27

February—1 March 1996 in London,

England.

For further information or

documentation pertaining to the SPMP

meeting, contact Lieutenant Commander

Ray Perry, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters (G–MOS–4), 2100 Second

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20593–

0001, Telephone: (202) 267–2714,

Facsimile: (202) 267–4690.

Dated: December 1, 1995.

Richard T. Miller,

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating

Committee.

[FR Doc. 95–30120 Filed 12–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–07–M

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

SES Performance Review Board

AGENCY: Trade and Development

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

appointment of members of the Trade

and Development Agency’s Performance

Review Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deirdre E. Curley, Assistant Director for

Management Trade and Development

Agency, State Annex–16, Room 309,

Washington, D.C. 20523–1602, (703)

875–4357.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

4314(c) (1) through (5), U.S.C. requires

each agency to establish, in accordance

with regulations prescribed by the

Office of Personal Management, one or

more SES performance review boards.

The board shall review and evaluate the

initial appraisal of a senior executive’s

performance by the supervisor, along

with any recommendations to the

appointing authority relative to the

performance of the senior executive.

The following have been selected as

acting members of the Performance

Review Board of the Trade and

Development Agency: Jessalyn L.

Pendarvis, Director of Equal

Opportunity Programs, Agency for

International Development; James D.

Murphy, Deputy Director Office of

Procurement, Agency for International

Development; and Edward Dragon,

former Regional Legal Advisor, Senior

Foreign Service, Agency for

International Development.

Dated: December 6, 1995.

Deirdre E. Curley,

Assistant Director for Management.

[FR Doc. 95–30263 Filed 12–11–95; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 8040–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition

From Robert G. Gingher

This notice sets forth the reasons for

the denial of a petition submitted to the

NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. 30162(a)(2).

In August 1995, Mr. Robert G. Gingher

petitioned the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue

an order concerning the notification and

remedy of a defect in certain 1987

through 1993 Taurus, Sable, and

Continental model vehicles, produced

by the Ford Motor Company, because of

an alleged defect in the design of the

steering system tie rods. Specifically,

Mr. Gingher alleges that the tie rods can

break, causing loss of control of the

vehicle, and that accidents have

occurred because of this failure. The

petitioner proposes that these vehicles

be recalled and that their tie rods be

replaced by a more recently designed tie

rod.

This matter was the subject of an

investigation by NHTSA (EA94–008)

which was closed on February 27, 1995.

The results of that investigation did not

indicate that a safety-related defect

trend existed. As a result, that

investigation was closed.

Mr. Gingher bases his petition on

several allegations. First, he infers that

the replacement parts sales indicate a

high rate of occurrence of the alleged

safety defect. This is not necessarily

correct because of the existence of more

than one failure mode for the part. The

investigation showed that fracture of the

tie rod was the only failure mode that

had any potential safety consequence,

that fracture was a rare occurrence in

service, and that the tie rods were far

more likely to have been replaced

because of wear, which had no

identified safety consequence.

Accordingly, replacement parts sales do

not accurately reflect the number of

occurrences of this alleged defect.

Second, Mr. Gingher states that ‘‘the

VRTC did not evaluate steering

degradation.’’ The Vehicle Research and

Test Center did, in fact, evaluate

steering performance degradation in

several driving maneuvers, including

straight ahead stopping, various right

and left hand constant radius turns, low

speed steering maneuvers, and several

collision avoidance maneuvers. In only

one condition, the double lane change

maneuver, was the steering performance

of the vehicle degraded with a separated

tie rod.

Mr. Gingher has not presented any

new information which was not already

considered by the agency during its

previous investigation. Accordingly,

there is no reason to reopen the

investigation. Thus, after considering all

of the issues raised by this petition,

recognizing the need to allocate and

prioritize NHTSA’s limited resources to

best accomplish the agency’s safety

mission, the agency has decided to deny

the petition.

Issued on: December 7, 1995.

Michael B. Brownlee,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Assurance.

[FR Doc. 95–30251 Filed 12–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Public Comment Request:

Certification of Training, Notice of

Intent To Employ a Veteran,

Employer’s Application for Approval of

a Job Training Program, and

Application for a Certificate of

Eligibility; VA Forms 22–8929, 22–8930,

22–8931, and 22–8932

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA) invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on this

information collection. This request for
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comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should

address the accuracy of the burden

estimates and ways to minimize the

burden including the use of automated

collection techniques or the use of other

forms of information technology, as well

as other relevant aspects of the

information collection.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before February 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20M30), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20420. All

comments will become a matter of

public record and will be summarized

in the VBA request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. In this document VBA is

soliciting comments concerning the

following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0396.

Title and Form Number: Certification

of Training, Notice of Intent to Employ

a Veteran, Employer’s Application for

Approval of a Job Training Program, and

Application for a Certificate of

Eligibility.

Type of Review: Revision of currently

approved collection.

Need and Uses: The employer uses:

the Certification of Training to apply for

reimbursement for training a veteran;

the Notice of Intent to Employ a Veteran

to notify VA that the employer is going

to hire a veteran; and the Application

for Approval of a Job Training Program

to request VA approval of a job training

program. The veteran uses the

Application for a Certificate of

Eligibility to apply for a certification of

eligibility for job training.

Current Actions: Public Law 102–484

established the Service Members

Occupational Conversion and Training

Act (SMOCTA). This program is

administered by the Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA) based on an

agreement between the Secretary of

Defense, the Secretary of Labor, and the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Under

current legislation no funds can be

obligated under SMOCTA after

September 30, 1995. However, VA will

continue to reimburse an employer

beyond September 30, 1995, throughout

the approval length of the training

program by September 30, 1995.

The sole form currently approved for

use under SMOCTA is VA Form 22–

8929, Certification of Training.

Continued use of this form is necessary

to authorize reimbursement after

September 30, 1995. Approval for the

form has been extended through April

30, 1997, under OMB Control Number

2900–0396. OMB extended approval of

the form on September 18, 1995.

Congress is currently considering

legislation to fund SMOCTA beyond

September 30, 1995. In anticipation of

continued funding, we will request

approval of the following additional

forms: VA Form 22–8930, Notice of

Intent to Employ a Veteran; VA Form

22–8931, Employer’s Application for

approval of a Job Training Program; and

VA Form 22–8932, Application for

Certificate of Eligibility.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or Households, State,

Local or Tribal Government, and Notfor-profit institutions.

Estimated Annual Burden: 26,400

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 45 minutes per application.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

59,400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form should be directed to

Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn:

Jacquie McCray, Information

Management Service (045A4),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC

20420, Telephone (202) 565–8266 or

Fax (202) 565–8267.

Dated: December 4, 1995.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 95–30249 Filed 12–11–95; 8:45 am]

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Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Public Comment Request:

Electrical Systems Inspection Report

(Manufactured Home), VA Form 26–

8731b

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA) invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on this

information collection. This request for

comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should

address the accuracy of the burden

estimates and ways to minimize the

burden including the use of automated

collection techniques or the use of other

forms of information technology, as well

as other relevant aspects of the

information collection.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before February 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20M30), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420. All

comments will become a matter of

public record and will be summarized

in the VBA request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. In this document VBA is

soliciting comments concerning the

following information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0244.

Title and Form Number: Electrical

Systems Inspection Report

(Manufactured Home) VA Form 26–

8731b.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: This form is used by

inspectors to record findings for

electrical systems of used manufactured

homes proposed as security for

guaranteed loans. The information is

used to determine acceptability of units

for VA financing.

Current Actions: VA Form 26–8731b

is required in conjunction with the

approval of loans guaranteed for the

purchase of used manufactured homes.

Section 3712(h)(l) of Title 38 U.S.C.,

prohibits the guaranty of any loans

which does not meet standards

prescribed by the Secretary. This form

serves as an inspection report on the

electrical system of a used unit. VA

standards require tests of systems and

components as described on the form.

Inspections are ordered by lending

institutions and performed by

experienced electricians or

manufactured home service personnel.

VA Form 26–8731b is completed by the

inspector after the tests described on the

form have been made. The lender

submits the report form to the

applicable VA regional office with its

report of loan closing.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit,

and Small businesses or organizations.

Estimated Annual Burden: 240 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 2 hours.

Frequency of Response: Generally

one-time.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

120.