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requested on behalf of member airlines

of the International Air Transport

Association (IATA) that the Department

approve and confer antitrust immunity

on two amendments to the IATA

Articles of Association (the Articles).

The two amendments were adopted by

the Members of IATA at their 51st

Annual General Meeting held 30–31

October 1995 in Kuala Lumpur.

Docket Number: OST–95–966.

Date filed: December 22, 1995.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PAC/Reso/390 dated

December 18, 1995, Finally Adopted

Resos r–1–r–30, Intended effective date:

May 1, 1996, Necessary Government

Action Date: no later than April 1, 1996.

Docket Number: OST–95–967.

Date filed: December 22, 1995.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: TC3 Telex mail Vote 766,

Japan-China fares r–1–4, TC3 Telex Mail

Vote 767, Taiwan-Japan fares r–5–r–6,

Intended effective date: April 1, 1996.

Docket Number: OST–95–968.

Date filed: December 22, 1995.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: TC23 Reso/P 0729 dated

December 5, 1995, Middle East-TC3

Resos r–1–42, Intended effective date:

April 1, 1996.

Barbara Mills,

Acting Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 96–53 Filed 1–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Notice of Applications for Certificates

of Public Convenience and Necessity

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed

Under Subpart Q during the Week

Ending December 22, 1995

The following Applications for

Certificates of Public Convenience and

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier

Permits were filed under Subpart Q of

the Department of Transportation’s

Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR

302.1701 et seq.). The due date for

Answers, Conforming Applications, or

Motions to modify Scope are set forth

below for each application. Following

the Answer period DOT may process the

application by expedited procedures.

Such procedures may consist of the

adoption of a show-cause order, a

tentative order, or in appropriate cases

a final order without further

proceedings.

Docket Number: OST–95–953.

Date filed: December 20, 1995.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: January 17, 1996.

Description: Application of Alaska

Airlines, Inc. pursuant to 49 U.S. 41101

and Subpart Q of the Regulations

requests a permanent certificate of

public convenience and necessity

authorizing it to engage in the

scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property and mail between

Seattle, Washington, on the one hand,

and Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta,

Mexico.

Docket Number: OST–95–958.

Date filed: December 22, 1995.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: January 19, 1996.

Description: Application of

Continental Airlines, Inc., pursuant to

49 U.S.C. Section 41102 and Subpart Q

of the Regulations, requests renewal of

its Route 29–F certificate authority to

provide scheduled foreign air

transportation of persons, property and

mail between Houston, Texas and the

coterminal points Guayaquil and Quito,

Ecuador, via the intermediate points

Mexico City, Mexico; Guatemala City,

Guatemala; San Salvador, El Salvador;

San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa,

Honduras; and Panama City, Panama; as

well as renewal of its Ecuador frequency

allocation.

Docket Number: OST–95–962.

Date filed: December 22, 1995.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: January 19, 1996.

Description: Application of American

Trans Air, Inc., pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

Section 41101 and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, requests a certificate of

public convenience and necessity

authorizing ATA to engage in the

scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property and mail between

New York, New York (JFK), on the one

hand, and Shannon and Dublin,

Republic of Ireland, on the other hand.

Docket Number: OST–95–965.

Date filed: December 22, 1995.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: January 19, 1996.

Description: Application of Air 4000,

Inc., pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section

41102, and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, applies for issuance of a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing Air 4000 to

provide scheduled interstate and

overseas air transportation of persons,

property and mail between various

points in the United States.

Barbara Mills,

Acting Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 96–00054 Filed 1–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Office of the Secretary

Transportation Marketplace

Conferences and Seminars

Announcement of Request for

Proposals

AGENCY: Office of Small and

Disadvantaged Business Utilization

(O.S.D.B.U.), Department of

Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Proposals

(RFP).

SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation’s Office of Small and

Disadvantaged Business Utilization

(O.S.D.B.U.) is responsible for the

Department’s implementation and

execution of the functions and duties

under sections eight (8) and fifteen (15)

of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.

637) for developing policies and

procedures consistent with Federal

statutes to provide policy direction for

small, minority, women-owned, and

small disadvantaged business (S/DBE)

participation in the Department’s

procurement and Federal financial

assistance activities. The office is also

responsible for assisting small, minority,

women-owned and small disadvantaged

businesses to participate in

opportunities of the Department by

establishing Transportation Marketplace

Conferences and Seminars (TMC’S) at

which DOT contract opportunities are

advertised, relevant DOT information

and materials are disseminated and

workshops are available on bonding,

lending, procurement, marketing, and

business management are conducted by

staff and outside experts. The Secretary

of Transportation has encouraged DOT

operating administrations to attend

these conferences as his

representative(s) and to provide

opportunities for small entrepreneurs to

participate fully in all DOT-funded

procurements and DOT assisted

programs. This request solicits

competitive proposals from diverse

organizations that can serve as OSDBU’s

Conference Cooordinator for OSDBU’s

Transportation Marketplace Conferences

and Seminars. Eligible applicants must

be registered with the Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) as tax-exempt

organizations classified under the IRS

Code as a 501(c)6 trade association.

OSDBU will enter into a Cooperative

Agreement with one organization to

provide conference coordination

services between the DOT, its grantees,

recipients, contractors, subcontractors,

and small, minority, women-owned and

disadvantaged business enterprises.

This Announcement of Request for

Proposal (RFP) contains information