Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 81 / Thursday, April 25, 1996 / Notices 18461

In addition, DOT will continue to

hold open, informal technical briefings

by specialists directly working on

specific segments of the TS&W effort.

DOT has held three such briefings—on

preliminary results of Truck Inventory

and Use Survey analysis, on intermodal

diversion analysis and on domestic and

international freight trends. Individuals

attending these briefings have indicated

that they gain useful insight into the

methodologies being used in the study

and that the briefings provide an

opportunity to get detailed answers to

their questions.

DOT also will make available

executive summaries of individual

study reports as they are completed and

brief written updates on progress of the

study. Parties interested in being placed

on a mailing list for technical briefing

announcements, executive summaries,

and periodic updates should provide

their name and address to any of the

DOT contacts noted above. Distribution

of TS&W study report summaries and

updates over the Internet also are being

planned. DOT will continue to provide

updates on its TS&W study at meetings

and conferences held by government,

safety, industry, research, and other

groups as requested.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 19,

1996.

Frank E. Kruesi,

Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy.

[FR Doc. 96–10278 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA, Inc.; Technical Management

Committee

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for the RTCA Technical

Management Committee meeting to be

held May 10, 1996, starting at 9:00 a.m.

The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc.,

1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite

1020, Washington, DC, 20036.

The agenda will include: (1)

Chairman’s Remarks; (2) Review and

Approval of Summary of the Previous

Meeting; (3) Systems Management

Working Group Report to the Technical

Management Committee; (4) Consider

and Approve: a. RTCA course of action

concerning activities relating to

EUROCAE Working Group 52; b. Course

of action concerning white paper on

required system performance; c. Terms

of reference and chairman for new

special committee concerned with

developing FANS systems requirements

and objectives; (5) Take Action on Open

Items from Previous Meeting; (6) Other

Business; (7) Date and Place of Next

Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements or obtain information should

contact the RTCA Secretariat, 1140

Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1020,

Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 833–9339

(phone) or (202) 833–9434 (fax).

Members of the public may present a

written statement to the committee at

any time.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on April 19,

1996.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 96–10123 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

RTCA, Inc.; Special Committee 187;

Mode Select Beacon and Data Link

System

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for Special Committee 187

meeting to be held on May 14, 1996,

starting at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be

held at RTCA, 1140 Connecticut

Avenue, N.W., Suite 1020, Washington,

DC 20036.

The agenda will be as follows: (1)

Introductory Remarks; (2) Review and

Approval of the Agenda; (3) Review and

Approval of the Summary of the

Previous Meeting; (4) Complete the

Review of Change 2 to RTCA/DO–181A;

(5) Detailed Review of Change 1 to

RTCA/DO–218; (6) Other Business; (7)

Date and Place of Next Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

N.W., Suite 1020, Washington, D.C.

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone) or (202)

833–9434 (fax). Members of the public

may present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on April 19,

1996.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 96–10124 Filed 4–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Maritime Administration

[Docket S–936]

BSTC Holding Inc.; Notice of

Application To Transfer OperatingDifferential Subsidy Agreement,

Contract MA/MSB–439 to BSTC

Holding Inc.

Notice is hereby given that BSTC

Holding Inc. (Applicant) applies under

sections 605(c) and 608 of the Merchant

Marine Act, 1936, as amended (Act), for

financial aid in the operation of vessels

which are to be used in an essential

service in the foreign commerce of the

United States through approval of the

transfer to the Applicant of OperatingDifferential Subsidy Agreement (ODSA),

Contract MA/MSB–439.

The Applicant is a wholly-owned

subsidiary of Atlantic Maritime, Ltd.

(Atlantic). Atlantic was the winning

bidder at bankruptcy for the U.S.-built,

U.S.-flag tanker, the FALCON LEADER.

Closing on the purchase of the FALCON

LEADER is currently pending. Boston

Shipping & Trading, an affiliated

company of the Applicant, will own the

FALCON LEADER.

On March 11, 1996, Atlantic entered

into an agreement to purchase ODSA,

Contract MA/MSB–439 from the estates

of Equity Carriers I, Inc., Equity Carriers

III, Inc., and Asco-Falcon II Shipping

Company (the Estates).

ODSA, Contract MA/MSB–439

provided an operating-differential

subsidy (ODS) for each of three MA

Design C5–M–129 dry bulk cargo

vessels. ODSA, Contract MA/MSB–439

expires on May 23, 2001.

On April 9, 1996, Atlantic assigned its

rights under the agreement to purchase

ODSA, Contract MA/MSB–439 to the

Applicant. The Applicant proposes to

use the ODS provided in the ODSA to

engage the FALCON LEADER in an

essential service in the foreign

commerce of the United States. The

Applicant does not charter or operate

vessels other than the proposed

chartering of the FALCON LEADER. The

Applicant is currently in search of two

additional vessels documented in the

United States that would be suitable to

receive ODS under the ODSA. This

application will be amended when and

if the Applicant identifies such existing

vessels. If the Applicant is not able to

identify two such existing suitable

vessels, the Applicant will seek

permission to utilize the ODS for two

newly constructed or acquired vessels to

be subsequently identified.

The Applicant currently intends to

offer the FALCON LEADER for charter

on the spot and term market in the

Caribbean to U.S. east coast oil product