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Route 651 to authorize the carrier to

engage in scheduled air transportation

of property and mail between points in

the United States and points in

Thailand and to integrate those services

to Thailand with other services Polar

Air is authorized to provide pursuant to

its other exemption and certificate

authority, consistent with applicable

international agreements. Polar Air also

requests an allocation of two weekly

U.S. Thailand all-cargo frequencies with

which to conduct its proposed

operations.

Docket Number: OST–96–1293.

Date filed: April 22, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: May 20, 1996.

Description: Application of Air

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

Section 41102 and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, for an amendment to its

certificate of public convenience and

necessity for Route 170 authorizing Air

Micronesia to provide scheduled cargo

service in foreign air transportation

between Guam and a point or points in

Palau, the Philippines and Thailand. Air

Micronesia also seeks the right to

combine service at the points on this

route with service at other points Air

Micronesia is authorized to serve by

certificates or exemptions, including the

authority sought by Air Micronesia in

Docket OST–95–682, consistent with

applicable international agreements,

and Air Micronesia applies for an

allocation of 7 weekly roundtrip U.S.

Thailand all-cargo frequencies.

Docket Number: OST–96–1298.

Date filed: April 23, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: May 21, 1996.

Description: Application of Gemini

Air Cargo, LLC, pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

Section 41102 and Subpart Q, of the

Regulations, request a certificate of

public convenience and necessity to

enable it to engage in interstate all-cargo

scheduled and charter air

transportation.

Docket Number: OST–96–1299.

Date filed: April 23, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: May 21, 1996.

Description: Application of Gemini

Air Cargo, LLC, pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

Section 41102, and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, for a certificate of public

convenience and necessity to enable it

to engage in foreign all-cargo scheduled

and charter air transportation.

Docket Number: OST–96–1306.

Date filed: April 24, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: May 22, 1996.

Description: Application of Alaska

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

Section 41101 and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, requests that the

Department of Transportation renew

Alaska’s certificate of public

convenience and necessity authorizing

Alaska to engage in the scheduled

foreign air transportation of persons,

property and mail between Los Angeles,

California, on the one hand, and

Mazatlan and Puerto Valarta, Mexico,

on the other hand; between San

Francisco, California, on the one hand,

and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, on the

other hand; and between San Diego,

California, on the one hand, and San

Jose del Cabo, Mexico, on the other

hand.

Docket Number: OST–96–1310.

Date filed: April 25, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: May 23, 1996.

Description: Application of LTU

Luftransport-Unternehmen GmbH. &

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

41302, applies to add Phoenix, Arizona

to its Foreign Air Carrier Permit as a

coterminal point for scheduled service

between Germany and the United

States.

Docket Number: OST–96–1318.

Date filed: April 26, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: May 24, 1996.

Description: Application of

Continental Airlines, Inc., pursuant to

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

of the Regulations, requests a five-year

renewal of its Route 645 certificate

authority to provide scheduled foreign

air transportation of persons, property

and mail between Houston and the

coterminal points of Barranquilla,

Bogota and Cali, Colombia, via the

intermediate point of San Jose, Costa

Rica, and to combine services on Route

645 with other Continental services

authorized by certificate and exemption

in compliance with applicable bilateral

agreements.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 96–11101 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Federal Highway Administration

Efficiency, Quality and Effectiveness of

Existing Civil Rights Programs;

Roundtable Discussions

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The FHWA announces a

series of roundtable conferences to

obtain information on issues relating to

the efficiency, quality, and effectiveness

of existing civil rights programs. The

agenda for the roundtable discussions

includes the topics of state internal and

contractor equal employment

opportunity (EEO) programs, supportive

services, and the administration of

specific nondiscrimination statutes.

Although the meeting will be open to

the public, space will be limited;

therefore, the FHWA requests that

persons interested in attending the

meeting preregister by contacting the

‘‘contact person’’ listed below at least

three days prior to the meeting. The

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

(DBE) Program will not be discusses at

these roundtables. The DBE program is

currently being addressed by a separate

interagency workgroup.

DATES: Public meetings will be held at

each of the following locations within

the span of one day from 8 a.m. to Noon

and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Specific dates

and exact locations are as follows:

On May 22, 1996, at Portland State

University, Smith Memorial Center,

Rooms SMC 294 and SMC 296,724

South West Harrison Street, Portland,

Oregon 97201, contact person: Willie

Harris, ph. (503) 326–2067.

On June 4, 1996, at Marque Hotel, 111

Perimeter Center West Atlanta, Georgia

30346, contact person: Pamela Foster,

ph. (404) 347–4791.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Linda J. Brown, Chief, Policy and

Program Development Division, Office

of Civil Rights, Telephone: (202) 366–

0471; FAX: (202) 366–1599. Federal

Highway Administration, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

Office hours are from 7:45 p.m. to 4:15

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday

except Federal holidays.

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: April 30, 1996.

Edward W. Morris, Jr.,

Director, Office of Civil Rights.

[FR Doc. 96–11091 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M
19974 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 1996 / Notices

1The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No.

104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (ICCTA), which was enacted

on December 29, 1995, and took effect on January

1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission and transferred certain functions and

proceedings to the Board.

Federal Railroad Administration

[FRA Docket Number HS–95–14]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

Association of American Railroads

In accordance with title 49 CFR 211.9

and 211.41, notice is hereby given that

the Association of American Railroads

(AAR), trade association of railroads,

has petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), on behalf of its

members and other interested railroads,

for exemption from or waiver of

compliance with a requirement of its

safety standards. The petition is

descried below, including the regulatory

provisions involved, and the nature of

the relief being requested.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis of their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate waiver petition docket

number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket

Number HS–95–14) and must be

submitted in triplicate to the Docket

Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal

Railroad Administration, Nassif

Building, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

Communications received within 45

days of the date of publication of this

notice will be considered by FRA before

final action is taken. Comments received

after that date will be considered as far

as practicable. All written

communications concerning these

proceedings are available for

examination during regular business

hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in room 8201,

Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street

SW., Washington, DC 20590.

The AAR, acting as a representative

for its association members requests a

master waiver of compliance with

certain provisions of FRA Safety

Regulations (Hours of Service of

Railroad Employees). The master waiver

requested seeks relief from Title 49

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part

228.9(a)(1) for railroads utilizing a

computerized system of recording hours

of duty data. Part 228.9(a)(1) requires

that records maintained under Part 228

be signed by the employee whose time

is being recorded, or in the case of train

and engine crews, signed by the ranking

crew member.

The AAR is proposing that railroads

seeking to establish a computerized

system of recording hours of duty

information apply to FRA for approval

under the master waiver. Applications

should specify the covered service

function (train/engine/yard, dispatcher/

operator and/or signal) for which

signature relief is requested.

When accessing the computer for

input of the hours of duty record,

required by Part 228.11, the AAR

proposes that a secure password or

personal identification number ‘‘pin’’

will be utilized and will not appear on

the computer screen when the employee

enters his or her password or ‘‘pin.’’ The

password or ‘‘pin’’ is proposed to satisfy

the signature requirements of Part

228.9(a)(1). The AAR maintains the

master waiver will reduce the burden of

individual waivers on each railroad

seeking similar technological advances

to modernize recordkeeping. After

adequate testing and compliance

verified, a railroad making request for

inclusion under the master waiver may

be granted relief from the signature

provisions of Part 228.9.

FRA’s basic criteria for an electronic

‘‘signatureless’’ hours of duty

recordkeeping system, established

under a prior waiver application, is as

follows. For purposes of inspection and

printing, the electronically displayed

record of any proposed computerized

hours of duty recordkeeping system

should be: (1) Crew based, by train or

job symbol, and (2) duty tour oriented.

The record should include all covered

and commingled service within a duty

tour. The system must also meet the

following three general requirements.

1. Security. The integrity of the

program and data base must be

protected by a security system that

restricts access to data input and

protects against any alteration of the

original record after entry. The security

system should utilize an employee

identification and secure password

technique or a comparable method that

establishes levels of program access.

2. Audit Trail. The program must

include the capability to uniquely

identify the inputing individual. Since

one record may have more than one

inputor, the program must be able to

‘‘split’’ the base record into component

records that identify data entered by

specific individuals. In addition, the

program must be accessible through

various railroad field locations and

remote non-railroad locations. The latter

may be accomplished through the use of

a modem connection between the

railroad and FRA.

3. Program Logic. The program must

satisfy the requirements of 49 CFR Part

228.11. The program must address all

possible reporting events required in

Part 228.11 consistent with FRA’s

application of the Federal hours of

service law.

During the waiver review process, if

the railroad wishes to test

‘‘signatureless’’ hours of duty

recordkeeping, the railroad must

maintain a parallel system utilizing

signed ‘‘hard copies’’ in addition to the

electronic data being tested. The

railroad should develop an electronic

data base sufficient to facilitate a field

review by FRA. The railroad may elect

to implement electronic recordkeeping

along function, division or craft

boundaries. Therefore, the data offered

for FRA review should include all

covered service within the parameters of

the requested relief.

Instructional guides, based on covered

service functions, are available by direct

contact (Dan Norris 202 366–0503) or

mailing request to the Federal Railroad

Administration, Operating Practice

Division—RRS11, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590 ATTN: Dan

Norris.

Issued in Washington, DC on April 29,

1996.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Association Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Implementation.

[FR Doc. 96–10964 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–M

Surface Transportation Board

[Ex Parte No. MC–198 (Sub-No. 1)]

Policy Statement on Motor Contract

Requirements Under the Negotiated

Rates Act of 1993

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board

(Board),1 DOT.

ACTION: Termination of Proceeding.

SUMMARY: The Board is terminating this

proceeding in which the Interstate

Commerce Commission (ICC) had

solicited comment on its policy

statement explaining and interpreting

statutory requirements governing the

form and minimum content

requirements for transportation

agreements executed by motor contract

carriers.

DATES: This action is made on May 3,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Martin, (202) 927–6033;