27126 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 105 / Thursday, May 30, 1996 / Notices

Issued in Belleville, Michigan, on May 3,

1996.

Dean C. Nitz,

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office, FAA

Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 96–13554 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Exemption or Waiver of

Compliance

In accordance with 49 CFR Sections

211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given

that the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) has received from

the Northeast Illinois Railroad

Corporation (Metra) a request for an

extension of the time period necessary

to comply with a previously granted

temporary waiver of compliance with

certain requirements of the Federal

safety laws and regulations. The petition

is described below, including the

regulatory provisions involved, the

nature of the relief being requested, and

the petitioner’s arguments in favor of

the relief.

Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation

(Metra); Waiver Petition Docket

Number LI–93–13

The Locomotive Safety Standards (49

CFR Part 229) were revised on July 8,

1993, to require each lead locomotive of

trains operating over 30 miles per hour

to be equipped with an event recorder

by May 5, 1995. On September 3, 1993,

Metra petitioned FRA for an extension

of the May 5, 1995 time limit in which

to apply event recorders under 49 CFR

229.135. On February 6, 1995, FRA

granted authority to extend this time

limit for compliance to July 1, 1996, as

requested, under Docket LI–93–13, and

contingent upon Metra providing FRA

with a status report of their event

recorder installation schedule at

quarterly intervals thereafter.

Metra seeks an extension of the time

period necessary to comply with the

previously granted temporary waiver of

compliance. Metra’s projected

completion dates were contingent upon

the delivery of event recording devices,

the rebuilding of their electric multiple

unit cars by an outside company, and

the construction of new non-multiple

unit control cab cars to replace a group

of older non-multiple unit control cab

cars. Metra has been unable to maintain

the projected completion dates due to a

lack of manpower within Metra, internal

scheduling problems at the car

rebuilder, and internal scheduling

problems at the car builder. Metra

requests that the compliance date be

extended to March 3, 1998.

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 for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number LI–93–13) and

must be submitted in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel,

FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) in Room

8201, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 23,

1996.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Implementation.

[FR Doc. 96–13532 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–M

Maritime Administration

Notice of Approval of Applicant as

Trustee

Notice is hereby given that First

Union Bank of Connecticut, with offices

at 10 State House Square, 2nd Floor

CT5845, Hartford, Connecticut 06103–

3698, has been approved as Trustee

pursuant to Public Law 100–710 and 46

CFR Part 221.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13529 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation

(DOT), Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Requests

(ICRs) abstracted below have been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected cost and burden. The Federal

Register Notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on the

following collections of information was

published on March 5, 1996 (61 FR

8706, 8707, 8708, and 8709).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jackie Smith at RSPA, (202) 366–8553,

and refer to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Inspection and Testing of

Portable Tanks and Immediate Bulk

Containers [Former Title: Portable Tank

Inspection and Testing]. This is a

request for reinstatement with change of

a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

OMB Control Number: 2137–0018

Abstract: This collection consolidates

provisions for documenting

qualifications, inspections and tests

pertaining to the manufacture and use of

portable tanks and intermediate bulk

containers under various provisions in

parts 173, 178 and 180 of the HMR.

It is needed to ascertain whether

portable tanks and intermediate bulk

containers have been qualified,

inspected and retested in accordance

with the HMR.

The information is used to verify that

portable tanks and intermediate bulk

containers meet required performance

standards prior to being authorized for

initial use or reuse as bulk packaging for

hazardous materials.

Respondents: Manufacturers and

owners of portable tanks and

intermediate bulk containers.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Burden: The number of respondents is

314. The total annual responses are

51,220. The total annual burden hours

are 51,340.

Frequency: Design qualification

testing is performed at the start of