Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 1996 / Notices 26245

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Aviation Proceedings; Agreements

Filed During the Week Ending 5/17/96

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C 412

and 414. Answers may be filed within

21 days of date of filing.

Docket Number: OST–96–1367.

Date filed: May 13, 1996.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: COMP Telex—Reso 024f,

Currency Fare Changes—Namibia,

Intended effective date: June 1, 1996.

Docket Number: OST–96–1383.

Date filed: May 17, 1996.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject:

TC Reso/P 1940 dated May 10, 1996 r1–

6

TC2 Reso/P 1041 dated May 10, 1996 r7

TC2 Reso/P 1943 dated May 10, 1996

r8–17

TC2 Reso/P 1944 dated May 10, 1996

r18–21

TC2 Reso/P 1947 dated May 10, 1996

r22–38

TC2 Reso/P 1948 dated May 10, 1996

r39–52

TC2 Reso/P 1949 dated May 10, 1996

r53–61

Within Europe Expedited Resolutions

(A summary is attached.)

Intended effective date: expedited

June 15/July 1/July 15, 1996.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 96–13180 Filed 5–23–96; 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 May 17, 1996

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–96–1371.

Date filed: May 14, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: June 11, 1996.

Description: Application of Delta Air

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

Sections 41101 and 41108 and Subpart

Q of the Regulations, applies for

renewal of its Certificate of Public

Convenience and Necessity for Route

178, Segment 5, as issued by Order 91–

10–54, authorizing Delta to engage in

foreign air transportation of persons,

property and mail between the terminal

point Atlanta, Georgia, via the

intermediate points the Azores and

Lisbon, Portugal, and the coterminal

points Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and

Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Delta’s

certificate for Route 178, Segment 5

expires on November 28, 1996. Delta

requests renewal of its certificate for a

term of five years.

Docket Number: OST–96–1384.

Date filed: May 17, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: June 14, 1996.

Description: Application of United

Parcel Service Co., pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

Section 41102 and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, requesting a certificate of

public convenience and necessity

authorizing it to engage in interstate

charter air transportation of persons,

property and mail.

Docket Number: OST–96–1385.

Date filed: May 17, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: June 14, 1996.

Description: Application of United

Parcel Service Co., pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

Section 41102, Subpart Q of the

Regulations, requesting a certificate of

public convenience and necessity

authorizing it to engage in charter

foreign air transportation of persons,

property and mail.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 96–13179 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Coast Guard

[CGD08–96–012]

Lower Mississippi River Waterway

Safety Advisory Committee;

Solicitation for Membership

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for

members.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is

seeking applications for appointment to

membership on the Lower Mississippi

River Waterway Safety Advisory

Committee.

DATES: Request for applications should

be received no later than June 30, 1996.

Completed applications should be

returned no later than July 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Persons interested in

applying should write to Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District (oan), Hale

Boggs Federal Building, 501 Magazine

Street, New Orleans, LA 70130–3396.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Monty Ledet, USCG, Recording

Secretary, Lower Mississippi River

Waterway Safety Advisory Committee,

c/o Commander Eighth Coast Guard

(oan) Room 1209, Hale Boggs Federal

Building, 501 Magazine Street, New

Orleans, LA 70130–3396, telephone

number (504) 589–4686).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee shall consist of twenty-four

members, who have particular expertise,

knowledge, and experience regarding

the transportation, equipment, and

techniques that are used to ship cargo

and to navigate vessels on the waters of

the Lower Mississippi River.

(1) Five members representing River Port

Authorities between Baton Rouge, Louisiana,

and the head of passes of the Lower

Mississippi River, of which one member

shall be from the Port of St. Bernard and one

member from the Port of Plaquemines.

(2) Two members representing vessel

owners or ship owners domiciled in the State

of Louisiana.

(3) Two members representing

organizations which operate harbor tugs or

barge fleets in the geographical area covered

by the Committee.

(4) Two members representing companies

which transport cargo or passengers on the

navigable waterways in the geographical area

covered by the Committee.

(5) Three members representing State

Commissioned Pilot organizations, with one

member each representing the New Orleans/

Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association,

the Crescent River Port Pilots Association,

and the Associated Branch Pilots

Association.

(6) Two at-large members who utilize water

transportation facilities located in the

geographical area covered by the Committee.

(7) Three members representing

consumers, shippers, or importers/exporters

that utilize vessels which utilize the

navigable waterways covered by the

Committee.

(8) Two members representing those

licensed merchant mariners, other than

pilots, who perform shipboard duties on

those vessels which utilize navigable

waterways covered by the Committee.

(9) One member representing an

organization that serves in a consulting or

advisory capacity to the maritime industry.

(10) One member representing an

environmental organization.
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(11) One member representing the general

public.

To achieve the balance of membership

required by the Federal advisory

Committee Act, the Coast Guard is

especially interested in receiving

applications from minorities and

women.

The purpose of the committee is to

provide local expertise on such matters

as communications, surveillance, traffic

control, anchorages, aids to navigation,

and other related topics dealing with

navigation safety in the Lower

Mississippi River area as required by the

Coast Guard. The committee normally

meets four times a year. Members serve

voluntarily, without compensation from

the Federal Government for salary,

travel, or per diem. Term of membership

will be from October 1, 1996 to October

1, 1998.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

R.C. North,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Eight Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–13161 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee; Transport Airplane and

Engine Issues—New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of a new task assignment

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC).

SUMMARY: Notice is given a new task

assigned to and accepted by the

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC). This notice informs

the public of the activities of ARAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stewart R. Miller, Manager, Transport

Standards Staff, ANM–110, FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Ave.

SW., Renton, WA 98055–4056,

telephone (206) 227–2190, fax (206)

226–1320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The FAA has established an Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to

provide advice and recommendations to

the FAA Administrator, through the

Associate Administrator for Regulation

and Certification, on the full range of

the FAA’s rulemaking activities with

respect to aviation-related issues. This

includes obtaining advice and

recommendations on the FAA’s

commitment to harmonize its Federal

Aviation Regulations (FAR) and

practices with its trading partners in

Europe and Canada.

One area ARAC deals with is

Transport Airplane and Engine issues.

These issues involve the airworthiness

standards for transport category

airplanes in 14 CFR parts 25, 33, and 35

of the FAR and parallel provisions in 14

CFR parts 121 and 135 of the FAR. The

corresponding European airworthiness

standards for transport category

airplanes are contained in Joint Aviation

Requirements (JAR)–25, JAR–E, and

JAR–P, respectively. The corresponding

Canadian Standards are contained in

Chapters 525, 533 and 535 respectively.

The Task

This notice is to inform the public

that the FAA has asked ARAC to

provide advice and recommendation on

the following harmonization task:

System Design and Analysis

Harmonization and Technology Update.

Review § 25.1309, JAR paragraph 25.1309,

the associated Advisory Circular 25.1309–1A,

and Advisory Circulars Joint Numbers 1

through 8. In light of this review, recent

experience in applying §/paragraph 25.1309

of the FAR and of the JAR, and the

implications of new technology, harmonize

§/paragraph 25.1309 and revise the

associated guidance material in Advisory

Circular 25.1309–1A, Advisory Material Joint

25.1309, and Advisory Circulars Joint

Numbers 1 through 8 as necessary. In

addition to the general task of harmonizing

the wording and application of §/paragraph

25.1309, attention should be given to

airplane level safety assessment, instructions

for continued airworthiness of fault tolerant

systems, use of operational factors in the

safety assessment process, and acceptable

methods for showing compliance with §/

paragraph 25.1309. Review wording and

application of §/paragraph 25.1301 and

revise if necessary, such that non-safety

related equipment, such as passenger

entertainment devices, etc. are not required

to meet their specifications for intended

function.

The FAA has also asked that ARAC

determine if rulemaking action (e.g.,

NPRM, supplemental MPRM, final rule,

withdrawal) should be taken, or

advisory material should be issued or

revised. If so, ARAC has been asked to

prepare the necessary documents,

including economic analysis, to justify

and carry out its recommendation(s).

ARAC Acceptance of Task

ARAC has accepted this task and has

chosen to assign it to the existing

Systems Design and Analysis

Harmonization Working Group. The

working group will serve as staff to

ARAC to assist ARAC in the analysis of

the assigned task. Working group

recommendations must be reviewed and

approved by ARAC. IF ARAC accepts

the working group’s recommendations,

it forwards them to the FAA as ARAC

recommendations.

Working Group Activity

The System Design and Analysis

Harmonization Working Group is

expected to comply with the procedures

adopted by ARAC. As part of the

procedures, the working group is

expected to:

1. Recommended a work plan for

completion of the tasks, including

rationale supporting such a plan, for

consideration at the meeting of ARAC to

consider Transport Airplane and Engine

Issues held following publication of this

notice.

2. Give a detailed conceptual

presentation of the proposed

recommendations, prior to proceeding

with the work stated in items 3 below.

3. For each task, draft appropriate

regulatory documents with supporting

economic and other required analyses,

and/or any other related guidance

material or collateral documents the

working group determines to be

appropriate; or, if new or revised

requirements or compliance methods

are not recommended, a draft report

stating the rationale for not making such

recommendations.

4. Provide a status report at each

meeting of ARAC held to consider

Transport Airplane and Engine Issues.

Participation in the Working Group

The Systems Design and Analysis

Harmonization Working Group is

composed of experts having an interest

in the assigned task. A working group

member need not be a representative of

a member of the full committee.

An individual who has expertise in

the subject matter and wishes to become

a member of the working group should

write to the person listed under the

caption FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT expressing that desire,

describing his or her interest in the

tasks, and stating the expertise he or she

would bring to the working group. The

request will be reviewed by the assistant

chair, the assistant executive director,

and the working group chair, and the

individual will be advised whether or

not the request can be accommodated.

The Secretary of Transportation has

determined that the formation and use

of ARAC are necessary and in the public

interest in connection with the

performance of duties imposed on the

FAA by law.

Meetings of ARAC will be open to the

public, except as authorized by section

10(d) of the Federal Advisory