Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 5, 1996 / Notices 28633

Description: Application of American

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

Section 41108 and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, for renewal of segment 4 of

its certificate of public convenience and

necessity for Route 602, authorizing

foreign air transportation of persons,

property, and mail between the

coterminal points Dallas/Ft. Worth,

Texas and Miami, Florida; the

intermediate points the Azores and

Lisbon, Portugal; and the coterminal

points Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and

Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Docket Number: OST–96–1395.

Date filed: May 23, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: June 20, 1996.

Description: Application of American

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

41108, 14 CFR Part 377, and Subpart Q

of the Regulations, for renewal of

segment 2 of its certificate of public

convenience and necessity for Route

656, authorizing foreign air

transportation of persons, property, and

mail between Miami, Florida and

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Docket Number: OST–96–1400.

Date filed: May 24, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: June 21, 1996.

Description: Application of Maverick

Airways Corporation, pursuant to 49

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

the Regulations requests authority to

engage in scheduled air transportation

of persons, property, and mail: Between

a State, territory, or possession of the

United States and a place in the District

of Columbia or another State, territory

or possession of the United States.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services Division.

[FR Doc. 96–14004 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

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Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee; Transport Airplane and

Engine Issues—New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of new task assignment

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC).

SUMMARY: Notice is given of 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:

Michael H. Borfitz, Manager, Engine and

Propeller Standards Staff, Engine and

Propeller Directorate, ANE–110, FAA,

Aircraft Certification Service, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA

01803, telephone (617) 238–7110.

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

and parallel provisions in 14 CFR parts

121 and 135.

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:

Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Approval

Procedures: (1) Examine the adequacy of

existing APU approval procedures; (2)

Resolve technical differences in

approval procedures between Joint

Aviation Regulation APU and Technical

Standard Order C–77, and review the

adequacy of requirements in the light of

possible APU usages, e.g., ETOPS; (3)

Coordinate these tasks, as appropriate,

with other relevant bodies, e.g., the

Powerplant Installation Harmonization

Working Group; (4) Technical

agreement should be reached within 24

months following publication of the

notice of task in the Federal Register.

The FAA also has asked that ARAC

determine if rulemaking action (e.g.,

NPRM, supplemental NPRM, final rule,

withdrawal) should be taken, or

advisory material should be issued. 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(s)

ARAC has accepted the task(s) and

has chosen to assign it to the existing

Propulsion 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 Propulsion 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. Recommend a work plan for

completion of the task, including the

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 item 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 Propulsion 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

Committee Act. Meetings of the
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Propulsion Harmonization Working

Group will not be open to the public,

except to the extent that individuals

with an interest and expertise are

selected to participate. No public

announcement of working group

meetings will be made.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 30,

1996

Chris Christie,

Executive Director, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 96–14042 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

(#96–02–C–00–TEX) To Impose and

Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at Telluride

Regional Airport, Submitted by the

Telluride Regional Airport Authority,

Telluride, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rules

and invites public comment on the

application to impose and use PFC

revenue at Telluride Regional Airport

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117

and Part 158 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Alan Wiechmann, Manager;

Denver Airports District Office, DEN–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

5440 Roslyn Street, Suite 300; Denver,

CO 80216–6026.

In addition, one copy of any comment

submitted to the FAA must be mailed or

delivered to Mr. Richard W. Nuttall,

Airport Manager, at the following

address: Telluride Regional Airport,

1500 Last Dollar Road, P.O. Box 1807,

Telluride, CO 81435.

Air Carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to Telluride

Regional Airport, under § 158.23 of part

158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Christopher Schaffer, (303) 286–

5525; Denver Airports District Office,

DEN–ADO; Federal Aviation

Administration; 5440 Roslyn Street,

Suite 300; Denver, CO 80216–6026. The

application may be reviewed in person

at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application (#96–02–C–

00–TEX) to impose and use PFC

revenue at Telluride Regional Airport,

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117

and part 158 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 158).

On May 29, 1996, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Telluride Regional

Airport Authority, Telluride, Colorado,

was substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than August 28, 1996.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

November 1, 1996.

Proposed charge expiration date:

August 31, 2011.

Total requested for use approval:

$1,300,000,00.

Brief description of proposed project:

Acquire existing 16,852 sq. ft. terminal

building and expand; Construct portion

of Taxiway ‘‘A’’; Acquire Index ‘‘A’’

aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF)

vehicle; Acquire snow removal

equipment; Install taxiway guidance

signs; Reconstruct and expand general

aviation and commercial service apron;

Reconstruct and widen Taxiway ‘‘A3’’;

Develop plans and specifications for

terminal building and associated

utilities.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFC’s: None.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

Regional Airports Office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Northwest Mountain Region, Airports

Division, ANM–600, 1601 Lind Avenue

SW., Suite 540, Renton, WA 98055–

4056.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the Telluride

Regional Airport.

Issued in Renton, Washington on May 29,

1996.

David A. Field,

Manager, Planning, Programming and

Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain

Region.

[FR Doc. 96–14043 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

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Maritime Administration

OMB No. 2133–0525

Public Comments on Extension of

Information Collection

ACTION: Agency response and request for

further comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13, as implemented by

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320), this

notice reviews comments in response to

an earlier notice of the Maritime

Administration’s (MARAD) intention to

request the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for extension of approval

of a currently approved information

collection. Comments to OMB are

invited on this request.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

on or before July 5, 1996. Comments

should be submitted to OMB as

indicated below:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James E. Caponiti, Associate

Administrator for National Security,

Maritime Administration, MAR–630,

Room 7300, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–

366–2323 or fax 202–493–2180. Copies

of this collection can also be obtained

from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Currently, Title VI of the Merchant

Marine Act, 1936, as amended (Act), 46

App. U.S.C. 1171 et seq., authorizes the

Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)

to provide operating-differential subsidy

(ODS) to U.S.-flag ship operators for the

operation of their vessels in essential

services in the foreign commerce of the

United States. Eligibility for the ODS

program is limited to citizens of the

United States, as defined in Section 2 of

the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, 46

App. U.S.C. 802, and MARAD

regulations at 46 CFR part 355. Section

801 of the Act requires extensive

recordkeeping for ODS contractors and

related parties pursuant to MARAD

regulations. In promulgating such

regulations, MARAD created Form MA–

172, which contains requests for

specific information.

The Maritime Security Program

(MSP), contained in legislation

currently pending in the Congress, H.R.

1350, the Maritime Security Act of 1995,

will replace the current ODS program

and provides financial assistance for

U.S.-flag operators and vessels that meet

certain qualifications. It will require the

Secretary of Transportation to encourage

the establishment of a fleet of active,