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points served by it, and points served by

it and any other air carrier or foreign air

carrier when through fares, rates and

related charges have been established;

and showing, to the extent required by

DOT regulations, all classifications,

rules, regulations, practices, and

services in connection with such air

transportation. Once tariffs are filed and

approved by DOT, they become a legally

binding contract of carriage between

carriers and users of foreign air

transportation.

Part 221 of the Department’s

Economic Regulations (14 CFR Part 221)

sets forth specific technical and

substantive requirements governing the

filing of tariff material with the DOT

Office of International Aviation’s

Pricing and Multilateral Affairs

Division. A carrier initiates a tariff filing

whenever it wants to amend an existing

tariff for commercial or competitive

reasons or when it desires to file a new

one. Tariffs filed pursuant to Part 221

are used by carriers, computer

reservations systems, travel agents,

DOT, other government agencies and

the general public to determine the

prices, rules and related charges for

international passenger air

transportation.

DOT needs U.S. and foreign air carrier

passenger tariff information to monitor

international air commerce, carry out

carrier route selections and conduct

international negotiations.

Respondents: The vast majority of the

air carriers filing international tariffs are

large operators with revenues in excess

of several million dollars each year.

Small air carriers operating aircraft with

60 seats or less and 18,000 pounds

payload or less that offer on-demand airtaxi service are not required to file such

tariffs. Estimated Number of

Respondents: 230.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Burden: Average Annual Burden Per

Respondent: 5,700 hours. Estimated

Total Annual Burden on Respondents:

1,300,000 hours.

Frequency: Initiated by carrier.

Send comments to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725–

17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503,

Attention OST Desk Officer.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 1996.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 96–14880 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

Coast Guard

[CGD 96–028]

Differential Global Positioning System;

Geiger Key, Florida: Environmental

Assessment and Finding

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has prepared

an Environmental Assessment (EO) and

proposed Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) for its activating of a

broadcast site of the Differential Global

Positioning System (DGPS) service at

Geiger Key, Florida. The EA concludes

that there will be no significant impact

on the environment and that

preparation of an Environmental Impact

Statement will not be necessary. This

Notice announces the availability of the

EA and proposed FONSI and solicits

comments on them.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 12, 1996.

ADDRESS: Comments may be mailed to

the Executive Secretary, Marine Safety

Council, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,

2100 Second Street SW., Washington,

DC 20593–0001, or may be delivered to

room 3406 at the same address between

8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays. The

telephone number is (202) 267–1477.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LCDR Gene Schlechte, United States

Coast Guard Navigation Center, at (703)

313–5888. Copies of the EA and

proposed FONSI may be obtained by

calling Mr. Schlechte, or by faxing him

at (703) 313–5920. Copies of the EA—

without enclosures—are also available

on the Electronic Bulletin Board System

(BBS) at the Navigation Information

Service (NIS) in Alexandria, Virginia, at

(703) 313–5910. For information on the

BBS, call the watchstander of NIS at

(703) 313–5900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

Copies of the EA and proposed FONSI

are available for the address given in

ADDRESS and from the numbers given in

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Coast Guard encourages interested

persons to submit comments on these

documents. It may revise these

documents in view of the comments. If

it does, it will announce their

availability in revised form by a later

notice in the Federal Register.

Background

As required by Congress, the Coast

Guard is preparing to install the

equipment necessary to implement the

Differential Global Positioning System

(DGPS) service in the southeastern

United States. DGPS is a new

radionavigation service that improves

upon the 100 meter accuracy of the

existing Global Positioning System

(GPS) to provide an accuracy of 8 to 20

meters. For vessels, this degree of

accuracy is critical for precise electronic

navigation in harbors and harbor

approaches and will reduce the number

of vessel groundings, collisions,

personal injuries, fatalities, and

potential hazardous cargo spills

resulting from such incidents.

After extensive study, the Coast Guard

has selected a preferred alternative at

Geiger Key, Monroe County, FL.

Significant concerns were raised about

siting DGPS equipment at the

alternative site at U.S. Coast Guard Base

Key West, Monroe County, FL. The

close proximity to the docking facilities

to the transmitting antenna has the

potential to adversely affect CG and

Naval vessels carrying ordnance. The RF

radiation of the antenna also has the

potential of interfering with Group Key

West communications adjacent to the

proposed project area. In addition, the

density of existing structures and the

planned growth (new construction) of

the base has the potential to create

satellite signal reception errors due to

multipath distortion from the buildings,

vessels, and vehicles. Such reception

errors will adversely effect the

performance and safety function of the

DGPS service provided. DGPS signal

transmissions will be broadcast in the

marine radiobeacon frequency band

(283.5 to 325 KHz) using less than 35

watts (effective radiated power). Signal

transmissions at these low frequencies

and power levels have not been found

to be harmful to the surrounding

environment.

Proposed Installation at Geiger Key, FL

(a) Site—The Geiger Key, FL, site is

located on the U.S. Naval Air Station

(NAS) Key West, FL. The site is located

on Geiger Key lying and being in the

County of Monroe, State of Florida

being more particularly described as

follows: Lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 30, 31, 32, 33,

34, Block 16 of ‘‘Boca Chica Ocean

Shores’’ as recorded in Plat Book 5 at

Page 49 of Public Records of Monroe

County, Florida.

(b) Radiobeacon Antenna—The Coast

Guard will install a 74 foot self

supporting whip antenna with an

accompanying ground plane. A ground

plane for this 90 foot antenna consists

of approximately 120 copper radials (6

gauge copper wire) installed 6 inches (or

less) beneath soil and projecting

outward from the antenna base. The
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optimum radial length is 300 feet, but

this length may be shortened to fit

within property boundaries. Wherever

possible, a cable plow method will be

used in the radial installation to

minimize soil disturbance.

(c) DGPS Antennas—Two 30 foot

masts to support six small (4 inches by

18 inches diameter) receiving antennas

will be required. The masts will be

installed on concrete foundations. The

antennas support the primary and

backup reference receivers and integrity

monitors.

(d) Equipment shelter—DGPS

transmitting equipment will be housed

in a 10 foot 8 inch by 16 foot 8 inch

shelter.

(e) Ultilities—The Coast Guard

proposes to use available commercial

power as the primary source for the

electronic equipment with battery

power as a backup. A telephone line

and modem will be required at each site

for remote monitoring and operation.

Proposed Finding

Implementation of a DGPS service at

Geiger Key, FL, is determined to have

no significant effect on the quality of the

human environment or require

preparation of an Environmental Impact

Statement.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

N.T. Saunders,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief,

Operations.

[FR Doc. 96–14865 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

(#96–02–U–00–EUG) To Use the

Revenue From a Passenger Facility

Charge (PFC) at Eugene Airport/

Mahlon Sweet Field, Submitted by the

City of Eugene, Eugene, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Correction to the notice of intent

to rule on application to use the revenue

from a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC)

at Eugene Airport/Mahlon Sweet Field,

Eugene, Oregon.

SUMMARY: This correction amends the

information included in the previously

published notice.

In notice document 96–10518

beginning on page 18771 in the issue of

Monday, April 29, 1996, in the first

column under BACKGROUND

INFORMATION, the second paragraph

should read as follows:

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of proposed PFC: $3.00.

Actual charge effective date:

November 1, 1993.

Proposed charge expiration date:

December 1, 1998.

Total estimated PFC revenues:

$1,850,000.00.

Brief description of proposed project:

Land acquisition—Phase I.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Carolyn Read, (206) 227–2661;

Seattle Airports District Office, SEA–

ADO; Federal Aviation Administration;

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Suite 250;

Renton, WA 98055–4056. The

application may be reviewed in person

at this same location.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 5,

1996.

David A. Field,

Manager, Planning, Programming and

Capacity Branch, Northwest Mountain

Region.

[FR Doc. 96–14876 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Office of the Secretary

Federal Highway Administration

Announcement of Conference on DOT

Drug and Alcohol Testing

Requirements for Mexican Carriers

AGENCIES: Office of the Secretary,

Federal Highway Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary

(OST), the Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), and the

Mexico Secretariat of Communication in

Transportation (SCT) are holding a

conference on the implementation by

Mexican motor carriers of the DOTrequired drug and alcohol testing rules.

Members of the Mexican motor carrier

industry and the general public are

invited to attend. The governments of

Mexico and the United States are

working cooperatively to ensure that

companies needing to comply with the

rules are able to do so by the effective

date. This conference will provide

Mexican carriers with an opportunity to

meet SCT and DOT personnel and speak

with them on all issues related to

implementation of these rules. Both

governments strongly urge attendance

and participation of Mexican carriers.

DATES: June 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn, Downtown

Market Square, 318 West Durango

Street, San Antonio, Texas. The

conference will run from 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Bernstein, Director, Office of Drug

Enforcement and Program Compliance,

Room 10317, (202–366–3784), 400 7th

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Omnibus Transportation Employee

Testing Act of 1991 required the

Secretary of Transportation to issue

regulations requiring controlled

substances and alcohol testing of

commercial motor vehicle drivers who

are subject to the commercial driver’s

licensing requirements of the

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of

1986, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 313. The final

rules, 49 CFR Part 40, ‘‘Procedures for

Transportation Drug and Alcohol

Testing Programs,’’ and 49 CFR Part

382, ‘‘Commercial Driver’s License

Program and Controlled Substance and

Alcohol Use and Testing,’’

implementing such testing, were

published on February 15, 1994.

Following comments from United

States, foreign industry, and other

interested parties, FHWA amended Part

382 on September 22, 1995 (60 FR

49322) and extended the drug and

alcohol testing requirements to foreign

employers and drivers who drive into

the United States. The implementation

dates of the requirements of 49 CFR Part

40 and Part 382 will go into effect on

July 1, 1996, for large foreign employers

(with more than 50 drivers), and will go

into effect on July 1, 1997, for small

foreign employers (with less than 50

drivers).

Currently, Mexico has a drug and

alcohol testing program which is wholly

supported and operated by the

government. This program will remain

intact under the control and

enforcement of SCT and run

concurrently with, but in addition to,

the DOT program requirements.

Mexican motor carriers must comply

with DOT requirements on their own,

by partnering with SCT, or by

contracting the requirements to

consortia/third party administrators (C/

TPA) working on the employer’s behalf.

The DOT is providing technical

assistance in a number of areas to speed

up the implementation process.

This conference will be an

opportunity for the Mexican employers

and their industry associations to have

a dialogue with OST, FHWA, and SCT

personnel regarding implementation

issues, questions, and concerns. OST,

FHWA, and SCT personnel will present

to the participants a concise overview of

the rule requirements. Although the

primary purpose of this conference is to

meet with Mexican motor carrier

industry officials, other Mexican or

United States interested parties, such as

laboratories, consortia, third party