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comments at this meeting. People 

desiring further information on these 

meetings may contact the Secretariat at 

jillsonad@state.gov or 202 647–5872. 

Dated: September 22, 2008. 

Richard C. Beaird, 

International Communications & Information 

Policy, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–22703 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2008–0182] 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization (OSDBU); 

Regional Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers 

(SBTRCs); Notice of Request for 

Comments on Renewal of Information 

Collection: Regional Center Intake 

Form (DOT F 4500) and Regional 

Resource Center Monthly Report Form 

(DOT F 4502) (Formerly, Counseling 

Information Form; Regional Center 

Intake Form and Monthly Report of 

Operations Form) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU) invites the public to comment 

about our intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

approval to renew information 

collection forms, associated with 

OSDBU. 

We are required to publish this notice 

in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. On 

June 26, 2008, OSDBU published a 60- 

day notice in the Federal Register (73 

FR 36368), Docket #OST–2008–0182, 

informing the public of OSDBU’s 

intention to extend this previously 

approved information collection. 

The collection involves the use of the 

Regional Center Intake Form (DOT F 

4500), which documents the type of 

assistance provided to each small 

business that is enrolled in the program. 

The use of the Regional Resource 

Center Monthly Report Form (DOT F 

4502) will highlight activities, such as 

counseling, marketing, meetings/ 

conferences, and services to businesses 

as completed during the month. The 

information will be used to ascertain 

whether the program is providing 

services to its constituency, the small 

business community, in a fair and 

equitable manner. The information 

collected is necessary to determine 

whether small businesses are 

participating in DOT funded and DOT 

assisted opportunities with the DOT. 

The Counseling Information Form 

(DOT F 4640.1) has been eliminated and 

the information contained in that form 

is now consolidated into the Regional 

Resource Center Monthly Report Form 

(formerly titled Monthly Report of 

Operations Form) in effort to eliminate 

duplication and to streamline the data 

collection process. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by: October 27, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to the attention of the DOT/OST Desk 

Officer, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Docket 

library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503, or 

www.oira_submission@omb.eop.gov 

(e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arthur D. Jackson, 202–366–5344, 

Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W56–462, 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regional Center Intake Form 

(DOT F 4500) and Regional Resource 

Center Monthly Report Form (DOT F 

4502) (Formerly, Counseling 

Information Form; Regional Center 

Intake Form and Monthly Report of 

Operations Form). 

OMB Control No: 2105–0554. 

Affected Public: Representatives of 

DOT Regional Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers and 

the Small Businesses community on a 

national basis. 

Type of Request: Renewal of 

information collection. 

Abstract: In accordance with Public 

Law 95–507, an amendment to the 

Small Business Act and the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1953, 

OSDBU is responsible for the 

implementation and execution of the 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

activities on behalf of small businesses, 

in accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31 

of the Small Business Act (SBA), as 

amended. The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization also 

administers the provisions of Title 49, of 

the United States Code, Section 332, the 

Minority Resource Center (MRC), which 

includes the duties of advocacy, 

outreach and financial services on 

behalf of small and disadvantaged 

businesses and those certified under 

CFR 49 Parts 23 and or 26 as 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 

(DBE). 

The Small Business Transportation 

Resource Regional Centers (SBTRCs) 

will collect information on small 

businesses, which includes 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 

(DBE), Women-Owned Small Businesses 

(WOB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses 

(SDB), 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran 

Owned Businesses (SDVOB), Veteran 

Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), 

HubZone, and types of services they 

seek from the SBTRCs. Services and 

responsibilities of the SBTRCs include 

business analysis, general management 

and technical assistance and training, 

business counseling, outreach services/ 

conference participation, and short-term 

loan assistance. The cumulative data 

collected will be analyzed by the 

OSDBU to determine the effectiveness 

of services provided, including 

counseling, outreach, and financial 

services. Such data will also be 

analyzed by the OSDBU to determine 

agency effectiveness in assisting small 

businesses to enhance their 

opportunities to participate in 

government contracts and subcontracts. 

The Regional Center Intake Form 

(DOT F 4500) is used by the Regional 

SBTRC staff to enroll small business 

clients into the program in order to 

create a viable database of firms that can 

participate in government contracts and 

subcontracts, especially those projects 

that are transportation related. In 

addition, each enrolled small business 

will be assigned a client number that 

can track the firm’s involvement in the 

services offered by the SBTRCs. Each 

area on the form must be filled in 

electronically by the SBTRCs and 

retained in secured files of the client. 

The completion of the form is used as 

a tool for making decisions about the 

needs of the business, such as referral to 

technical assistance agencies for help, 

identifying the type of profession or 

trade of the business, the type of 

certification that the business holds, 

length of time in business, and location 

of the firm. 

The SBTRCs must complete an Intake 

Form and retain copies in secured files 

in their offices. A limited amount of 

privacy information is requested on this 

form. We have included a Privacy Act 

Notice on the forms, informing 

individuals who are asked to supply 

information on the form that Public Law 

95–507 and provisions of Title 49, of the 

U.S. Code, Section 332, the Minority 

Resource Center authorizes solicitation 

of the information; that provision of the 

information is voluntary; that the 

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information is intended to be used is to 

assist the SBTRCs in developing a 

business plan or adjusting a business 

plan for small businesses, in order to 

increase their ability to market goods 

and services to buyers and potential 

users, interested in small business 

services; that routine uses which DOT 

may make of the information include 

analyzing the data collected to 

determine the effectiveness of services 

to small businesses, provided by the 

SBTRCs, including counseling, 

outreach, and financial services. Also, 

the data collection will be used by 

OSDBU to document the type of 

assistance provided to each small 

business that uses the services of the 

SBTRCs; and that the effect on the 

individual of not providing all or any 

part of the requested information will 

not be a condition to deny services to 

the small business firm. Request for 

information about another party may be 

denied unless DOT has the written 

permission of the individual to release 

the information to the requestor or 

unless the information is subject to 

disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act. This will assist the 

SBTRCs in developing a business plan 

or adjusting their business plan to 

increase its ability to market its goods 

and services to buyers and potential 

users of their services. 

Respondents: Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected monthly. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 600 hours. 

The Regional Resource Center 

Monthly Report Form (DOT F 4502) for 

each SBTRC must submit a monthly 

status report of business activities 

conducted during the 30-day timeframe. 

The form is used to capture activities 

and accomplishments that were made 

by the Regional SBTRCs during the 

course of the month. In addition, the 

form includes a data collection section 

where numbers and hours are reported 

and a section that is assigned for a 

written narrative that provides back up 

that supports the data. Activities to be 

reported are (1) Counseling activity 

which identifies the counseling hours 

provided to businesses, number of new 

appointments, and follow-up on 

counseled clients. (2) Activity for 

businesses served identifies the type of 

small business that is helped, such as a 

DBE, 8(a), WOB, HubZone, SDB, 

SDVOB, or VOSB. (3) Marketing activity 

includes the name of an event attended 

by the SBTRC and the role played when 

participating in a conference, workshop 

or any other venue that relates to small 

businesses. (4) Meetings that are held 

with government representatives in the 

region, or at the state level, or an 

activity that is reported. (5) Events 

hosted by the SBTRCs, such as small 

business workshops, financial 

assistance workshops, matchmaking 

events, and activities that are reported 

on a monthly basis. 

Respondents: Small Business 

Transportation Resource Centers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected monthly. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 1,200 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Departments estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, by the use of electronic 

means, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

19, 2008. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–22633 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Advisory Circular 120–16E, Air Carrier 

Maintenance Programs 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

issuance and availability of Advisory 

Circular (AC) 120–16E, ‘‘Air Carrier 

Maintenance Programs’’. This advisory 

circular (AC) is an update of AC 120– 

16D that was issued in 2003. It describes 

the scope, content, and functions of air 

carrier aircraft maintenance programs. It 

explains the background of these 

programs as well as the Federal 

Aviation Administration’s regulatory 

requirements. Each of the 10 elements of 

air carrier maintenance programs is also 

described and explained. The material 

in this AC is not mandatory and does 

not constitute a regulation. However, 

when ‘‘must’’ or ‘‘will’’ are used in this 

AC, such use reflects actual regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: Advisory Circular 120–16E, Air 

Carrier Maintenance Programs was 

issued by the Office of the Director, 

Flight Standards Service, AFS–1 on 

September 11, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell S. Unangst, Jr., Technical 

Advisor, Airworthiness, AFS–305, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Aircraft Maintenance Division, Flight 

Standards Service, 800 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3786; facsimile 

(202) 267–5115, e-mail 

russell.unangst@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: How to 

obtain a copy of this AC. 

How To Obtain Copies: This AC can 

be read or downloaded from the Internet 

at http://rgl.faa.gov/ under the 

‘‘Advisory Circular’’ hyperlink. Paper 

copies of this AC will be available in 

approximately 6–8 weeks from the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 

Subsequent Distribution Office, SVC– 

121.23, Ardmore East Business Center, 

3341Q 75th Avenue, Landover, MD 

20785. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

17, 2008. 

Carol E. Giles, 

Manager, Aircraft Maintenance Division, 

Flight Standards Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–22630 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS) Containing a Notice of Public 

Comment Period and Schedule for a 

Public Information Workshop and 

Public Hearing for Proposed New Air 

Carrier Runway 9R/27L and Associated 

Developments at Palm Beach 

International Airport (PBIA) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of 

comment period, notice of Public 

Information Workshop and Public 

Hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is issuing this 


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