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Administration, FMCSA; the Bureau of

Transportation Statistics, BTS;

Transportation Administrative Service

Center, TASC, and the Transportation

Security Administration, TSA. These

offices exercise systems and operational

control over applicable records within

the system. The system software is

centrally maintained by the FAA’s Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center,

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Some

centralized reporting functions are

performed at Oklahoma City.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM OF RECORDS:

The systems cover: All employees of

DOT, and only of DOT, which includes

FAA, USCG, NHTSA, FHWA, OST,

RSPA, FRA, FTA, MARAD, USCG,

FMCSA, BTS, TASC, and TSA. Any

other Federal agencies that use the

system are responsible for Privacy Act

compliance for their own employees.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Categories include application service

provider records and credit cards of

government employees, and payment

records for non-payroll related

expenses, payment records for payroll

made offline, collection records for

payroll offsets, and labor cost records.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

5 U.S.C 301; 49 U.S.C. 322; 31 U.S.C.

3512 (b).

PURPOSE(S):

The purpose for collecting the data in

the DAFIS and Delphi System of

Records is to control and facilitate the

accounting and reporting of financial

transactions for DOT.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Accounting office personnel use these

records to: Provide employees with offline paychecks, travel advances, travel

reimbursements, travel processing, and

other official reimbursements; Facilitate

the distribution of labor charges for

costing purposes; Track outstanding

travel advances, receivables, and other

non-payroll amounts paid to employees,

etc.; and, Clear advances that were made

through the system in the form of offline paychecks, payments for excess

household goods made on behalf of the

employee, garnishments, overdue travel

advances, etc. See Prefatory Statement

of General Routine Uses.

DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES:

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552a(b)(12): Disclosures may be made

from this system to ‘‘consumer reporting

agencies’’ as defined in the Fair Credit

Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 168a(f)) or the

Federal Claims Collection Act of 1982

(31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Records are stored on magnetic tape,

magnetic disk, microforms, and in file

folders. Storage of file folders and

microforms is at the geographic

locations of the servicing accounting

office. Magnetic tape and disk records

are maintained at the central

maintenance site in Oklahoma City.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are retrieved by employee

name and social security number.

Retrieval is accomplished by use of

telecommunications.

SAFEGUARDS:

Access to magnetic tape, disk records,

and website records is limited to

authorized agency personnel through

password, encryption, firewalls, and

secured operating system. Hard copy

files are accessible to authorized

personnel and are kept in locked file

cabinets during non-duty hours.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Original payment vouchers and

supporting documentation are retained

and disposed in compliance with the

General Records Schedules, National

Archives and Records Administration,

Washington, DC 20408. The following

schedules apply: General Records

Schedule (GRS) 1, Civilian Personnel

Records; GRS 2, Payrolling and Pay

Administration Records; GRS 3,

Procurement, Supply and Grant

Records; GRS 4, Property Disposal

Records; GRS 5, Budget Preparation,

Presentation, and Appointment Records;

GRS 6, Accountable Officers’ Accounts

Records; GRS 7, Expenditure

Accounting Records; GRS 8, Stores,

Plant and Cost Accounting Records;

and, GRS 9, Travel and Transportation

Records.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Office of Financial

Management (B–30), Office of the

Secretary, Office of Financial

Management, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Inquiries should be directed to the

managers of the accounting office

supporting the employee’s agency.

Agency officials will contact the System

Manager listed above if any centralized

support is required for responses.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Same as ‘‘Notification procedure.’’

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

Same as ‘‘Notification procedure.’’

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information is provided by the

employee directly or through the DOT

Consolidated Uniform Payroll System.

EXEMPTION CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

OMB CONTROL NUMBER:

Not applicable

Dated: December 7, 2001.

Yvonne L. Coates,

Privacy Act Coordinator.

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BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG 2001–11149]

Guidelines for Assessing Merchant

Mariners through Demonstrations of

Proficiency for Persons in Charge of

Medical Care

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces

the availability of, and seeks public

comments on, the national performance

measures proposed here for use as

guidelines when mariners demonstrate

their proficiency as Persons in Charge of

Medical Care. These measures were

developed from recommendations and

input provided by the Merchant Marine

Personnel Advisory Committee

(MERPAC).

DATES: Comments related material must

reach the Docket Management Facility

on or before February 19, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Please identify your

comments and related material by the

docket number of this rulemaking

[USCG 2001–11149]. Then, to make sure

they enter the docket just once, submit

them by just one of the following means:

(1) By mail to the Docket Management

Facility, U.S. Department of

Transportation, room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590–0001.

(2) By delivery to room PL–401 on the

Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC,

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is 202–366–

9329.

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(3) By fax to the Docket Management

Facility at 202–493–2251.

(4) Electronically through the Web

site for the Docket Management System

at http://dms.dot.gov.

In choosing among these means,

please give due regard to the recent

difficulties with delivery of mail by the

U.S. Postal Service to Federal facilities.

The Docket Management Facility

maintains the public docket for this

notice. Comments and related material

received from the public, as well as

documents mentioned in this Notice,

will become part of this docket and will

be available for inspection or copying at

room PL–401 on the Plaza level of the

Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. You may also

find this docket on the Internet at

http://dms.dot.gov.

The measures proposed here are also

available from Mr. Mark Gould,

Maritime Personnel Qualifications

Division, Office of Operating and

Environmental Standards, Commandant

(G–MSO–1), U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, telephone 202–267–0229,

or e-mail address

mgould@comdt.uscg.mil.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

questions on this Notice or on the

national performance measures

proposed here, e-mail or call Mr. Gould

where indicated under ADDRESSES. For

questions on viewing or submitting

material to the docket, call Ms. Dorothy

Beard, Chief, Dockets, Department of

Transportation, telephone 202–366–

9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Action Is the Coast Guard

Taking?

Section A–VI/4–2 of the Code

accompanying the International

Convention on Standards of Training,

Certification and Watchkeeping for

Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended in

1995, articulates qualifications for

ensuring merchant mariners’ attaining

the minimum standard of competence

through demonstrations of their

proficiency as Persons in Charge of

Medical Care. The Coast Guard tasked

MERPAC with referring to the Section,

modifying and specifying it as it

deemed necessary, and recommending

national performance measures. The

Coast Guard has reviewed the measures

recommended by MERPAC and has

developed a final set that we are

proposing here for use as guidelines for

assessing that proficiency.

The guidelines are set up as follows:

First we set forth the Competency

within the STCW a mariner must

demonstrate to meet the STCW section.

Next we give a series of examples of

Performance Conditions, a set of

Performance Behaviors for each

Performance Condition, and a set of

Performance Standards for each

Performance Behavior.

For example, if the Competency to

demonstrate is: ‘‘Provide medical care to

the sick and injured while they remain

on board,’’ a Performance Condition for

that Competency demonstrating

knowledge, understanding, and

proficiency is: In a graded practical

exercise, given a patient simulating a

head injury, * * *

A Performance Behavior for that

Condition is: * * * the candidate will

demonstrate the techniques for

conducting a neurological assessment.

A Performance Standard for that

Behavior is: The candidate correctly

demonstrates the following assessment

techniques and states the significance of

each finding: (a) Pupillary reaction; (b)

Level of consciousness; (c) Verbal

communication; and (d) Sensory motor

status.

If the mariner properly meets all of

the Performance Standards, he or she

passes the practical demonstration. If he

or she fails to properly carry out any of

the Standards, he or she fails it.

Why Is the Coast Guard Taking This

Action?

The Coast Guard is taking this action

to comply with STCW, as amended in

1995 and incorporated into domestic

regulations at 46 CFR parts 10, 12, and

15 in 1997. Guidance from the

International Maritime Organization on

shipboard assessments of proficiency

suggests that Parties develop standards

and measures of performance for

practical tests as part of their programs

for training and assessing seafarers.

How May I Participate in This Action?

You may participate in this action by

submitting comments and related

material on the national performance

measures proposed here. (Although the

Coast Guard does not seek public

comment on the measures

recommended by MERPAC, as district

from the measures proposed here, those

measures are available on the Internet at

the homepage of MERPAC, http://

www.uscg.mil/hq/g–m/advisory/

merpac/merpac.htm.) These measures

are available on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov, under this docket number

[USCG 2001–11149]. They are also

available from Mr. Gould where

indicated under ADDRESSES. If you

submit written comments please

include—

• Your name and address;

• The docket number for this Notice

[USCG 2001–11149];

• The specific section of the

performance measures to which each

comment applies; and

• The reason for each comment.

You may mail, deliver, fax, or

electronically submit your comments

and related material to the Docket

Management Facility, using an address

or fax number listed in ADDRESSES.

Please do not submit the same comment

or material more than once. If you mail

or deliver your comments and material,

they must be on 81⁄2-by-11-inch paper,

and the quality of the copy should be

clear enough for copying and scanning.

If you mail your comments and material

and would like to know whether the

Docket Management Facility received

them, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. The

Coast Guard will consider all comments

and material received during the 60-day

comment period.

Once we have considered all

comments and related material, we will

publish a final version of the national

performance measures for use as

guidelines by the general public.

Individuals and institutions assessing

the competence of mariners may refine

the final version of these measures and

develop innovative alternatives. If you

vary from the final version of these

measures, however, you must submit

your alternative to the National

Maritime Center for approval by the

Coast Guard under 46 CFR 10.303(e)

before you use it as part of an approved

course or training program.

Dated: December 6, 2001.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Director, of Standards, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

Assessment Guidelines for Table A–VI/

4–2

Specification for Minimum Standard of

Competency

Proficiency for Persons in Charge of

Medical Care

Each candidate for an STCW

endorsement as Person in Charge of

Medical Care must meet the standards

of competence set out in STCW Code

Table A–VI/4–2. To accomplish this, he

or she must:

• Complete approved education and

training and meet all the competencies

listed in the table;

• Pass a written examination for the

portion of the competencies on

knowledge and understanding; and

• Successfully accomplish a practical

demonstration of skill for selected

competencies.

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The United States Coast Guard

requires each mariner seeking

proficiency as Person in Charge of

Medical Care aboard ship to attend a

course approved by the National

Maritime Center. For this reason, these

guidelines contain the assessment

criteria for both requirements,

knowledge (listed in the paragraph

below) and skill, Table A–VI/4–2.

Written Assessments

The knowledge-based or

understanding-based portion of the

following competencies may be assessed

through a written multiple-choice

examination. The candidate must

achieve a minimum passing grade of

70% in each kind of knowledge or

understanding within the competency:

Signs and symptoms of bleeding; signs

and symptoms of burns, scalds and

frostbite; types of wounds and their

treatment; signs of infection; procedures

to manage systemic pain; procedures to

manage pain before cleaning; uses of

lidocaine with and without

epinephrine; suturing a wound and

removing sutures; identifying wounds

that may be sutured and criteria for

removing sutures; signs, symptoms, and

emergency treatment for acute

abdominal conditions; steps involved in

minor surgical procedures; steps for

treating an abdominal evisceration;

bandaging a sucking chest wound;

identifying general principles of nursing

care; inserting or simulating inserting a

urinary drainage catheter (male and

female); inserting a naso-gastric tube;

injecting medicine by intramuscular and

subcutaneous route; signs, symptoms

and treatments for hyperglycemia,

anaphylaxis, dehydration, gonorrhea,

syphilis, genital herpes, systemic

infections, malaria, and hepatitis A and

B; signs of alcoholism and drug abuse,

signs of and treatment for toothache and

other dental problems; sings, symptoms,

and treatments for gynecological

conditions, pregnancy and childbirth;

methods to determine cause of death

and how to prepare a body for storage

at sea; personal hygiene; preventing

disease aboard ship; preventing disease

through vaccination; preparing a patient

for evacuation; and methods of

cooperation with health authorities in

port.

Demonstrations of Skill

In addition to passing a written

examination, the competency entitled

‘‘Provide medical care to the sick and

injured while they remain on board’’

requires a practical demonstration of

skill to assess proficiency. These

assessment guidelines establish the

conditions under which the assessment

will occur, the performance or behavior

the candidate is to accomplish, and the

standards against which to measure the

performance. The examiner should use

a checklist in conducting assessments of

practical demonstrations of skill.

Checklists allow a training institution or

designated examiner to avoid

overlooking critical tasks when

evaluating a candidate’s practical

demonstration. Training institutions

and designated examiners should

develop their own checklists for use in

conducting the assessments in a

complete and structured manner.

TABLE A–VI/4–2.—GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT—SPECIFICATION OF MINIMUM STANDARD OF COMPETENCE—PERSONS

IN CHARGE OF MEDICAL CARE

STCW competence Knowledge, understanding

and proficiency Performance condition Performance behavior Performance standard

Provide medical care to

the sick and injured

while they remain on

board.

Care of the casualty involving head and spinal

injuries*.

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating a head injury.

The candidate will demonstrate the techniques

for conducting a neurological assessment.

The candidate correctly

demonstrates the following assessment techniques and states the

significance of each finding:

1. Pupillary reaction;

2. Level of consciousness;

3. Verbal communication;

and

4. Sensory motor status.

Care of the casualty involving injuries to ear,

nose, throat and eye*.

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating a bleed from

the ear.

The candidate will use external bandages to control bleeding from the

ear.

The candidate correctly:

Applies an external bandage to stem bleeding of

the ear; and

2. Does not pack the ear.

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating a nose bleed.

The candidate will demonstrate the proper techniques to stop bleeding

from the nose.

The candidate:

1. Positions the patient sitting upright with the

head tilted forward;

2. Pinches the bridge of

the nose; and

3. places ice on the back

of the neck or the forehead.

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating an object impaled in the eye.

The candidate will demonstrate the proper

method of bandaging an

eye impaled by a foreign

object.

The student:

1. Immobilizes the object

impaled in eye; and

2. bandages both the affected and unaffected

eye.

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TABLE A–VI/4–2.—GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT—SPECIFICATION OF MINIMUM STANDARD OF COMPETENCE—PERSONS

IN CHARGE OF MEDICAL CARE—Continued

STCW competence Knowledge, understanding

and proficiency Performance condition Performance behavior Performance standard

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating a foreign liquid or solid substance in

the eye.

The candidate will demonstrate the proper

method of treating a foreign liquid or solid substance in the eye.

The candidate flushes the

affected eye for at least

20 minutes with copious

amount of water (saline,

if immediately available)

to wash away chemicals

or solid particles.

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating a soft-tissue

injury to the throat.

The candidate will demonstrate the proper

method of treating a

soft-tissue injury to the

throat.

The student:

1. Anticipates a compromised airway; and

2. Maintains airway management techniques.

Care of the casualty involving external and internal bleeding*.In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating bleeding

wound.

The candidate will demonstrate application of

pressure dressing and

location of pressure

points.

The candidate correctly

demonstrates the:

1. Location of the brachial

and femoral pressure

points; and

2. Application of a pressure dressing at the

would site.

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating an arterial

bleed of an extremity.

The candidate will state

when to use a tourniquet.

The candidate correctly

states that a tourniquet

will only be applied

when:

1. All other methods of

controlling bleeding have

failed; and

2. Continued bleeding is

life-threatening.

Care of the casualty involving fractures, dislocations and muscular

injuries*.

In a graded practical exercise, given a patient

simulating a fracture of

the ankle and a dislocated shoulder, and

materials for splinting.

The candidate will demonstrate the splinting of

an ankle fracture and

immobilization of a dislocated shoulder.

The candidate correctly

applies a pillow splint to

an ankle fracture, following the following procedures:

1. Manually stabilizes the

fractured ankle or leg;

2. Assesses distal neurovascular function;

3. Applies pillow to the

ankle and lower leg,

wrapping it around the

ankle and leg and keeping the foot exposed;

4. Secures pillow using

cravats or other device

to tie ends together;

5. Re-assesses distal

neuro-vascular function;

and

6. Seeks medical advice

by radio.

The candidate correctly

immobilizes a dislocated

shoulder using the following procedures:

1. Assesses distal neurovascular;

2. Applies sling using triangular bandage or

commercial-type sling

(knot of sling should not

be pressing on neck);

3. Using a cravat or other

binding, applies a swath

over sling and around

body; and

4. Re-assesses distal

neuro-vascular functions.

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TABLE A–VI/4–2.—GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT—SPECIFICATION OF MINIMUM STANDARD OF COMPETENCE—PERSONS

IN CHARGE OF MEDICAL CARE—Continued

STCW competence Knowledge, understanding

and proficiency Performance condition Performance behavior Performance standard

Care of the casualty involving techniques of

sewing and clamping*.

In a graded practical exercise, given a simulated

wound, suturing needle

and thread, clamps, and

suture-removal scissors.

The candidate will demonstrate a method to suture a would and method to remove sutures.The candidate correctly

demonstrates a standard

instrument tie to include

the following:

1. Ties all knots to one

side of the wound;

2. Begins sutures at center

of wound and proceeds

outward; and

3. Uses strategic sutures

to match up obvious

points in irregular

wounds.

The candidate correctly

demonstrates suture removal to include the following:

1. Lifts suture with forceps;

2. Cuts suture near skin

surface; and

3. Pulls suture out holding

the knotted end of the

suture.

In a graded practical evaluation, given a simulated chest wound, occlusive dressing materials, and tape.The candidate will bandage a sucking chest

wound.

The candidate correctly

demonstrates the following:

1. Surveys and determines

the entrance (and exit)

wound(s);

2. Covers wound(s) with

occlusive dressing;

3. Tapes three sides of the

dressing over the

wound; and

4. Monitors respiratory effort of victim.

Nursing care* .................... In a graded practical evaluation, given a real patient or urinary-catheterization simulator, and

supplies for urinary-catheter insertion.

The candidate will insert or

simulate inserting a urinary-drainage catheter

(male and female).

The candidate correctly

demonstrates the following:

1. Maintenance of correct

sterile techniques;

2. Cleansing of the meatus;

3. Lubrication of the catheter;

4. Insertion of the catheter

into urethra until urine

drains; and

5. Opening of the roller

clamp of the tubing.

In a graded practical evaluation, given a mannequin and supplies for

nasogastric tube insertion.

The candidate will insert a

naso-gastric tube.

The candidate correctly

demonstrates the following:

1. Utilizes proper precautions for isolating

bodily substances;

2. Measures length of tube

to insert;

3. Lubricates tube;

4. Positions patient;

5. Inserts tube through

nose;

6. Demonstrates one test

to confirm placement;

and

7. Secures tube to nose

with tape.

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TABLE A–VI/4–2.—GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT—SPECIFICATION OF MINIMUM STANDARD OF COMPETENCE—PERSONS

IN CHARGE OF MEDICAL CARE—Continued

STCW competence Knowledge, understanding

and proficiency Performance condition Performance behavior Performance standard

In a graded practical evaluation, given a real or

simulated patient, and

supplies for injections of

medicine.

The candidate will administer medication injection

by intramuscular route.

The candidate:

1. Confirms the medicine

order, calculates proper

dosage, identifies correct medicine and confirmed expiration date;

2. Draws up correct dosage from medicine vial

using sterile technique,

checking medicine to

medicine order at least

three times and using

correct needle and syringe for injection based

on location of injection

and amount of medicine;

3. Locates the injection

site (deltoid, glutens, or

vastus lateralis);

4. Cleanses the injection

site with alcohol pad

using circular motion;

5. Inserts the needle into

muscle at 90° angle;

and

6. Aspirates the syringe,

and, if no blood, injects

the medication.

In a graded practical evaluation, given a real or

simulated patient, and

supplies for injections of

medicine.

The candidate will inject

medicine by subcutaneous route.

The candidate:

1. Confirms the medicine

order, calculates proper

dosage, identifies correct medicine and confirms expiration date;

2. Draws up the correct

dosage from medicine

vial using sterile technique, checking medicine to medicine order at

least three times and

using correct needle and

syringe for injection

based on location of injection and amount of

medicine;

3. Locates the injection

site;

4. Cleanses the injection

site with alcohol pad

using circular motion;

5. Inserts the needle into

subcutaneous tissue at

45° angle; and

6. Aspirates the syringe,

and, if no blood, injects

the medicine.

* Indicates a proficiency from Table A–VI/4–2

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[FR Doc. 01–31173 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–2001–94]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Dispositions of Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Dispositions of prior

petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption part 11 of Title 14, Code

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this

notice contains a summary of

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received. The purpose of this

notice is to improve the public’s

awareness of, and participation in, this

aspect of FAA’s regulatory activities.

Neither publication of this notice nor

the inclusion or omission of information

in the summary is intended to affect the

legal status of any petition or its final

disposition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Forest Rawls (202) 267–8033, Sandy

Buchanan-Sumter (202) 267–7271, or

Vanessa Wilkins (202) 267–8029, Office

of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

13, 2001.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: FAA–2001–9815

(previously Docket No. 29397).

Petitioner: Japan Airlines Company,

Ltd.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

145.47(b).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit JAL to use the

calibration standards of the Metrology

Institute of Japan in lieu of the

calibration standards of the U.S.

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, to test its inspection and

test equipment. Grant, 10/31/2001,

Exemption No. 7050A.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–11025.

Petitioner: Miller Aviation, L.L.C.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§ 135.143(c)(12).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit MAL to operate

certain aircraft under part 135 without

a TSO–C112 (Mode S) transponder

installed in the aircraft. Grant, 11/21/

2001, Exemption No. 7663.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–10984

(previously Docket No. 28842).

Petitioner: Air Tahoma.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§ 135.143(c)(2).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Air Tahoma to

operate certain aircraft under part 135

without a TSO–C112 (Mode S)

transponder installed in the aircraft.

Grant, 11/21/2001, Exemption No. 7664.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–9786

(previously Docket No. 26029).

Petitioner: ABX Air, Inc., dba

Airborne Express.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§§ 121.503(b), 121.505(a), and

121.511(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit ABX flightcrews

consisting of two pilots and one flight

engineer to complete certain

transcontinental flight schedules before

being provided with at least 16 hours of

rest. Grant, 11/23/2001, Exemption No.

5167F.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–10587.

Petitioner: American Airlines, Inc.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

121.457(a) and V.A.1. of Appendix I to

part 121.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit American

employees performing safety-sensitive

functions for TWA Airlines LLC to

perform identical functions for

American without being subject to

additional preemployment drug testing.

Grant, 11/14/2001, Exemption No. 7661.

Docket No.: FAA–2001–9942.

Petitioner: McMahon Helicopter

Services.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

§ 135.152(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit MHS to operate

its three Sikorsky S–58T helicopters

(Registration Nos. N58S, N589S, and

N598S, and Serial Nos. 1502, 740, and

1196, respectively) without those

helicopters being equipped with an

approved digital flight data recorder.

Grant, 11/14/2001, Exemption No. 7662.

[FR Doc. 01–31183 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA Special Committee 196: Night

Vision Goggle (NVG) Appliances and

Equipment

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special

Committee 196 meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a meeting of

RTCA Special Committee 199: Night

Vision Goggle (NVG) Appliances and

Equipment.

DATES: The meeting will be held January

2, 2002, starting at 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Northrop Grumman Electro-Optical

Systems, 12024 Forestgate Drive, Dallas,

TX 75243. This meeting will also take

place by telecon. Please RSVP to Lorry

Faber (609–485–5461 or

Lorry.Faber@faa.gov) or Jim Winkel

(972–840–5775 or jwinkel@LITTON–

EOS.com) if you intend to participate by

telephone. Those parties interested in

attending the meeting at the Dallas

location need to RSVP NLT December

20th, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

RTCA Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036;

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202)

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92–463, 5

U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby

given for a Special Committee 196

meeting. The agenda will include:

• January 2:

• Opening Session (Welcome and

Introductory Remarks, Agenda

Overview, Approve Minutes of Previous

Meeting).

• Overview of SC–196 Working

Group Activities.

• Operational Concept/Requirements.

• Minimum Operational Performance

Standard (MOPS)—Night Vision

Imaging Systems Equipment.

• Working Group 5 (Training

Guidelines/Considerations).

• EUROCAE Working Group 57

Activities.

• Other NVG Regulatory and

Advisory Group Activities.

• Advisory Circular 27–IB and

Advisory Circular 29–2C Amendment

for inclusion of NVG Certification of

Normal and Transport Category

Rotorcraft.

• Technical Standard Order for Night

Vision Goggles.