Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2001 / Notices 10769

OMB Control Number: 2115–0618.

Summary The Office of Boating Safety

of the Coast Guard may collect, analyze,

and annually publish statistical

information on recreational-boating

accidents (46 U.S.C. 6102 (b)).

Accordingly, the Coast Guard publishes

an annual report, Boating Statistics

(COMDTPUBP16754). This report

contains statistics and other information

on recreational-boating accidents. The

statistics derive from data on

Recreational Boating Accident Reports

submitted by the States, the District of

Columbia, and the five U.S. Territories.

Need: The purpose of this

questionnaire is to determine our

customers’ needs for information and

measure their satisfaction with Boating

Statistics. The results of the

questionnaire will help us improve the

quality (customer satisfaction) of the

annual report. A questionnaire is the

most accurate and practical way of

obtaining this information with the least

burden on the respondent and on the

Federal Government.

Respondents: Recreational boaters.

Frequency: Annually.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 320 hours a year.

Dated: January 11, 2001.

V.S. Crea,

Director of Information and Technology.

[FR Doc. 01–3898 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

a request for a waiver of compliance

from certain requirements of its safety

regulations. The individual petition is

described below including, the party

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

Texas Parks and Wildlife

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7270]

Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) seeks

a permanent waiver of compliance from

49 CFR 232.17(b)(2) to extend the clean,

oil, test, and stencil (COT&S) period

from 15 to 48 months on passenger cars

they operate equipped with UC and L

type air brakes. TPW operates the Texas

State Railroad between Rusk and

Palestine, Texas. They have two cars

equipped with L type brakes and the

rest have UC type brakes. Section

232.17(b)(2) requires that brake

equipment on passenger cars must be

clean, repaired, lubricated and tested as

often as necessary to maintain it in a

safe and suitable condition for service

but not less frequently than as required

in Standard S–045 in the Manual of

Standards and Recommended Practices

of the Association of American

Railroads. Standard S–045, A–III–256,

Section 2.1.2, requires a COT&S every

15 months for this brake equipment.

TPW has concluded that a car that runs

on a passenger railroad using a 15

month cycle would be legal for 10,800

hours. TPW has calculated that if the

equipment is in service only 60 percent

of the 15 month cycle, then only 6,480

hours would be used. TPW claims that

all of their annual runs, including

specials and school runs, only total

1,100 hours a year. Therefore, TPW

would like to extend the COT&S time

period to 48 months, which would be

less than 4,400 hours of actual service

time.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA in writing, before the

end of the comment period and specify

the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number FRA–2000–

7270) and must be submitted in

triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Communications received within

45 days of the date of this notice will

be considered by FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh Street S.W., Washington, DC

All documents in the public docket are

also available for inspection and

copying on the Internet at the docket

facility’s Web site at http://dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 6,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–3970 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: [MARAD–2001–8897]]

Requested Administrative Waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws

AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Invitation for public comments

on a requested administrative waiver of

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel

STRIKE ENHANCER.

SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–

383, the Secretary of Transportation, as

represented by the Maritime

Administration (MARAD), is authorized

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build

requirement of the coastwise laws under

certain circumstances. A request for

such a waiver has been received by

MARAD. The vessel, and a description

of the proposed service, is listed below.

Interested parties may comment on the

effect this action may have on U.S.

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD

determines that in accordance with Pub.

L. 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at

46 CFR Part 388 (65 FR 6905; February

11, 2000) that the issuance of the waiver

will have an unduly adverse effect on a

U.S.-vessel builder or a business that

uses U.S.-flag vessels, a waiver will not

be granted.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

March 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

docket number MARAD–2001–8897.

Written comments may be submitted by

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.

You may also send comments

electronically via the Internet at http://

dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments

will become part of this docket and will

be available for inspection and copying

at the above address between 10 a.m.

and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through

Friday, except federal holidays. An

electronic version of this document and

all documents entered into this docket

is available on the World Wide Web at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Dunn, U.S. Department of