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Brakes and Drawbars regulations, 49

CFR 232.12 (initial terminal road train

air brake tests). The UP requests a

waiver to permit cars received in

interchange from Ferromex (Mexican

railroad) at Nogales, Arizona to be

moved approximately 8 miles north of

Nogales to the siding at Rio before an

initial terminal air brake test is

performed.

UP states that presently, Ferromex

delivers to UP on an average of three

trains per day with lengths between

4000 and 6000 feet. UP states that the

UP yard at Nogales is small and delivery

of these trains all require blockages of

key street crossings within the City of

Nogales for considerable lengths of time.

This problem has been exacerbated in

recent years with the increase of traffic

over the Nogales interchanges and as the

result of changed traffic patterns, which

were due to a number of factors. These

include the privatization of the Mexican

railroads, NAFTA trade agreement and

UP–SP merger. Trains received from

Ferromex require an initial terminal

brake test to be performed before

departing Nogales and this contributes

to increased amount of time crossings

are blocked.

The UP waiver request is to permit

movement of trains to Rio for the

performance of the initial terminal air

brake test. Trains involved in such

movements would have the air brake

test system charged, a set and release to

ensure brakes setting and releasing on

the rear car, and movement restricted to

25 mph, until the initial brake test could

be performed at Rio. Any bad order cars

discovered at Rio would be set out there

for repair purposes.

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–2001–

8697) and must be submitted to the

Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management

Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level),

400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. Communications received within

30 days of the date will be considered

as far as practicable. All written

communications concerning these

proceedings are available for

examination during regular business

hours (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at the above

facility. All documents in the public

docket are also available for inspection

and copying on the Internet at the

docket facility’s web site http://

dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on February 22,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–5408 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. 2001–9007]

Agency Information Collection Activity

Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted

below have been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

extension of the currently approved

information collections. The Federal

Register Notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments was

published on December 13, 2000.

DATES: Comments must be submitted

before April 5, 2001. A comment to

OMB is most effective if OMB receives

it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia L. Barney-Marion, Office of

Administration, Office of Management

Planning, (2020 366–6680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5310—Capital

Assistance Program for Elderly Persons

and Persons with Disabilities and

Section 5311—Nonurbanized Area

Formula Program (OMB Number 2132–

0500).

Abstract: The Capital Assistance

Program for Elderly Persons and Persons

with Disabilities provides financial

assistance for the specialized

transportation service needs of elderly

persons and persons with disabilities.

The program is administered by the

States and may be used in all areas

(urbanized, small urban, and rural). The

Nonurbanized Area Formula Program

provides financial assistance for the

provision of public transportation

services in nonurbanized areas and is

also administered by the States. FTA is

authorized to review applications for

federal financial assistance to determine

eligibility and compliance with

statutory and administrative

requirements by 49 U.S.C. 5310 and

5311. Information collected during the

application stage includes the project

budget, which identifies funds

requested for project implementation; a

program of projects, which identifies

subrecipients to be funded, the amount

of funding that each will receive, and a

description of the projects to be funded;

the project implementation plan; a list

of annual certifications and assurances;

and public hearings notice, certification

and transcript. The applications must

contain sufficient information to enable

FTA to make the findings required by

law to enforce the program

requirements. Information collected

during the project management stage

includes an annual financial report, an

annual program status report, and preaward and post-delivery audits. The

annual financial report and program

status report provide a basis for

monitoring approved projects to ensure

timely and appropriate expenditure of

federal funds by grant recipients.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

6,540 hours.

Title: Americans with Disabilities Act

(OMB Number 2132–0555).

Abstract: On July 26, 1990, the

President signed into law civil rights

legislation entitled, ‘‘The Americans

with Disabilities Act of 1990’’ (ADA)

(Pub. L. 101–336). It contains sweeping

changes for individuals with disabilities

in every major area of American life.

One key area of the legislation addresses

transportation services provided by

public and private entities. Some of the

requirements under the ADA are: (1) No

transportation entity shall discriminate

against an individual with a disability

in connection with the provision of

transportation service; (2) All new

vehicles purchased by public and

private entities after August 25, 1990,

must be readily accessible to and usable

by persons with disabilities, including

individuals who use wheelchairs; (3)

Public entities that provide fixed route

transit must provide complementary

paratransit service for persons with

disabilities, who are unable to use the

fixed route system, that is comparable to

the level of service provided to

individuals without disabilities; and (4)

Public entities operating light, rapid or

commuter rail systems must designate

key stations which were to be made

accessible by July 26, 1993, unless the

operator received a statutory time

extension.

If FTA reasonably believes that an

entity may not be in compliance, FTA

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may require periodic reports on a

quarterly or annual basis. The

information collected provides FTA

with a basis for monitoring compliance.

In addition, public entities, including

recipients of FTA funds, are required to

provide information during triennial

reviews, compliant investigations,

resolutions of complaints, and

compliance reviews.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

40,000 hours.

Title: Pre-Award and Post Delivery

Review Requirements (OMB Number

2132–0544).

Abstract: Under the Federal Transit

Laws, at 49 U.S.C. 5323(l), grantees

must certify that pre-award and postdelivery reviews will be conducted

when using FTA funds to purchase

revenue service vehicles. FTA

regulation 49 CFR Part 663 implements

this law by specifying the actual

certificates that must be submitted by

each bidder to assure compliance with

the Buy America, contract specification,

and vehicle safety requirements for

rolling stock. The information collected

on the certification forms is necessary

for FTA grantees to meet the

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(l).

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

3,024 hours.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must

refer to the docket number that appears

at the top of this document and be

submitted to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,

Attention: FTA Desk Officer.

Comments Are Invited On: 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; the accuracy of

the Department’s estimate of the burden

of the proposed information collection;

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Issued: February 28, 2001.

Dorrie Y. Aldrich,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–5292 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–57–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA 00–6985]

Insurance Cost Information Regulation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

publication by NHTSA of the 2001 text

and data that all car dealers must

include in an insurance cost

information booklet that they must

make available to prospective

purchasers, pursuant to 49 CFR 582.4.

This information may assist prospective

purchasers in comparing differences in

passenger vehicle collision loss

experience that could affect auto

insurance costs.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may

obtain a copy of this booklet by

contacting the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Docket Management,

Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. (Docket hours

are from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Rosalind Proctor, Chief, Consumer

Programs Division, NHTSA, 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590 (202–366–0846).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 201(e) of the Motor Vehicle

Information and Cost Savings Act, 15

U.S.C. 1941(e), on March 5, 1993, 58 FR

12545, the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA)

amended 49 CFR Part 582, Insurance

Cost Information Regulation, to require

all dealers of automobiles to distribute

to prospective customers information

that compares differences in insurance

costs of different makes and models of

passenger cars based on differences in

damage susceptibility. On March 17,

1994, NHTSA denied a petition

submitted by the National Automobile

Dealers Association (NADA) for NHTSA

to reconsider Part 582 insofar as it

requires all automobile dealers to

prepare the requisite number of copies

for distribution of the insurance cost

information to prospective purchasers.

59 FR 13630.

On March 24, 1995, NHTSA

published a Final Rule to amend Part

582 in a number of respects. 60 FR

15509. These changes included wording

clarifications and a change in the

availability date of the booklet.

Pursuant to 49 CFR § 582.4, all

automobile dealers are required to make

available to prospective purchasers

booklets that include this comparative

information as well as certain

mandatory explanatory text that is set

out in section 582.5. Early each year,

NHTSA publishes the annual Federal

Register document updating the

Highway Loss Data Institute’s (HLDI)

December Insurance Collision Report.

Booklets reflecting the updated data

must be available for distribution to

prospective purchasers without charge

within 30 days from the date of the

Federal Register.

NHTSA is mailing a copy of the 2001

booklet to each dealer on the mailing

list that the Department of Energy uses

to distribute the ‘‘Gas Mileage Guide.’’

Dealers will have the responsibility of

reproducing a sufficient number of

copies of the booklet to assure that they

are available for retention by

prospective purchasers by April 6, 2001.

Dealers who do not receive a copy of the

booklet within 15 days of the date of

this notice should contact Ms. Rosalind

Proctor of NHTSA’s Office of Planning

and Consumer Programs (202) 366–0846

to receive a copy of the booklet and to

be added to the mailing list. Dealers

may also obtain a copy of the booklet

through the NHTSA web page at:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/

problems/studies/InsCost.

Authority: (49 U.S.C. 32302; delegation of

authority at 49 CFR 1.50(f).)

Issued on: February 28, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety,

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–5294 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket NHTSA–99–5087]

Safety Performance Standards

Program Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of NHTSA rulemaking

status meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

public meeting at which NHTSA will

answer questions from the public and

the automobile industry regarding the

agency’s vehicle regulatory program.

DATES: The Agency’s regular, quarterly

public meeting relating to its vehicle

regulatory program will be held on

Thursday, April 19, 2001, beginning at

9:45 a.m. and ending at approximately

12:00 p.m. at the Best Western Gateway