[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41143-41145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19895]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping 
requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the 
Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirements of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 USC Chapter 35).

DATES: August 4, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DOT information collection requests 
should be forwarded, as quickly as possible, to Edward Clarke, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202, 
Washington, DC 20503. If you anticipate submitting substantive 
comments, but find that more than 10 days from the date of publication 
are needed to prepare them, please notify the OMB official of your 
intent immediately.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the DOT information 
collection requests submitted to OMB may be obtained from Susan Pickrel 
or Gemma deGuzman, Information Resource Management (IRM) Strategies 
Division, M-32, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 400 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3507 of Title 44 of the United 
States Code, as adopted by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 
requires that agencies prepare a notice for publication in the Federal 
Register, listing those information collection requests submitted to 
OMB for approval or renewal under that Act. OMB reviews and approves 
agency submissions in accordance with criteria set forth in that Act. 
In carrying out its responsibilities, OMB also considers public 
comments on the proposed forms and the reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements. OMB approval of an information collection requirement 
must be renewed at least once every three years.

Items Submitted to OMB for Review

    The following information collection requests were submitted to OMB 
on August 4, 1995:
    DOT No: 4091.
    OMB No: 2115-0597.
    Administration: United States Coast Guard.
    Title: State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for 
Removal Costs under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
    Need for Information: 33 USC 2712 provides Coast Guard the 
authority to promulgate regulations detailing the manner in which to 
obligate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the 
Coast Guard s National Pollution Fund Center to determine whether 
expenditures submitted by the State to the Fund are compensable and to 
ensure that the correct amount of funding of costs is made from the 
Fund.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: 6,792 hours.
    Respondents: State Governments.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.5 hours reporting.

    DOT No: 4092.
    OMB No: 2125-New.
    Administration: Federal Highway Administration.
    Title: Indian Reservation Roads Program Administration Survey.
    Need for Information: 23 USC 204(f) provides the authority for the 
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
(BIA) to jointly administer the Indian Reservation Roads Program. The 
Government Performance and Results Act requires the establishment of 
performance measures consistent with the overall program goals and 
outcomes.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the 
FHWA and the BIA to improve the administration of the Indian 
Reservation Roads Program.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Burden Estimate: 272 hours.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

    DOT No: 4093.
    OMB No: 2127-0046.
    Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA).
    Title: 49 CFR part 552, Petitions for Rulemaking, Defect, and 
Noncompliance Orders.
    Need for Information: 49 USC 30162 specifies that any ``interested 
person may file a petition with the Secretary of Transportation 
requesting the Secretary to begin a proceeding'' to prescribe a motor 
vehicle safety standard under 49 USC Chapter 301 or to decide whether 
to issue an order under 49 USC 30118(b). To implement these statutory 
provisions, NHTSA promulgated part 552 according to the informal 
rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 USC 553 et 
seq.) This regulation allows the agency to ensure that the petitions 
filed under section 30162 are both properly substantiated and 
efficiently processed.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by NHTSA 
to identify and respond on a timely basis to petitions for rulemaking 
or defect or noncompliance determination and to inform the public of 
the procedures following in response to such petitions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: 100 hours.
    Respondents: Individuals, businesses, or small businesses.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour.


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    DOT No: 4094.
    OMB No: 2132-0047.
    Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
    Title: 49 CFR part 580, Odometer Disclosure Statement.
    Need for Information: The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost 
Savings Act, as amended by 15 USC 1988, and implementing regulations, 
49 CFR Part 580, require each transferor of a motor vehicle to provide 
the transferee a written disclosure of the vehicle s mileage.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by motor 
vehicle transferors and lessors to determine the mileage and value of 
the vehicles.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: 2,586,160 hours.
    Respondents: Individuals and businesses.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: .004 hours.

    DOT No: 4095.
    OMB No: 2120-0564
    Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
    Title: Unescorted Access Privilege--Parts 107 and 108 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulation.
    Need for Information: Section 105 of Public Law 101-604, the 
Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990, directs the FAA 
Administrator to promulgate regulations that subject individuals with 
unescorted access to U.S. or foreign air carrier aircraft, or to 
secured areas of U.S. airports served by air carriers, to access 
investigations, including such criminal history records checks as the 
Administrator determines necessary to ensure air transportation 
security.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by 
airport operators and air carriers to maintain evidence of compliance 
with investigative requirements for all affected individuals. The 
Federal Aviation Administration will review the records to ensure that 
individuals with unescorted access to the Security Identification 
Display Area have been subject to the access investigation requirements 
and a determination has been made permitting such authority.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Burden Estimate: 36,720 annually.
    Respondents: Air carriers and airports.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 10 minutes per individual 
recordkeeping.

    DOT No: 4096.
    OMB No: 2120-0508.
    Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
    Title: Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine 
Engine Powered Airplanes.
    Need for Information: As required by FAR 45, this is a labeling 
requirement to put the data of manufacture and compliance status on the 
identification plate and is intended to minimize the effort required to 
determine whether a turbojet engine may legally be installed and 
operate on an aircraft in the United States.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the 
Federal Aviation Administration inspectors, purchasers, owners and 
operators periodically, during the course of the year, to confirm that 
the engines meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pollution 
requirements in lieu of searching through extensive paper records.
    Frequency: As required.
    Burden Estimate: 100 hours annually.
    Respondents: Manufacturers of aviation engines.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 5 minutes or less per response.

    DOT No: 4097
    OMB No: 2120-0040
    Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
    Title: Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools.
    Need for Information: 49 USC 44707 authorizes the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration to examine and rate the air 
agencies.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the 
Federal Aviation Administration to rate aviation maintenance technician 
schools to maintain a standardized level of proficiency.
    Frequency: As required.
    Burden Estimate: 78,461 hours annually.
    Respondents: Aviation Maintenance Technician School Operators.
    Form(s): FAA Form 8310-6.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 40 hours per applicant.

    DOT No: 4098.
    OMB No: 2120-0034.
    Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
    Title: Application for Airman Medical Certificate or Airman Medical 
and Student Pilot Certificate.
    Need for Information: 49 USC 40113, 44701, 44510, 44702, 44703, 
44709, 45303, and 80111 authorizes the collection of this information. 
Airman medical certification program is implemented by Title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations parts 61 and 67.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the 
Federal Aviation Administration to perform the duties associated with 
the class of airman medical certificate sought.
    Frequency: As required.
    Burden Estimate: 859,069 hours.
    Respondents: Airmen.
    Form(s): FAA Forms 8500-7, 8500-8, 8500-14, 8500-20.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: FAA Form 8500-7 = 15 minutes, 
FAA Form 8500-8 = 2 hours, FAA Form 8500-14 = 15 minutes, FAA Form 
8500-20 = 11 minutes.

    DOT No: 4099.
    OMB No: 2127-0003.
    Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
    Title: Highway Safety Program Cost Summary HS Form 217.
    Need for Information: The Surface Transportation and Uniform 
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 Section 206(d) authorizes the 
Secretary to begin a rulemaking process to determine those programs 
most effective in reducing accidents, injuries, and deaths.
    Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to determine whether the 
States have demonstrated compliance with the statutory requirements for 
the State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Burden Estimate: 31,601 hours.
    Respondents: States.
    Form(s): HS-217.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 3 hours.

    DOT No: 4100
    OMB No: 2137-0047
    Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration.
    Title: Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline: 
Recordkeeping and Accident Reporting.
    Need for Information: 49 USC 60117 authorizes the Secretary of 
Transportation to require hazardous liquid pipeline operators to 
prepare and maintain written records and reports and to make them 
available to the Secretary of Transportation upon request.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the 
Research and Special Programs Administration to evaluate the compliance 
of operators of hazardous liquid pipelines with the pipeline safety 
requirements.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: 49,219 hours.

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    Respondents: pipeline operators.
    Form(s): DOT 7000-1.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 12 minutes.
    DOT No: 4101
    OMB No: 2137-0578.
    Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration.
    Title: Reporting Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous 
Liquid, and Carbon Pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.
    Need for Information: 49 USC 60102 requires each operator of a 
pipeline facility (except master meter) to submit to DOT a written 
report on any safety-related condition that causes or has caused a 
significant change or restriction in the operation of a pipeline 
facility or a condition that is a hazard to life, property or the 
environment.
    Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by the 
Research and Special Programs Administration to monitor the corrective 
actions proposed by operators in order to prevent the occurrence of an 
incident or accident.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Burden Estimate: 342 hours.
    Respondents: Gas, Hazardous Liquid, Carbon Dioxide, and Liquefied 
Natural Gas Operators.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 6 hours.

    DOT No: 4102
    OMB No: 2115-New.
    Administration: U.S. Coast Guard.
    Title: Operational Measures for Existing Tank Vessels 5,000 Gross 
Tons or Greater without Double Hulls.
    Need for Information: Title 46 USC 3703A mandates that regulations 
be established to provided improved protection from oil spills in 
waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States due to 
collisions and groundings.
    Proposed Use of Information: Coast Guard inspectors will use this 
information to determine if a vessel is in compliance with the 
regulations or in case of a casualty, whether failure to meet these 
proposed regulations contributed to the casualty.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Burden Estimate: 76,908 hours.
    Respondents: Master, owner or operator of tank vessels.
    Form(s): None.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 55 hours reporting; 37 hours 
recordkeeping.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 1995.
Ray Reynaldo,
Computer Specialist, Information Resource Management (IRM) Strategies 
Division.
[FR Doc. 95-19895 Filed 8-10-95; 8:45 am]
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