Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

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 17, 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, D.C. 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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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 17, 1995:

DOT No: 4103.

OMB No: 2132--New.

Administration: Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Title: FTA Customer Surveys.

Need for Information: Executive Order 13862, ``Setting Customer

Service Standards'' requires agencies to set levels of service and

monitor customer satisfaction.

Proposed Use of Information: This information obtained from FTA

customers will provide decision makers with the information necessary

to determine current levels of sercie, establish realistic ongoing

sercie delivery standards, and to establish mechanisms for ongoing

monitoring of customer satisfaction.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondents: Transit providers and Metropolitan Planning

Organizations.

Number of Respondents: 911.

Burden Estimate: 455.5 hours.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

DOT No: 4104.

OMB No: 2128-0558.

Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA).

Title: Production Reporting System for Side Impact Protection

Compliance (49 CFR Part 586).

Need for Information: 15 U.S.C. 1392 of the National Traffic and

Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, authorizes the issuance of Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).

Proposed Use of Information: The NHTSA will use this information to

determine the extent to which manufacturers are complying with the

stated goals.

Frequency: Annually.

Burden Estimate: 936 hours.

Respondents: Passenger car manufacturers.

Number of Respondents: 26.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 24.

DOT No: 4105.

OMB No: 2133-0505.

Administration: Maritime Administration (MARAD).

Title: Voluntary Tanker Agreement.

Need for Information: The Maritime Administration is required to

ensure sufficient capacity is available to satisfy the essential needs

of the Department of Defense for transportation of petroleum and

petroleum products in bulk by sea.

Proposed Use of Information: The MARAD will use this information to

evaluate tanker capability and make plans for the use of this

capability to meet national emergency requirements.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden Estimate: 18 hours.

Respondents: Tanker companies.

Number of Respondents: 36.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

DOT No: 4106.

OMB No: 2127-0539.

Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Title: 49 CFR 542, Procedures for Selecting Lines to be Covered by

the Theft Prevention Standard.

Need for Information: the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (amended the

Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-547) requires

this collection of information.

Proposed Use of Information: NHTSA will use this information to

identify certain motor vehicles and their major replacement parts and

to impede motor vehicle theft.

Frequency: One time only.

Burden Estimate: 4216 hours.

Respondents: Manufacturers of passenger automobiles.

Number of Respondents: 34.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 24.8 hours.

DOT No: 4107.

OMB No: 2133-New.

Administration: Maritime Administration.

Title: Port Facility Conveyance Information.

Need for Information: Public Law 013-160, 2927 was passed on

November 30, 1993, and amends 40 U.S.C. 484 (the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act of 1949). This authorizes the collection of

this information.

Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by MARAD

to

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determine (1) the community is committed to the redevelopment/reuse

plan, (2) the redevelopment/reuse plan is viable and in the best

interest of the public, and (3) the property is being used in

accordance with the terms of the conveyance and applicable statutes and

regulations.

Frequency: Annually.

Burden Estimate: 10.

Respondents: Tanker companies.

Number of Respondents: 10.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 200 hours.

DOT No: 4108.

OMB No: 2132-0543.

Administration: Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Title: Charter Service Operations.

Need for Information: 40 U.S.C. 5301 et seq., the charter service

rule, contains three provisions that impose information collection on

recipients of financial assistance from the Federal Transit

Administration for capital or operating expenses under the Federal

Transit Laws.

Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by FTA

to ensure all applicants to enter into a charter bus agreement with the

Secretary of Transportation.

Frequency: Annually, with each application.

Burden Estimate: 2,000 hours.

Respondents: State or local governments, business or other for-

profit, small businesses or organizations.

Number of Respondents: 1,664.

Form(s): None.

Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.2 hours.

DOT No: 4109.

OMB No: 2137-0052.

Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.

Title: Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools.

Need for Information: 49 USC Section 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.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on August 17, 1995.

Paula Ewen,

Manager, Information Resource Management (IRM), Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 95-20871 Filed 8-22-95; 8:45 am].

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