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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 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATE: May 16, 1994.
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 3228,
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 Annette Wilson, Information Management Division, M-34, 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 May 16, 1994:
DOT No: 3930
OMB No: 2130-0533
Administration: Federal Railroad Administration
Title: Qualification of Locomotive Engineers
Need for Information: Section 4 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of
1988 requires FRA to adopt rules that prescribe the licensing or
certification of locomotive engineers.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to evaluate
the qualifications and fitness of locomotive engineers.
Frequency: On occasion, recordkeeping
Burden Estimate: 182,362 hours
Respondents: Railroads
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 8 hours and 15 minutes reporting;
298 hours and 49 minutes recordkeeping.
DOT No: 3931
OMB No: 2130-0005
Administration: Federal Railroad Administration
Title: Hours of Service Regulations
Need for Information: The Hours of Service Act of 1907 was revised in
1969 by Public Law 91-169 to promote safety by limiting the hours of
service of employees.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to insure
compliance and enforcement of the hours of duty regulations and to
promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads.
Frequency: Reporting, Recordkeeping
Burden Estimate: 1,266,499 hours
Respondents: Railroads
Form(s): FRA-F-6180.3
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 20 minutes reporting; 2,531 hours
and 40 minutes recordkeeping
DOT No: 3932
OMB No: 2130-0506
Administration: Federal Railroad Administration
Title: Identification of Cars Moved in Accordance with Order 13528
Need for Information: Title 49 CFR part 232, appendix A, Order 13528,
sets forth specific restrictions that have to be complied with when it
is deemed necessary to move equipment under the authority of this
order.
Proposed Use of Information: An identification card is applied to any
freight equipment setting forth the restrictions to be complied with
for legal movement under Order 13528.
Frequency: Recordkeeping
Burden Estimate: 110 hours
Respondents: Railroads
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 15 minutes recordkeeping
DOT No: 3933
OMB No: 2125-0034
Administration: Federal Highway Administration
Title: Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight Laws
Need for Information: Title 23 U.S.C. 141(b) requires each State to
annually certify that it is enforcing all State laws with respect to
maximum vehicle size and weight of all Federal-aid systems including
the Interstate system.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by FHWA to
evaluate the effectiveness of a State's vehicle size and weight law
program.
Frequency: Annually
Burden Estimate: 4,160 hours
Respondents: State highway agencies
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 40 hours reporting
DOT No: 3934
OMB No: 2135-0004
Administration: Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Title: Seaway Explosives Permit
Need for Information: Title 33 CFR 401.68 requires a written
application for a Seaway explosives permit for vessels carrying a cargo
or part cargo of fuel oil, gasoline, crude oil or other flammable goods
in bulk, including empty tankers which are not gas free and vessels
carrying dangerous substances whether break-bulk or containerized.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to verify
that the cargo is packed, marked, labelled, described, certified,
stowed and otherwise conforms with all relevant regulations of the
country in which it was loaded and of Canada and the United States.
Frequency: On occasion
Burden Estimate: 5 hours
Respondents: Vessel owners
Form(s): SLSDC-LO-7.1-6200.31
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour reporting
DOT No: 3935
OMB No: New
Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Motor Vehicle Content Labeling
Need for Information: The American Automobile Labeling Act requires all
passenger vehicles, all trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles with
a weight of 8,500 pounds or less to bear labels showing the domestic or
foreign content of their equipment.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used by NHTSA to
determine whether manufacturers are complying with the Act. Also, it
serves to aid potential purchasers by providing them with information
about the value of the U.S./Canadian and foreign parts content of each
vehicle, the origin of the engine, transmission and the site of the
vehicle's final assembly.
Frequency: Annually
Burden Estimate: 7,080 hours
Respondents: Manufacturers
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 100 hours reporting; 80 hours
recordkeeping
DOT No: 3936
OMB No: 2125-0529
Administration: Federal Highway Administration
Title: Preparation and Execution of the Project Agreement and
Modifications
Need for Information: Section 110 of title 23 U.S.C. directs the
Secretary of Transportation to enter into a formal project agreement
with the State Highway Department concerning the construction and
maintenance of highway projects.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to formalize
an agreement on Federal-aid highway projects among those Federal and
State officials responsible for project approval and management.
Frequency: On occasion
Burden Estimate: 12,040 hours
Respondents: State highway agencies
Form(s): PR-2, PR-2A;, PR-2.1
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour reporting
DOT No: 3937
OMB No: New
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration
Title: Aviation Safety Customer Survey
Need for Information: The response to this survey will provide the FAA
with information on what safety information would be most valuable to
its customers.
Proposed Use of Information: The information gathered will be used to
determine how and what type of safety information will be provided to
our customers.
Frequency: One time
Burden Estimate: 2,000 hours
Respondents: Subscribers to FAA safety publications
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 15 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3938
OMB No: New
Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration
Title: Qualification of Pipeline Personnel
Need for Information: The information is needed to prevent pipeline
incidents and accidents by assuring the competency of pipeline
personnel through training, testing, and periodic refresher training.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to ensure
pipeline personnel have the necessary knowledge and skills to
competently perform regulated operation, maintenance, and emergency
response functions.
Frequency: On occasion, Recordkeeping
Burden Estimate: 36,798 hours
Respondents: Pipeline operators subject to 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 42 minutes recordkeeping
DOT No: 3939
OMB No: New
Administration: U.S. Coast Guard
Title: 33 CFR part 116 Alteration of Obstruction Bridges
Need for Information: This information collection is required under
401, 491-535, to determine if a bridge is an unreasonable obstruction
to navigation. If a bridge is obstructive, Coast Guard requires the
bridge owners to submit plans and specifications of the bridge.
Proposed Use of Information: Coast Guard will use the plans and
specifications to determine how to proceed with the alteration of the
bridge to meet the needs of navigation.
Frequency: As required
Burden Estimate: 120 hours
Respondents: Bridge owners
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 40 hours reporting
DOT No: 3940
OMB No: 2115-0559
Administration: U.S. Coast Guard
Title: 46 CFR subchapter S--Subdivision and Regulations
Need for Information: This information collection is required under 46
USC 3301, 3305, 3306, and 3703 to ensure that: (1) Every freight,
seagoing motor, steam vessel, barge, including a mobile offshore
drilling unit, be inspected to ensure that they are in full compliance
with applicable marine safety regulations; (2) standards for vessel
stability are met; and (3) vessels carrying liquid bulk dangerous
cargoes meet the standards of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention.
Proposed Use of Information: Coast Guard will use this information to
ensure that vessels meet the applicable stability standards and that
this information be available to vessel operating personnel for the
logging of stability verification.
Frequency: On occasion
Burden Estimate: 19,581 hours
Respondents: Naval architects, shipbuilders and operators
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 2 hours and 48 minutes reporting; 4
hours and 30 minutes recordkeeping
DOT No: 3941
OMB No: 2138-0009
Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration
Title: Form 298-C Report of Financial and Operating Statistics for
Small Aircraft Operators
Need for Information: title 14 CFR part 298 prescribes the requirements
for reporting financial and operating statistics by small aircraft
operators.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to monitor
air carrier fitness, set essential air service subsidy levels, set
Alaska mail rates, and administer airport development.
Frequency: Quarterly
Burden Estimate: 7,048 hours
Respondents: Small certificated/commuter air carrier
Form(s): Form 298-C
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 3 hours and 6 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3942
OMB No: 2120-0097
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration
Title: General Aviation Pilot and Aircraft Activity Survey
Need for Information: The Federal Aviation Act of 1958, sections 312
and 329, as amended, empowers the Secretary of Transportation to
collect and disseminate information relative to civil aeronautics.
Proposed Use of Information: The survey is the instrument used to
collect information on pilot and aircraft flight profiles for the FAA
to formulate long-range plans and policies with respect to promotion of
general aviation activity. Data collected in the past surveys were used
by the FAA for: (1) Forecasting general aviation operations; (2)
evaluating the agency's flight service modernization program; (3)
performing environmental impact studies; (4) evaluating the flight
impact of pilots; (5) reviewing the needs of airport development; (6)
local planning and community development; and (7) safety analysis.
Frequency: Once every three to four years
Burden Estimate: 1,200 hours
Respondents: General aviation pilots
Form(s): FAA Form 1800
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 12 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3943
OMB No: 2106-0036
Administration: Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Title: Foreign Air Freight Forwarders and Foreign Cooperative Shippers
Associations--title 14 CFR part 297
Need for Information: Title 14 CFR part 297 prescribes the requirements
for registration of foreign air freight forwarders and cooperative
shippers associations.
Proposed Use of Information: The registration information required on
Form 4506 makes it possible for the Department of Transportation to
consider the grant or denial of access to U.S. markets by foreign
indirect carriers based on the availability of reciprocal privileges
for U.S. carriers abroad. This aids in protecting the competitive and
financial interests of U.S. air carriers.
Frequency: On occasion
Burden Estimate: 8 hours
Respondents: Foreign indirect air carriers
Form(s): Form 4506
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 30 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3944
OMB No: 2133-0517
Administration: Maritime Administration
Title: Approval of Underwriters for Marine Hull Insurance
Need for Information: Title 46 CFR part 249 prescribes regulations for
approval of underwriters for marine hull insurance on vessels built or
operated with subsidy or covered by vessel obligation guarantees issued
pursuant to title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended.
Proposed Use of Information: The data collected from foreign
underwriters would be used by MARAD staff as the basis for approval or
rejection of an application by that foreign underwriter to participate
in writing hull insurance on MARAD program vessels.
Frequency: Annually
Burden Estimate: 66 hours
Respondents: Foreign underwriters
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour and 30 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3945
OMB No: 2133-0017
Administration: Maritime Administration
Title: Application for Operating-Differential Subsidy
Need for Information: The Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended,
establishes various programs designed to further the development and
maintenance of an adequate and well balanced U.S. merchant marine to
meet the needs of U.S. commerce and national defense. A key program
authorized by title VI of the Act is the Operating-Differential Subsidy
(ODS) program.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will provide required
legal, technical and financial information, and will be used to
evaluate the merits of ODS applications.
Frequency: On occasion
Burden Estimate: 240 hours
Respondents: U.S.-flag ship operators, its citizenship and affiliations
Form(s): MA-964
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 40 hours reporting
DOT No: 3946
OMB No: 2133-0027
Administration: Maritime Administration
Title: Capital Construction Fund and Exhibit
Need for Information: The information is needed to assist owners and
operators of U.S.-flag vessels in accumulating the large amount of
capital necessary for the modernization and expansion of the U.S.
merchant marine.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to assure an
applicant qualifies for requested benefits under the statute.
Frequency: Annually
Burden Estimate: 1,787 hours
Respondents: Owners and operators of U.S.-flag vessels
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 13 hours and 27 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3947
OMB No: 2125-0010
Administration: Federal Highway Administration
Title: Bid Price Data
Need for Information: The information is needed by the FHWA to monitor
changes in purchasing power of the Federal-aid dollar and for FHWA to
justify funding level recommendations to Congress.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to produce
the National FHWA bid price index and related statistics used as an
indicator of trends.
Frequency: On occasion
Burden Estimate: 416 hours
Respondents: State highway agencies
Form(s): FHWA-45
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 42 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3948
OMB No: 2125-0521
Administration: Federal Highway Administration
Title: Developing and Recording Costs for Railroad Adjustments
Need for Information: Title 23 CFR part 140 prescribes the requirements
for railroad companies to maintain adequate records to support costs
incurred by reimbursable railroad adjustments on Federal-aid projects.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the FHWA
to reimburse State highway agencies for costs of construction on
Federal-aid projects.
Frequency: Recordkeeping (3 year retention period)
Burden Estimate: 46,000 hours
Respondents: Railroad companies
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 400 hours recordkeeping
DOT No: 3949
OMB No: New
Administration: Federal Highway Administration
Title: Weather Forecasting Services for Improved Highway Operations
Need for Information: Title 23 U.S.C. 307 requires establishment of a
Strategic Highway Research Program as well as an implementation program
for its results. The FHWA needs the information to determine the
efficient use of human and material resources for maintaining highway
operations during adverse weather conditions.
Proposed Use of Information: This information will be used for the
development of a consumers report of weather forecasting systems/
services.
Frequency: One time
Burden Estimate: 150 hours
Respondents: State highway agencies
Form(s): Questionnaire
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hour and 30 minutes reporting
DOT No: 3950
OMB No: New
Administration: Federal Highway Administration
Title: Intermodal Transportation
Need for Information: Title 49 CFR part 390 prescribes the requirements
for a person offering or presenting a container or trailer to an
initial carrier for intermodal transportation to provide certification
about the weight and nature of the cargo.
Proposed Use of Information: The certification will provide the motor
carriers with the minimum amount of information necessary to enable
them to transport containers and trailers within highway weight
limitations.
Frequency: Recordkeeping (1 year)
Burden Estimate: 133,333 hours
Respondents: Motor carriers
Form(s): None
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 minute recordkeeping.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 16, 1994.
Paula R. Ewen,
Chief, Information Management Division.
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Japan; Transportation Science and Technology Implementation Arrangement
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary: Office of International Transportation
and Trade, DOT.
ACTION: U.S. Department of Transportation and Japan's Ministry of
Transport Transportation Science and Technology Implementing
Arrangement.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation Secretary Federico Pena and
his counterpart, Japan's Minister of Transport Shigeru Ito, signed a
Transportation Science and Technology Implementing Arrangement to
promote cooperation in transportation technology on February 10, 1994.
The Implementing Arrangement is designed to promote mutually beneficial
cooperation between the U.S. and Japan on activities in all modes of
transportation including: Intermodalism, safety, energy, environment,
transportation for the handicapped and the elderly, information-related
technology, and other areas as mutually agreed. Both the U.S.
Government and the Government of Japan are anxious to have their
respective private sector transportation and related technology
companies contribute to and benefit from this cooperative exchange.
As the Department begins the next step in implementing the
Arrangement, this notice sets forth an inquiry to U.S. public and
private transportation-related companies, research establishments, and
academics who are interested in identifying research areas in which
they may wish to cooperate with the Japanese. We are also interested in
identifying companies, and their area(s) of interest, who are willing
to collaborate with the Department of Transportation on future
cooperative research activities. The information obtained will be
useful in establishing a mechanism for maximizing overall U.S. benefit
from this agreement. A copy of the Implementing Arrangement is
attached.
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Phyllis Davis, Office of
International Transportation and Trade, telephone (202) 366-9514, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street SW., room 10302,
Washington, DC 20590.
SEND PROPOSALS TO: Ms. Phyllis Davis, Office of International
Transportation and Trade, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th
Street SW., room 10302, Washington, DC 20590.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Please provide the Department a
written summary of any potential transportation science and technology
cooperation initiatives you can identify by COB May 31, 1994.
Dated: May 18, 1994.
Nancy K. MacRae,
Deputy Director, Office of International Transportation and Trade.
Attachment
Implementing Arrangement Between the Department of Transportation of
the United States of America and the Ministry of Transport of Japan on
Cooperation in Transportation Science and Technology
The Department of Transportation of the United States of America
and the Ministry of Transport of Japan (hereinafter referred to as
``the Parties'');
In accordance with and subject to the Agreement between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan
on Cooperation in Research and Development in Science and Technology on
June 20, 1988, (hereinafter referred to as ``the Agreement'');
Recognizing that new developments in the field of transportation
technology can make important contributions toward promoting,
encouraging, and advancing safe, economical, efficient, and
environmentally sound transportation systems; and
Desiring to promote scientific and technological cooperation and
collaboration in the field of transportation;
Have agreed as follows pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Article 2 of the
Agreement.
Article I
The Parties agree to undertake cooperation and collaboration in
transportation science and technology on the basis of equality,
reciprocity and mutual benefit.
Article II
The Parties agree that the cooperation and collaboration may
include the following fields:
1. Land transportation,
2. Water transportation,
3. Air transportation,
4. Intermodal transportation,
5. Safety promotion technology,
6. Shipbuilding,
7. Maritime safety,
8. Energy and environment,
9. Transportation for the handicapped and elderly,
10. Information-related technology in transportation sector; and
11. Other fields as mutually agreed.
The Parties shall identify specific projects for cooperation in
transportation science and technology within the above-mentioned
fields. Identification of areas of cooperation and their implementation
will be made as mutually agreed by the Parties, while paying due
attention to the state of art of technology regarding such projects.
Article III
The Parties agree that cooperation may be pursued through one or
several methods, as mutually agreed, including, but not limited to, the
following:
1. Annual meetings, alternating between the two countries, of a
panel of experts from the United States of America and Japan to present
progress reports and plans, including visits to facilities where
research and development is conducted, and for technical discussions.
2. Exchange of technical information such as databases,
publications, drawings, and photographs.
3. Exchange of experts.
4. Joint organizations of symposia, seminars, and other meetings.
5. Joint research in scientific and managerial subjects.
Article IV
With regard to the cooperative activities under this Arrangement,
the Parties may allow, as appropriate, the participation of other
relevant governmental agencies, researchers and organizations from all
sectors of the research establishment, including universities, national
laboratories, and the private sector.
Article V
In order to coordinate the cooperative activities, each Party shall
designate a representative to be responsible for determining the
particular directions of cooperation and for ensuring the effectiveness
of exchange. The representatives of the Parties or their designated
coordinators will, by correspondence, consult with each other and
define the cooperative activities and other related matters. When
necessary, and as mutually agreed, they shall meet to consider matters
related to the implementation of this Arrangement.
The Parties shall name their respective representatives and
coordinators if appropriate within thirty (30) days of the entry into
force of this Arrangement.
Article VI
The cooperation shall be subject to the availability of
appropriated funds and personnel, and to the applicable laws and
regulations in each country.
Article VII
Specific cooperative projects and activities shall be embodied in
separate agreements or plans between the Parties, which will cover the
subject, procedures, and terms of cooperation to be undertaken, the
entities involved, funding, and other appropriate matters related to
the conditions of such cooperation. Cost-sharing arrangements shall be
agreed upon on a case-by-case basis.
Article VIII
The Parties shall consult, as appropriate in respect of any matter
that may arise from, or in connection with, the cooperation.
Article IX
Scientific and technical information of a non-proprietary nature
derived from the cooperative activities conducted under this
Arrangement may be made available to the public through customary
channels and, in accordance with, the normal procedures of the Parties
and other governmental entities involved in the cooperative activities.
Article X
The Parties agree with respect to the protection and distribution
of intellectual property rights, created or furnished in the course of
cooperative activities under this Arrangement, that they shall be bound
by the provisions of Annex IV to the Agreement.
Article XI
Information transmitted by one Party to the other under this
Arrangement shall be accurate to the best knowledge and belief of the
transmitting Party, but the transmitting Party shall not be liable for
the content or use of such information.
Article XII
This Arrangement shall enter into force upon signature by both
parties and shall remain in force so long as the Agreement remains in
force. However, either Party may at any time give written notice to the
other of its intention to terminate this Arrangement, in which case
this Arrangement shall terminate six (6) months after such notice has
been given. Termination of this Implementing Arrangement shall not
affect any activities initiated under its provisions, but not yet
completed at the time of termination, unless otherwise agreed, and
shall not in any way affect rights and obligations with regard to
intellectual property.
The Arrangement may be amended by written agreement of the Parties.
Done at Washington, this 10th day of February, 1994, in
duplicate, in the English and Japanese languages, both texts being
equally authentic.
For the Department of Transportation of the United States of
America.
Federico F. Pena,
The Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America.
For the Ministry of Transport of Japan.
Shigeru Ito,
The Minister of Transport of Japan.
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