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Aviation Administration, 1895 Phoenix
Blvd., Suite 450, Atlanta, GA 30349.
Telephone (770) 703–6090, fax (770)
703–6055. E-mail
richard.jennings@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Submit written data, views, or
arguments on the proposed TSO to the
above address. Before and after the
comment closing date, you can examine
comments received in Room 815, FAA
Headquarters Building (FOB–10A), 800
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, weekdays
except Federal holidays, between 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Before issuing the
final TSO, the director of the Aircraft
Certification Service will consider all
comments received on or before the
closing date for comments.
Background
This proposed TSO prescribes the
minimum standards for airborne
equipment. It supports ADS–B using
UAT equipment operating on the
frequency of 978 MHz. ADS–B is a
system by which aircraft and certain
equipped surface vehicles can share
position, velocity, and other information
with one another (and with groundbased facilities such as air traffic
services) via radio broadcast techniques.
UAT is a multipurpose aeronautical
datalink system to support not only
ADS–B, but also Flight Information
Service–Broadcast (FIS–B), Traffic
Information Service–Broadcast (TIS–B),
and supplementary ranging and
positioning capabilities. This TSO
supports two major classes of UAT
equipment: Class A and Class B
equipment. Class A equipment
combines a broadcast and receive
subsystem. Class B equipment supports
broadcast only.
How To Obtain Copies
You can download a copy of proposed
TSO–C154a from the FAA Web site at:
https://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl. At the
Web page, select ‘‘Technical Standard
Orders (TSO) and Index.’’ At the TSO
page, select ‘‘Proposed TSOs.’’ For a
paper copy of the proposed TSO, or for
further assistance, contact the person
listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17,
2005.
Susan J.M. Cabler,
Acting Manager, Aircraft Engineering
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2005–20140]
Notice of Request for Clearance of a
New Information Collection: Best
Motor Carrier Safety Management
Technology Practices
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirement in section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces the
intention of the FMCSA to request the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval of a new information
collection related to a study of how
information technology is being used to
improve safety management in the
motor carrier industry. This study is one
element in a larger, multi-year study of
the safety and financial performance of
the motor carrier industry by
commodity segment. This Motor Carrier
Industry Profile Study is being
performed by the University of
Maryland on behalf of the FMCSA.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: All signed, written
comments should refer to the docket
number that appears in the heading of
this document and must be submitted to
the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets,
Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. All
comments received will be available for
examination at the above address
between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Those desiring notification of receipt of
comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or
envelope.
Electronic Access: An electronic copy
of this document may be downloaded
using the Internet at the Office of the
Federal Register’s Home page at:
https://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the
Government Printing Office’s database
at: https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. For
Internet users, all comments received
will be available for examination at the
universal source location: https://
dms.dot.gov. Please follow the
instructions on-line for additional
information and guidance.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
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comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you
may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Dale Sienicki, Program Manager,
Industry Profile Study, (202) 366–1961,
Office of Information Management,
Analysis Division, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 400 7th Street
SW., Suite 8214, Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Motor Carrier Industry Profile.
Background: The FMCSA is
responsible for enhancing the safety of
motor carrier operations and the
nation’s highway system through fair,
uniform and consistent enforcement of
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations and applicable Hazardous
Materials Regulations, and through
other innovative programmatic
approaches. A complicating factor is the
sheer size and diversity of the motor
carrier industry, and a less than
thorough understanding of its diversity.
Detailed information about the safety
performance differences among
segments, and the practices, policies,
and programs undertaken by safety
leaders within each segment will assist
FMCSA in its policy and program
development and improve the safety of
the industry. This project is being
conducted on behalf of FMCSA through
a cooperative agreement with the
University of Maryland’s Smith School
of Business.
This project is being conducted in
three phases as follows:
Phase 1 (now completed) involved
three analyses of the motor carrier
industry segmented into its major
components. The first analysis consisted
of developing financial and operating
performance profiles for each of the 13
for-hire commodity segments
(Refrigerated; Bulk Materials—Non
Tank; Tank Carriers, Moving/Household
Goods; Building Materials; Heavy
Equipment, General Freight Truck-Load
(subdivided into small, medium and
large-sized carriers), General Freight
Less-Than-Truck-Load, and Other
Specialized (subdivided into small,
medium and large-sized carriers). The
second analysis evaluated detailed
safety performance data for 10
commodity segments, including
Building Materials, Moving/Household
Goods, General Freight (TL and LTL),
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Heavy Equipment, Produce, Intermodal,
Passenger, Refrigerated (non-produce),
Tank Carriers and Bulk Materials
Carriers. Each commodity segment was
subdivided into its for-hire and private
components, and each of the 30
segments was evaluated on recent crash,
vehicle, driver and safety management
factors. The third analysis combined the
financial and safety performance data
from the first two analyses to create a
profile of the financial and safety
performance relationship. Correlation
coefficients were calculated for various
financial-safety performance measures,
and each correlation coefficient was
calculated for various financial-safety
performance measures and tested for its
statistical significance. Phase 1 results
are located on the FMCSA Analysis and
Information (A&I) online Web site
(https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov) under
‘‘Analysis Results and Reports.’’
The safety performance results from
Phase 1 provided the basis for Phase 2
of this study (also complete).
Phase 2 of the study is an
investigation of the safety programs,
policies, and procedures undertaken by
safety leaders in each commodity
segment (commonly known as the ‘‘Best
Practices’’ Study). Phase 2 included
individual interviews with several
safety leaders in each segment. Detailed
information was collected on driver
screening and hiring practices, preservice and in-service training
procedures, incentive awards programs
and vehicle maintenance policies. Phase
2 results are also located on FMCSA’s
A&I Web site (https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov)
under Analysis Results and Reports.’’
Phase 3: Results from Phase 2 are
being shared with FMCSA safety
investigators and disseminated to many
carriers within the industry, including
new entrants and poor performers.
Specifically, copies of the ‘‘Best
Practices’’ final report were provided to
national-level industry associations and
FMCSA field offices. Summarized
brochures have been developed for
distribution to the associations, FMCSA
field offices, and new entrants upon
initial registration with FMCSA. The
hope is that these new motor carriers
will incorporate these practices into
their own safety management programs
while they are still in the development
stage. Additionally, FMCSA hopes to
incorporate the results in material
provided at compliance reviews, so that
carriers who rate poorly have access to
specific, concrete examples of how to
revise or improve their safety
management programs.
As part of Phase 3, FMCSA and the
University of Maryland will seek more
detailed information from the motor
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carrier industry on how technology is
being used to improve safety
management. FMCSA and the
University of Maryland propose to send
questionnaires to approximately 1,000
of the largest for-hire and private
carriers in the United States. The
University of Maryland will also post
the questionnaires on-line so that the
selected carriers can complete the
survey via the Internet, if desired.
Respondents: The total number of
respondents is 1,000. The respondents
will be the ten largest for-hire and
private motor carriers in each State.
Average Burden Per Response: The
estimated average burden per response
is 45 minutes. Estimated Total Annual
Burden: The estimated total annual
burden is 750 hours (1,000
questionnaires interviews × 45 minutes
per response/60 minutes = 750 hours).
Frequency: Once.
Public Comments Invited: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including, but not limited to:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
FMCSA; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB clearance of this
information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
Pub. L. 106–159, 113 Stat. 1748 (December 9,
1999); and 49 CFR 1.73.
Issued on: February 14, 2005.
Annette M. Sandberg,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
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Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on August 13,
2004 [FR Doc. 04–18536, Vol. 69, No.
156, Pages 50234–50235].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Morgan at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Office of Planning, Evaluation, and
Budget (NPO–321), 202–366–2562, 400
Seventh Street, SW., 5208V,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: The Impact of LATCH on Child
Restraint Use.
OMB Number: 2127—New.
Type of Request: Request for public
comment on proposed collection of
information.
Abstract: The data will provide
information on the impact of Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on child safety seat use.
Specifically, NHTSA will find out if
consumers are using the LATCH system
to install child safety seats, if they are
easy to install, and the percentage that
are being installed correctly. The
evaluation is required under Executive
Order 12866.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 832
hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA 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.
A comment to OMB is most effective if
OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2005-20140]
Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection:
Best Motor Carrier Safety Management Technology Practices
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement in section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces the
intention of the FMCSA to request the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) approval of a new information collection related to a study of
how information technology is being used to improve safety management
in the motor carrier industry. This study is one element in a larger,
multi-year study of the safety and financial performance of the motor
carrier industry by commodity segment. This Motor Carrier Industry
Profile Study is being performed by the University of Maryland on
behalf of the FMCSA.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket
number that appears in the heading of this document and must be
submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All comments received
will be available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those
desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard or envelope.
Electronic Access: An electronic copy of this document may be
downloaded using the Internet at the Office of the Federal Register's
Home page at: https://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing
Office's database at: https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. For Internet
users, all comments received will be available for examination at the
universal source location: https://dms.dot.gov. Please follow the
instructions on-line for additional information and guidance.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit
https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dale Sienicki, Program Manager,
Industry Profile Study, (202) 366-1961, Office of Information
Management, Analysis Division, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 400 7th Street SW., Suite 8214, Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Motor Carrier Industry Profile.
Background: The FMCSA is responsible for enhancing the safety of
motor carrier operations and the nation's highway system through fair,
uniform and consistent enforcement of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations and applicable Hazardous Materials Regulations, and through
other innovative programmatic approaches. A complicating factor is the
sheer size and diversity of the motor carrier industry, and a less than
thorough understanding of its diversity. Detailed information about the
safety performance differences among segments, and the practices,
policies, and programs undertaken by safety leaders within each segment
will assist FMCSA in its policy and program development and improve the
safety of the industry. This project is being conducted on behalf of
FMCSA through a cooperative agreement with the University of Maryland's
Smith School of Business.
This project is being conducted in three phases as follows:
Phase 1 (now completed) involved three analyses of the motor
carrier industry segmented into its major components. The first
analysis consisted of developing financial and operating performance
profiles for each of the 13 for-hire commodity segments (Refrigerated;
Bulk Materials--Non Tank; Tank Carriers, Moving/Household Goods;
Building Materials; Heavy Equipment, General Freight Truck-Load
(subdivided into small, medium and large-sized carriers), General
Freight Less-Than-Truck-Load, and Other Specialized (subdivided into
small, medium and large-sized carriers). The second analysis evaluated
detailed safety performance data for 10 commodity segments, including
Building Materials, Moving/Household Goods, General Freight (TL and
LTL),
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Heavy Equipment, Produce, Intermodal, Passenger, Refrigerated (non-
produce), Tank Carriers and Bulk Materials Carriers. Each commodity
segment was subdivided into its for-hire and private components, and
each of the 30 segments was evaluated on recent crash, vehicle, driver
and safety management factors. The third analysis combined the
financial and safety performance data from the first two analyses to
create a profile of the financial and safety performance relationship.
Correlation coefficients were calculated for various financial-safety
performance measures, and each correlation coefficient was calculated
for various financial-safety performance measures and tested for its
statistical significance. Phase 1 results are located on the FMCSA
Analysis and Information (A&I) online Web site (https://
ai.fmcsa.dot.gov) under ``Analysis Results and Reports.''
The safety performance results from Phase 1 provided the basis for
Phase 2 of this study (also complete).
Phase 2 of the study is an investigation of the safety programs,
policies, and procedures undertaken by safety leaders in each commodity
segment (commonly known as the ``Best Practices'' Study). Phase 2
included individual interviews with several safety leaders in each
segment. Detailed information was collected on driver screening and
hiring practices, pre-service and in-service training procedures,
incentive awards programs and vehicle maintenance policies. Phase 2
results are also located on FMCSA's A&I Web site (https://
ai.fmcsa.dot.gov) under Analysis Results and Reports.''
Phase 3: Results from Phase 2 are being shared with FMCSA safety
investigators and disseminated to many carriers within the industry,
including new entrants and poor performers. Specifically, copies of the
``Best Practices'' final report were provided to national-level
industry associations and FMCSA field offices. Summarized brochures
have been developed for distribution to the associations, FMCSA field
offices, and new entrants upon initial registration with FMCSA. The
hope is that these new motor carriers will incorporate these practices
into their own safety management programs while they are still in the
development stage. Additionally, FMCSA hopes to incorporate the results
in material provided at compliance reviews, so that carriers who rate
poorly have access to specific, concrete examples of how to revise or
improve their safety management programs.
As part of Phase 3, FMCSA and the University of Maryland will seek
more detailed information from the motor carrier industry on how
technology is being used to improve safety management. FMCSA and the
University of Maryland propose to send questionnaires to approximately
1,000 of the largest for-hire and private carriers in the United
States. The University of Maryland will also post the questionnaires
on-line so that the selected carriers can complete the survey via the
Internet, if desired.
Respondents: The total number of respondents is 1,000. The
respondents will be the ten largest for-hire and private motor carriers
in each State.
Average Burden Per Response: The estimated average burden per
response is 45 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated
total annual burden is 750 hours (1,000 questionnaires interviews x 45
minutes per response/60 minutes = 750 hours).
Frequency: Once.
Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to send
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection,
including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper performance of the functions of
the FMCSA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the collected information;
and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the
quality of the collected information. Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748 (December 9,
1999); and 49 CFR 1.73.
Issued on: February 14, 2005.
Annette M. Sandberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-3616 Filed 2-24-05; 8:45 am]
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