[Federal Register: January 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 14)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection requests
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval. We published a Federal Register Notice with a
60-day public comment period on these information collections on August
6, 2004 (69 FR 47978) and on November 5, 2004 (69 FR 64623). We are
required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by February 23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT Desk Officer. You are asked
to comment on any aspect of these information collections, including:
(1) Whether the proposed collections are necessary for the FHWA's
performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burdens;
(3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burdens
could be minimized, including the use of electronic technology, without
reducing the quality of the collected information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Title: FHWA Highway Design Handbook For Older Drivers and
Pedestrians Workshop Participants' Feedback Survey.
Abstract: The FHWA published a revised handbook, ``Guidelines and
Recommendations to Accommodate Older Drivers and Pedestrians,'' in 2001
that documents new research findings and technical developments that
occurred since the 1998 publication of the ``Older Driver Highway
Design Handbook, Recommendation and Guidelines.'' The revised handbook
provides practitioners with information that links the characteristics
of the older driver road user to highway design and operations, and to
traffic engineering recommendations, by addressing specific roadway
features. In 1998, the FHWA began conducting workshops for highway
designers, traffic engineers, and highway safety specialists involved
in the design and operations of highway facilities in order to
familiarize practitioners with the recommendations and guidelines
presented in the handbook.
The FHWA plans to continue to survey past and future workshop
participants. The survey results will be used to determine if
recommendations and guidelines presented to practitioners in the
workshops are being used in new and redesigned highway facilities to
accommodate the needs and functional limitations of an aging population
of road users. The survey is also needed to gauge the success of the
workshop presentations in imparting information and to determine if
adjustments should be considered for future workshops.
Respondents: Approximately 125 participants in past workshops,
including highway designers, highway engineers, highway safety
specialists, and future workshop participants.
Frequency: This survey of participants will be conducted annually.
The survey will be mailed, and for those participants with known e-mail
addresses, the survey will be administered electronically to reduce
completion time.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The FHWA estimates that each
respondent will complete the survey in approximately 10 minutes. Annual
surveys to approximately 125 respondents are estimated to total 21
burden hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Thompson, 202-366-2154,
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of
Safety, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
2. Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
Abstract: Executive Order 12862, ``Setting Customer Service
Standards'' requires Federal agencies to provide the highest quality
service to their customers by identifying them and determining what
they think about the services and products they have received. The
planned surveys covered in this request for renewal of a generic
clearance will provide the FHWA a means to gather feedback directly
from our customers. The information obtained from the surveys will be
used to assist the FHWA in evaluating our service delivery and
processes. The responses to the surveys will be voluntary and will not
involve information that is required by regulations. There will be no
direct costs to the respondents other than their time. The FHWA
provides an electronic means for responding to the majority of the
surveys via the World Wide Web.
Respondents: For all 34 surveys, there will be approximately 52,614
respondents, including State and local governments, highway industry
organizations and the general public.
Frequency: A total of 34 agency-wide customer satisfaction surveys
are planned over the next 3 years. The survey frequency varies from
one-time to annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated burden hours per
response will vary with each survey. A few of the surveys will require
approximately 30 minutes each to complete; however, the majority of
them will take from 5 to 20 minutes each. We estimate a total of 10,700
annual burden hours for all of the surveys.
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For Further Information Contact: Connie Yew, 202-366-1078, Department
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of
Professional and Corporate Development, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Privacy Act
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
http://dms.dot.gov.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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