[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28100-28101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11918]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0048]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently approved
information collection.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for
renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2010-
0048 by any of the following methods:
Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Murdaugh, 703-235-0535, Office
of Professional and Corporate Development, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, 4600 N. Fairfax Drive,
Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203, between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
OMB Control #: 2125-0617.
Background: The Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program is
comprised of two programs, the Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship and
the National Highway Institute (NHI). The Eisenhower Transportation
Fellowship is currently authorized by Public Law 109-59, the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU). The purpose of the fellowship is to
advance transportation education and research, and attract qualified
students to the field of transportation. The Eisenhower Transportation
Fellowship allows for the collection and analysis of vital program
information from student transportation education programs, also
serving as a management tool to measure program performance and
evaluate effectiveness in meeting Federal intent and workforce
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development common goals and objectives. An application form is used to
collect basic information from the student to determine eligibility and
qualifications for fellowship. The NHI is authorized under Section 5204
of The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU) which calls for the
development and delivery of courses for the transportation community
and requires the involvement and satisfaction measurement of
transportation partners. One vital component involved in reaching those
goals is providing training pertaining to highway activities, making
sure that professionals and members of the public have access to the
best, most accurate information. Towards this goal, the NHI develops
and implements applicable training programs. To manage this
increasingly complex task and to make the training process more
accessible and useful, NHI has automated an online training management
tool--the NHI Web Portal. The training evaluation and registration
forms collect basic participant data for record keeping and basic
course and instructor evaluation information for customer feedback
about what NHI is doing well and what we need to improve.
Respondents: Approximately 200 students submit applications for the
Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship and approximately 20,000 students
for the NHI.
Frequency: The Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship frequency is
annually. The NHI is by learning session.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated burden to
complete the application for the Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
is 3 hrs, 600 hrs annually. The estimated burden to complete each
training evaluation and registration for the NHI form is 3 minutes,
1000 hrs annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 1,600 hours
annually.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is 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 burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic
technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request
for OMB's clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: May 13, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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