[Federal Register: March 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 55)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2002-11722]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments;
Clearance of a New Information Collection; Public Knowledge of Highway
Programs
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 a new
information collection. The collection involves a small business
research study that is looking into the potential for a national public
education program on various highway programs. During a small-scale
trial the public will be asked via the web and mailings to comment on
local construction issues and proposals. The information collected will
be used solely to determine if response levels and public involvement
would justify developing the approach across a larger cross-section of
the United States population. We are required to publish this notice in
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by May 20, 2002.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department
of Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to 202/493-
2251; or submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. All
comments should include the docket number in this notice's heading. All
comments may be examined and copied at the above address from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you
desire a receipt you must include a self-addressed stamped envelope or
postcard or, if you submit your comments electronically, you may print
the acknowledgment page.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathleen Bergeron, 415-744-2613,
Marketing Specialist, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Western Resource Center, Suite 2100, 201 Mission
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or e-mail to
kathleen.bergeron@fhwa.dot.gov. Office hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., p.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Public Knowledge of Highway Programs.
Background: Following a study performed under the DOT Small
Business Innovative Research initiative, the FHWA plans to test some of
the proposed ideas for increasing public education and awareness of
various highway programs. These include involvement of the public early
in the planning process by disseminating accurate and understandable
information through a combination of Web sites and regular updates sent
to local media, schools and colleges. We do not anticipate using every
method in all instances, but will use a series of small-scale
demonstrations to evaluate the effectiveness of each approach.
Respondents will be asked for views and opinions about any local FHWA
initiatives by using media coverage of local projects, Web site
information, local mass mailings, or coverage on local cable television
channels. We anticipate making maximum use of web-based e-learning and
visualization technologies to present the information. We will evaluate
which approaches are best.
Respondents: Approximately 200, including the general public,
metropolitan planning organizations, various state transportation
departments, local/municipal planning departments, schools and
colleges.
Frequency: This is a one-time survey for the purposes of this study
only.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes per
questionnaire.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
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 burdens could be minimized, including 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.
Electronic Access: Internet users may access all comments received
by the U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource
locator (URL): http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day,
365 days each year. Please follow the instructions online for more
information and help. An electronic copy of this document may be
downloaded using a modem and suitable communications software from the
Government Printing Office Electronic Bulletin Board Service at
telephone number 202-512-1661. Internet users may reach the Federal
Register's home page at http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government
Printing Office's database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: March 15, 2002.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs, and Analysis Division.
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