[Federal Register: March 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 56)]
[Notices]               
[Page 14169-14170]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

 
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
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 collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on December 17, 1997 [62 FR 66172].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anne Barsanti, Office of Research 
and Development, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA, 22101-2296, (703) 
285-2102 or (703) 285-2443. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m., E.T., Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Nationwide Survey of Public Roads Readers.
    OMB Number: 2125-0562.

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    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Paid and complementary subscribers to Public Roads 
magazine.
    Abstract: This study is pursuant to President Clinton's Executive 
Order 12862, which requires all agencies to identify their customers, 
survey their satisfaction with current services, set standards for 
service and measure results against them. In addition, a nationwide 
census of readers was conducted in 1995 to gauge the overall 
satisfaction of readers and to measure, in particular, reader 
satisfaction with significant changes that had been made in the 
magazine's design and content, subject scope, and audience. Now, it is 
time to survey a sample of the readership and compare the results to 
the benchmark established in 1995. Also, the results of this survey 
will form the basis of a major, direct-mail campaign to increase the 
number of paid subscribers.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 375 hours.

ADDRESSES: 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. 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 best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it 30 days after publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-7557 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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