[Federal Register: October 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 200)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

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

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, 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 information collection was 
published on May 21, 1999 [64 FR 27850].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susan Liss, (202) 366-5060, Office 
of Highway Policy Information, Federal Highway Administration, 400 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 9:15 a.m. 
to 5:45 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 2000 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS).
    OMB Number: 2125-0545.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an expired information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individual members of the public. The household is 
the unit of observation, and approximately 25,000 households will 
complete the survey.
    Abstract: The NPTS is conducted periodically on behalf of the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) to obtain information on the amount 
and nature of personal travel on all modes by the American public and 
how travel is changing over time. The information in the survey is used 
by FHWA and other DOT administrations to evaluate travel patterns in 
terms of the mobility of various subgroups; the safety of vehicle 
drivers and passengers and pedestrians; the role of travel in economic 
productivity; and maintaining our mobility while protecting the human 
and natural environment. Many changes in travel and the related social 
patterns, such as the aging of the baby boomers, require that the DOT 
update the personal travel data on a periodic basis. Changes in 
household composition, the role of women, the location of residences 
and workplaces, and unique travel issues of the elderly are reflected 
in changes in local and long-distance travel. This survey will be 
coordinated with the American Travel Survey (ATS), conducted by the 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which collects data on longer 
trips of approximately 50 miles or more over a one-month period. The 
data collected in the NPTS and the ATS will allow transportation 
professionals at the Federal, state and metropolitan levels to make 
informed decisions about policies and plans.
    Frequency: The survey will be conducted once during the period from 
July 2000 through August 2001. This survey was last conducted in 1995.
    Estimated Burden: The estimated burden per household averages 70 
minutes, which includes interviewing an average of 2.6 persons per 
household. The burden per person averages 20 minutes for the interview 
and another 7 minutes for keeping the diary and writing the odometer 
readings. Including a pretest, the total estimated annual burden is 
31,122 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 most effective if OMB receives it 
within 30 days of publication of this Notice.

    Issued on October 12, 1999.
Michael J. Vecchietti,
Director, Office of Information and Management Services.
[FR Doc. 99-27091 Filed 10-15-99; 8:45 am]
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