Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Register Notice
July 26, 1994
Volume 59
DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census.
Title: American Travel Survey.
Form Number(s): ATS-1, 2, 6(L), 7(L), 7(L).1, 7(L).2, 7(L).3, 8(L),
9(L), 9(L).1, 9(L).2, 9(L).3, 10, 14, 15.
Agency Approval Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Burden: 142,626 hours.
Number of Respondents: 87,000.
Avg Hours Per Response: 26 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau plans to conduct the American
Travel Survey (ATS) as part of the larger Census of Transportation.
This survey will provide information on the interregional flows of
passenger travel. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the
Department of Transportation (DOT) has contracted with the Census
Bureau to conduct the sampling, data collection, and processing
operations for the ATS. The BTS and DOT will use the data to develop
and analyze legislation affecting billions of dollars in user charges,
infrastructure investments, new technology initiatives, and
productivity of the transportation industry. Private businesses will
use the data to find markets and target activities to survive and
prosper in a dynamic economy. We will interview sampled households four
times over a one year period. We will collect the data by conducting
computer assisted telephone and personal interviews.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Maria Gonzalez, (202) 395-7313.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)
482-3271, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent to Maria Gonzalez, OMB Desk Officer, room
3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: July 20, 1994.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-18093 Filed 7-25-94; 8:45 am]
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