[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59483-59484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29851]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[FHWA Docket No. 97-2]


Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection; Federal-Aid Highway Construction Equal Employment 
Opportunity

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the 
intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to extend the approval of the information collection for FHWA's 
Federal-aid Highway Construction Equal Employment Opportunity.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted 
to HCC-10, Room 4232, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Highway 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. All 
comments received will be available for examination at the above 
address from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of 
comments must include a self- addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aretha Carr, Office of Civil 
Rights,

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Program Operations Division, (202) 366-1585, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 4132, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Federal-Aid Highway Construction Equal Employment 
Opportunity.
    OMB Number: 2125-0019.
    Background: Public comment is requested regarding the burden 
associated with collection of Federal-Aid project workforce statistics. 
This data is collected under authority of 23 U.S.C. 140, which places 
the responsibility on the Secretary of Transportation for ensuring 
nondiscrimination and equal opportunity employment in all States 
benefiting from the use of Federal funds.
    23 CFR 230.121 provides the FHWA with the authority to request 
employment reports in conjunction with monitoring and administering the 
Federal-Aid Highway Program. Data collected from contractors and State 
Departments of Transportation is extracted and analyzed by FHWA to 
determine overall percentages of minorities and females, based upon the 
total project workforce in each State. By comparing yearly reports, 
FHWA is able to: (1) Monitor the progress; (2) Evaluate employment 
trends; and (3) Ensure commitment to the provisions of Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the PR-1273 (Federal-aid contract) 
agreement between FHWA and prime contractors awarded Federal-aid 
projects.
    Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any 
aspect of the collection of this data, including, but not limited to: 
Ways to improve the accuracy of data currently being collected, 
amendments or inclusions to the existing form, other options in 
reporting methods.
    Respondents: Federal-aid Prime Contractors and State Highway 
Administration (SHA) in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
Puerto Rico.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated burden hours for this 
information collection is 6,580 hours.
    Frequency: The data is collected by the respondents and submitted 
to FHWA annually.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 140; 23 CFR 230.121; sec. 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Pub. L. 104-13; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: November 12, 1996.
G. Moore,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-29851 Filed 11-21-96; 8:45 am]
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