[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4827-4828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2370]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 cost and burden. The 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following collection of information was published 
November 21, 1996 [FR 61, Page 59271].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 1, 
1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Cronin. Telephone: (202) 
366-9424.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

    Title: Indoor Air Quality Medical Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0533.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Affected Entities: 5,500 Occupants of the U.S. Department of 
Transportation workers in the Nassif Building.
    Abstract: The Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing a 3-
year voluntary health questionnaire to conduct surveys to provide 
medical evaluations of DOT workers in the Nassif Building. 
Participation is entirely voluntary. Health surveys of the Nassif 
Building occupants will be conducted to help determine the role that 
the building conditions play in employees

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health. In several weeks, a survey will be conducted to establish a 
baseline of information. The same survey will be conducted again after 
the cleaning and repair of the building is complete to further identify 
the link between employees' symptoms and building conditions. The 
results of the survey will provide updated data on the status of 
employees' health as it relates to the Nassif Building.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 1,500 hours.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST Desk Officer. As it relates to 
this information collection 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-2370 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
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