[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26264]


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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 May 26, 1998 [63 FR 28547-28548].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Francine Shaw-Whitson, HFL-11, 
Room 4206, (202) 366-9483, Federal Lands Highway Office, or Mr. Wilbert 
Baccus, HCC-10, Room 4230, (202) 366-0780, Office of Chief Counsel, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 
a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    OMB Number: 2125-0565.
    Type of Request: Extension of a current approved collection.
    Title: Indian Reservation Roads Program Administration Survey.
    Abstract: Title 23, United States Code, Section 204(f) provides the 
authority for the FHWA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to 
jointly administer the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program. In 
accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act, the FHWA is 
required to establish performance measures consistent with the overall 
program goals and outcomes. In addition, Executive Order 12862 provides 
for surveying customers to determine the kind and quality of services 
they want and the level of satisfaction with existing services. Tribal 
governments are the IRR program customers. The information collected is 
used by the FHWA and the BIA to improve the administration of the IRR 
program. This survey gathers information from the tribes to assess, (1) 
their overall levels of understanding of the IRR program; (2) their 
involvement in the IRR program; and (3) their satisfaction with the IRR 
program administration and accomplishments. In addition, the survey 
allows tribes to propose recommendations for improving the operation 
and administration of the IRR program.
    Affected Public: 557 Indian tribal governments.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 140 hours.

ADDRESS: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA 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 within 30 days of publishing in the Federal Register.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 25, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-26264 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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