[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63520-63521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30440]


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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 ICRs 
describe the nature of the information collections and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on August 20, 1998 (63 FR 44668-44669).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Haldeman, (202) 366-2881, 
Office of Budget and Finance, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration

    Title: Fiscal Vendor Satisfaction Survey.
    OMB Number: 2125-NEW.
    Type of Request: New Collection.

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    Affected Public: Employees of private firms from which FHWA 
procures products and services.
    Abstract: The mission of the FHWA's Office of Budget and Finance is 
the administration of fiscal programs to ensure an effective budget 
process and proper utilization and accounting for agency resources. In 
addition, the office works to improve the financial management 
practices of State Highway Agencies. Some of these functions include: 
(1) The planning, coordination, and administration of FHWA programs, as 
they relate to the budget process; (2) the allocation and 
administration of fiscal and ceiling control aspects of personnel 
resources within employment ceilings, fiscal limitations, and other 
established criteria; (3) the administration of a nationwide highway 
project reporting system; and (4) the administration of a system of 
accounting for agency resources and programs. A survey of FHWA's 
vendors to be selected at random will provide feedback to help focus on 
accounting operations and organization toward a customer service/ 
satisfaction-oriented way of doing business. The information will be 
collected on a standardized questionnaire via mail. Respondents will be 
advised of the purpose for the survey and the confidentiality of their 
responses by an accompanying letter. The questionnaire will request 
respondents if their telephone calls are answered in a timely manner; 
if their inquiries receive timely responses; if their invoices are paid 
in a timely fashion; and if the members of the finance staff are 
accessible, professional, and courteous in providing assistance and 
resolving payment issues. The sample size of respondents will be 
approximately 200. The results of the surveys will be analyzed and 
presented in a report to management. This report will be used for 
ongoing improvements to FHWA's payment process.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, 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 best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 6, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-30440 Filed 11-12-98; 8:45 am]
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