[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9212-9213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4519]


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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 March 10, 1998 [63 FR 11705-11706].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jerry L. Robin, Transportation 
Specialist, Research Division, Office of Motor Carrier Research and 
Standards, (202) 366-2986, 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

    Title: Truck Stop Fitness Facilities Utilization Study.
    OMB Number: 2125-NEW.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Approximately 500 tractor-trailer drivers.
    Abstract: Conference Report 104-286 to accompanying H.R. 2002 to 
the Department of Transportation Appropriations Bill (Pub. L. 104-50) 
directed the FHWA to contract, during FY 1996, with the American 
Trucking Associations Foundations', Transportation Research Institute 
to perform applied research to address a number of highway safety 
issues, such as: driver fatigue and alertness, the application of 
emerging technologies to ensure safety, productivity and regulatory 
compliance; and commercial driver licensing, training and education. 
Truck stop fitness utilization information will be collected via an 
automated telephone interview at the driver's 6 and 11 month marks in 
the research project. The call will be toll-free for the drivers to 
respond to the survey. A standardized questionnaire will ask the 
drivers a number of questions pertaining to their frequency and 
duration of use of the truck stop fitness facilities. Additional topic 
areas to be explored include: what type of exercise equipment the truck 
drivers prefer (aerobic or weight-resistance equipment), whether the 
drivers generally feel better since beginning an exercise program, have 
they made any other lifestyle changes, do they feel more alert/less 
stressed when driving, are they getting other drivers to start an 
exercise program, and how can truck stop fitness facilities be improved 
to better meet the needs of the truck driver and the trucking industry.
    The results of the information collections will be documented in a 
report for dissemination to the trucking and truck stop industries as 
well as other interested organizations and agencies including the 
Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services (Center 
for Disease Control) and the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration. Note: Rolling Strong Co. is a private corporation. The 
government does not endorse Rolling Strong Co. And did not fund the 
design or construction of their fitness facilities. The FHWA is only 
evaluating the concept of truck stop fitness.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 333.

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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 16, 1999.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 99-4519 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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