[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46222-46223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21920]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) intention to request an extension for a 
currently approved information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 25, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Executive Secretariat, Office 
of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590-0002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Roberta Fede, Committee 
Management Officer, Executive Secretariat, Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Transportation, at the address listed above. Telephone: 
(202) 366-9764.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical Information 
Request, DOT F1120.1.
    OMB Control Number: 2105-0009.
    Expiration Date: August 31, 1999.
    Type of Request: Extension for a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The collection of information obtained by the Advisory 
Committee Candidate Biographical Information Request form enables 
Department officials to review the qualifications of individuals who 
wish to serve on Department-sponsored

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advisory committees and the qualifications of persons who have been 
recommended to serve. The collection provides uniform data for each 
individual and enables DOT to comply with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) (5 U.S.C. App.) which requires that 
advisory committee membership be balanced.
    A number of DOT'S advisory committees were created by statute and 
have statutory requirements for education, experience, or expertise. 
The data collection enables DOT to comply with such membership 
requirements, by providing information from which officials may 
determine which individuals meet specific qualification standards for 
particular advisory committees and for particular positions within a 
committee. In fact, some statutory committees require very narrow and 
specific expertise for each position on the committee, which can be 
ascertained by reviewing the Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical 
Information Request form.
    Finally, the data collection allows officials to retain a file of 
interested applicants. As vacancies occur on specific advisory 
committees, the applications and qualifications can be reviewed for 
possible placement.
    In the absence of the data collection, officials would have to 
contact by telephone or by letter each person who expressed an interest 
or who was recommended for an advisory committee position to determine 
his/her interest, education, experience, or expertise. This would be a 
more time-consuming and costly data collection effort which would have 
to be repeated if the individual were to be considered at a later time 
for vacancies on other advisory committees.
    Respondents: Individuals who have contacted DOT to indicate an 
interest in appointment to an advisory committee and individuals who 
have been recommended for membership on an advisory committee. Only one 
collection is expected per individual.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per year: 100.
    Average Annual Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents Per Year: 25 hours.
    This information collection is available for inspection at the 
Office of the Executive Secretariat, Room 10205, Office of the 
Secretary, DOT, at the above address.
    Comments are Invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed information collection; and (c) ways to minimize 
the burden and enhance the quality of the collection.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 18, 1999.
Jamie Shell Williams,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 99-21920 Filed 8-23-99; 8:45 am]
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