[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48232-48233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22899]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
[Docket No. BTS-99-5696]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; American 
Travel Survey

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that BTS has forwarded the Information Collection 
Request for the American Travel Survey (ATS) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ATS provides information on 
the travel patterns of the American public and how travel is changing 
over time. On May 21, 1999, BTS published a Federal Register notice 
proposing this submission and asking for public comment (64 FR 27852). 
BTS did not receive any comments in response to that notice.

DATES: Please submit comments by October 4, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to both (1) the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), OMB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20503, attention: DOT Desk Officer; and (2) the Docket Clerk, Docket 
No. BTS-99-5696, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590. Comments must include the OMB 
Control Number, 2139-new.
    If you wish to file comments to DOT using the Internet, you may use 
DOT's Dockets Management System website at http://dms.dot.gov. Please 
follow the instructions online for more information. This website can 
also be used to read comments received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Heather Contrino, Office of 
Statistical Programs and Services, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366-6584, 
fax: (202) 366-3640, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: American Travel Survey (ATS).
    OMB Control Number: 2139-New.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of expired information collection.
    Form: American Travel Survey.
    Abstract: Under 49 U.S.C. 111, BTS is authorized to and responsible 
for collecting data related to the performance of the nation's 
transportation systems. The American Travel Survey provides data on the 
interregional flows of passenger travel. BTS and DOT will use the 
information to analyze the volumes and patterns of travel, the safety 
risks associated with travel, the role of travel in economic 
productivity, and the accessibility of transportation services. The 
data are also used in a number of ways by other Federal agencies, State 
and local governments, transportation-related associations, private 
businesses, and consumers to better understand the amount and nature of 
personal travel by the American public.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 33,816 hours 
annually.

Public Comments Invited

    BTS requests comments regarding any aspect of this information 
collection, including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and 
utility of the information collection for the proper performance of the 
functions of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (2) the accuracy 
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the collected information; and

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(4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality 
of the collected information, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

Electronic Availability

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a modem 
and suitable communications software from the Federal Register 
electronic bulletin board service (telephone number: 202-512-1661). 
Internet users may reach the Federal Register's web site at http://
www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs.
Ashish Sen,
Director.
[FR Doc. 99-22899 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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