[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61378-61379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29350]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-99-6426]


Reports, Forms, and Information Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from 
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit 
public comment on proposed collections of information, including 
extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections.
    This document describes one collection of information for which 
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice numbers cited at 
the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management, 
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. Please 
identify the proposed collection of information for which a comment is 
provided, by referencing its OMB clearance Number. It is requested, but 
not required, that 2 copies of the comment be provided. The Docket 
Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for 
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Mr. John F. 
Oates, Jr., NHTSA 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5238, NSC-01,Washington, 
DC 20590. Mr. Oates' telephone number is (202) 366-2121. Please 
identify the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB 
Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register 
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of 
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must 
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5CFR 
1320.8(d), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
    (i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public 
comments on the following proposed collections of information:
    (1) Title: 23 CFR Part 1335 for Application for Section 411 State 
highway Safety Data and Traffic Records Improvements Incentive Grants.
    OMB Control Number:
    Affected Public: State Government.
    Abstract: The National Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century (TEA-21) was signed into law on June 9, 1998. The Act 
established a new Section 411 of Title 23, United States Code (Section 
161), which offers states the opportunity to apply for incentive grants 
designed to help states improve the collection, storage, retrieval and 
analysis of traffic records data. The program identifies three basic 
records system components, all of which must be present if the state is 
to receive multiple-year grants: (1) A

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committee to coordinate the development and use of highway safety data 
and traffic records; (2) a systematic assessment of the state's highway 
safety data and traffic records; and, (3) a strategic plan for the 
continued improvement of highway safety data and traffic records. 
However, TEA-21 recognizes that some states may not be able to meet all 
three prerequisites for multiple-year grants in the first or even 
second year of the Section 411 program. Accordingly, the section 
provides for three types of grants: an ``implementation'' grant, to 
each state that has all three components (a coordinating committee, a 
traffic records assessment within the last five years, and a developed 
strategic plan); an ``initiation'' grant, to each state that has a 
coordinating committee and a traffic records assessment within the past 
five years, but which has not completed development of its strategic 
plan; and a ``start-up'' grant, to each state that is not eligible for 
the other grants. Most of the information that a state is required to 
submit is already generated and is easily accessible. Specifically, 
copies of traffic records assessment reports and strategic plans are 
readily attainable, and routinely are filed with the sponsoring 
agencies. Names, addresses and organizational affiliations of the 
members of the traffic records coordinating committee also are usually 
on file or can be easily assembled.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2 hours (average), for each state that 
elects to apply.
    Number of Respondents: 57 (all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Marianas Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Bureau of Indian Affairs).

    Issued on: November 4, 1999.
Adele Derby,
Associate Administrator for State and Community Services.
[FR Doc. 99-29350 Filed 11-9-99; 8:45 am]
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