[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13206-13207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6821]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2002-11722]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection; Public Knowledge of Highway 
Programs

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new 
information collection. The collection involves a small business 
research study that is looking into the potential for a national public 
education program on various highway programs. During a small-scale 
trial the public will be asked via the web and mailings to comment on 
local construction issues and proposals. The information collected will 
be used solely to determine if response levels and public involvement 
would justify developing the approach across a larger cross-section of 
the United States population. We are required to publish this notice in 
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 20, 2002.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to 202/493-
2251; or submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. All 
comments should include the docket number in this notice's heading. All 
comments may be examined and copied at the above address from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you 
desire a receipt you must include a self-addressed stamped envelope or 
postcard or, if you submit your comments electronically, you may print 
the acknowledgment page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathleen Bergeron, 415-744-2613, 
Marketing Specialist, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway 
Administration, Western Resource Center, Suite 2100, 201 Mission 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or e-mail to 
[email protected]. Office hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., p.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Public Knowledge of Highway Programs.
    Background: Following a study performed under the DOT Small 
Business Innovative Research initiative, the FHWA plans to test some of 
the proposed ideas for increasing public education and awareness of 
various highway programs. These include involvement of the public early 
in the planning process by disseminating accurate and understandable 
information through a combination of Web sites and regular updates sent 
to local media, schools and colleges. We do not anticipate using every 
method in all instances, but will use a series of small-scale 
demonstrations to evaluate the effectiveness of each approach. 
Respondents will be asked for views and opinions about any local FHWA 
initiatives by using media coverage of local projects, Web site 
information, local mass mailings, or coverage on local cable television 
channels. We anticipate making maximum use of web-based e-learning and 
visualization technologies to present the information. We will evaluate 
which approaches are best.
    Respondents: Approximately 200, including the general public, 
metropolitan planning organizations, various state transportation 
departments, local/municipal planning departments, schools and 
colleges.
    Frequency: This is a one-time survey for the purposes of this study 
only.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes per 
questionnaire.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for the FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that 
the burdens could be minimized, including use of electronic technology, 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.
    Electronic Access: Internet users may access all comments received 
by the U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource 
locator (URL): http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 
365 days each year. Please follow the instructions online for more 
information and help. An electronic copy of this document may be 
downloaded using a modem and suitable communications software from the 
Government Printing Office Electronic Bulletin Board Service at 
telephone number 202-512-1661. Internet users may reach the Federal 
Register's home page at http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government 
Printing Office's database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: March 15, 2002.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs, and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 02-6821 Filed 3-20-02; 8:45 am]
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