[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23919]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Request 
for Extension Without Change of Previously 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 without change 
for a currently approved information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 19, 2002.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, 
please submit them by only one of the following means:
    (1) By mail to the Docket Management Facility (SVC-124), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. [It is important to note that because of 
current security procedures affecting the U.S. Mail, other means (e.g., 
FedEx, UPS) may be faster];
    (2) By delivery to room PL-401 on the Plaza Level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is (202) 366-9329;
    (3) By fax to the Docket Management Facility at (202) 493-2251; or
    (4) By electronic means through the Web Site for the Docket 
Management System at: http://dms.dot.gov.
    The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this 
rulemaking. Comments to the docket will be available for inspection or 
copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The public may also review 
docketed comments electronically at: http://dms.dot.gov.

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.
    Type of Request: Extension without change 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 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.
    Total Burden: 35 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 continued 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 current information collection, (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected and 
(d) 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.
    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 September 13, 2002.
Michael Dannenhauer,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 02-23919 Filed 9-19-02; 8:45 am]
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