[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)] [Notices] [Page 61725] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 02-24738] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Ex Parte No. 587] Information Quality Guidelines AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT. ACTION: Notice of final guidelines. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is adopting Information Quality Guidelines (I.Q. Guidelines). The I.Q. Guidelines contain the Board's information resource management procedures for reviewing and substantiating the quality of information before it is disseminated to the public, and the procedures by which an affected person may obtain correction of information disseminated by the Board that does not comply with the I.Q. Guidelines. DATES: The Board's I.Q. Guidelines are effective October 1, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John M. Atkisson (202) 565-1710. (Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) (Hearing Impaired): (800) 877-8339.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By decision served April 1, 2002, and published in the Federal Register on the same date (67 FR 15450), the Board initiated this proceeding and sought comments from interested parties on the Board's draft I.Q. Guidelines. The draft I.Q. Guidelines have been revised in response to comments received from interested parties. A frequent user of the Board's Reading Room misunderstood the scope of the I.Q. Guidelines, prompting us to specify with greater particularity which information is subject to them. General comments on other agencies' guidelines from the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness led to amplification of our procedure for making corrections in the event erroneous information is disseminated by the Board. In addition, the draft I.Q. Guidelines have been revised in response to suggestions of the Office of Management and Budget. The Board's final I.Q. Guidelines are posted on the Board's Web site, www.stb.dot.gov. Additional information is contained in the Board's decision. Copies of this decision, containing the I.Q. Guidelines, may be purchased from Da-2-Da Legal Copy Service, Suite 405, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, telephone (202) 293- 7776, [email protected]. Authority: Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763). Decided: October 1, 2002. By the Board, John M. Atkisson, Designated Official. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 02-24738 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-00-P