[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61719-61720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24887]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Report Implementing OMB's Information Dissemination Quality 
Guidelines

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final guidelines.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is issuing 
guidelines to implement section 515 of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act for FY 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554). The Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued Government-wide guidelines 
under Section 515 which direct each Federal agency to establish and 
implement written procedures to ensure and maximize the quality, 
utility, objectivity and integrity of the information that they 
disseminate.

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanester M. Williams, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, OST, Department of Transportation; 202-366-
1771 (not a toll-free call) or by email at 
[email protected]. For specific inquiries on the 
Department's administrative mechanisms for allowing persons to seek 
correction of information, please contact Robert Ashby, Office of the 
General Counsel, OST, Department of Transportation; 202-366-9310 (not a 
toll-free call) or by e-mail at [email protected]. For specific 
inquiries on the Department's statistical guidelines, please contact 
Dr. Patrick Flanagan, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Department 
of Transportation; 202-366-4168 (not a toll-free call) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department's information quality 
guidelines apply to a wide variety of its information dissemination 
activities in order to meet basic information quality standards set 
forth by Section 515. These guidelines provide a framework under which 
the Department will allow affected persons an opportunity to seek and 
obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the 
Department that does not comply with these guidelines.
    The written procedures established within DOT's guidelines apply to 
all organizational components of the Department. For DOT organizations 
that require additional guidelines, these organizations will implement 
corresponding procedures that meet the terms of these Departmental 
guidelines. For the purposes of these guidelines, the term ``DOT 
organizations'' refer to:

Office of the Secretary (OST)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
United States Coast Guard (USCG)

Public Comments and DOT's Responses

    In response to its May 1, 2002 posting of draft guidelines, the 
Department received seven substantive comments from members of the 
public. Responses to these comments are included in the Department's 
final guidelines.

Availability of Final Guidelines

    As provided in OMB's guidelines implementing Section 515, the 
Department is publishing this notice of availability of its final 
quality guidelines in the Federal Register. The final guidelines 
themselves will be posted on the Department's Dockets Management System 
(DMS) Web site at http://dms.dot.gov as of October 1, 2002 (OST-2002-
11996). The Office of Dockets and Media Management is open for 
examination and copying, at the following address, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays: Department of 
Transportation, TASC, Office of Dockets and Media Management, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-0001; phone 
number (202) 366-9329; fax number (202) 493-2251.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2002.
Eugene K. Taylor, Jr.,
Acting CIO, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 02-24887 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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