[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13979-13980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6748]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[FHWA Docket No. 2003-14683]


Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: 
Information on Tribal Government Transportation Programs

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements in section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the 
intention of FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget's 
(OMB) approval for a new information collection identified below under 
Supplementary Information. The collection involves information on 
Tribal governments' transportation programs. The information to be 
collected will be used for evaluating tribal transportation programs 
and identifying best practices.

DATES: Please submit comments on or before May 20, 2003.

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., 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: Mr. Tim Penney, (202) 366-2698, Office 
of Planning, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Information on Tribal Government Transportation Programs.
    Background: FHWA proposes to fund a project through the National 
Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis project. The project 
goal is to gather information on tribal

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governments' transportation programs. The information will include 
funding information, staffing, and administration of transportation 
projects and programs. Information will also be requested of tribal 
governments on cooperative projects with state and local governments.
    The information will be used to prepare a summary of how tribal 
transportation programs are funded and staffed and how tribal 
governments administer programs with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
FHWA, and state and local governments. Information will be evaluated 
and best practices will be identified. The information will be shared 
with tribal governments and states for their use in developing and 
enhancing effective transportation programs for tribal governments.
    Respondents: 100 tribal government transportation staff.
    Frequency: The information will be collected one time for purposes 
of the synthesis study.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average 
reporting burden per response is 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated average burden 
is 2 hours per respondent. The FHWA goal is to get information from 100 
tribal governments as minimum. The estimated total annual burden is 200 
hours.
    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 17, 2003.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 03-6748 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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