[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61900-61901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23549]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2004-18982]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection; Identify and Evaluate 
Barriers to Right-of-Way Training Needs

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 of a new 
information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary 
Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
FHWA-2004-18982 by any of the following methods:
     Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building,

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400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mamie Smith, (202) 366-2529, Office of 
Real Estate Services, 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: Identify and Evaluate Barriers to Right-of-Way Training 
Needs.
    Abstract: More training for individuals handling right-of-way 
activities for Federal and State transportation agencies is needed. The 
State right-of way managers and the Federal Highway Administration 
(FHWA) divisions' realty offices frequently express concern to the 
FHWA's Office of Real Estate Services (HEPR) about the lack of training 
for current and new employees. Yet, it appears that these groups may 
underutilize existing training resources, such as courses offered 
through the National Highway Institute (NHI), the International Right-
of-Way Association (IRWA), and the Appraisal Institute (AI). The goal 
of this research project is to determine whether HEPR's State and 
Federal customers are taking full advantage of existing training 
opportunities. This proposed information collection would involve 
responses to a questionnaire and a follow-up survey to identify and 
evaluate barriers to existing right-of-way training courses.
    Respondents: The respondents to the survey will be the state right-
of-way managers and the FHWA division realty officers in all 50 states, 
the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as the selected 
training providers at NHI, IRWA, and AI.
    Frequency: This is a one-time survey.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden 
per response is 30 minutes. This includes the time needed to complete 
the questionnaire and the follow-up survey.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual 
burden for all respondents is 45 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to send 
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, including 
but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the information 
collection for the proper performance of the functions of the FHWA; (2) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to 
minimize the collection burden, including the use of electronic 
technology without reducing the quality of the collected information. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or 
included in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (volume 65, number 70; pages 19477-78), or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

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

James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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