[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1500-1501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-375]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. OST-2004-20004]


Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority 
Resource Center; Notice of Request for New Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization and Minority Resource Center invites public comment on 
public information collections, which will be submitted to OMB for 
renewal.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-2004-20004 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 20590-001.
     Hand Delivery: 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 on Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. Note that all comments received will be posted without 
change to http://dms.dot.gov including any personal information 
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notes.
    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: Arthur Jackson, Chief of Field 
Operations, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-5344.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Counseling Information Form; Regional Center Intake Form; 
Monthly Report of Operations.
    OMB Control Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: New request for data collection.
    Abstract: In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 332(b)(2), (5), the Minority 
Resource Center is authorized to facilitate, encourage, promote, and 
assist minority entrepreneurs and businesses in getting contracts, 
subcontracts, and projects related to those business opportunities. 
Moreover, the provision authorizes the Minority Resource Center to 
carry out market research, planning, economic and business analyses and 
feasibility studies to identify those business opportunities. The 
cumulative data collected will be analyzed by the Minority Resource 
Center to determine the effectiveness of counseling and services 
provided as well as a description of the Disadvantaged Business 
Enterprise (DBE).
    The Minority Resource Regional Centers will collect information on 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), such as type of business & 
services they seek from the Regional Centers. Services provided include 
business plans, marketing and sales, financial assistance, etc. Such 
data will be analyzed by the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization and Minority Resource Center to determine agency 
effectiveness in assisting DBEs to obtain government contracts and 
subcontracts.
    Respondents: Minority Resource Center Regional Center Disadvantaged 
Business Enterprises (DBEs).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,350.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 4,311.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden

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of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; 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 December 29, 2005.
Sean M. Moss,
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
[FR Doc. 05-375 Filed 1-6-05; 8:45 am]
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