[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 14 (Monday, January 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3433-3434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1224]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection requests 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day public comment period on these information collections on August 
6, 2004 (69 FR 47978) and on November 5, 2004 (69 FR 64623). We are 
required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by February 23, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT Desk Officer. You are asked 
to comment on any aspect of these information collections, including: 
(1) Whether the proposed collections are 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 the use of electronic technology, without 
reducing the quality of the collected information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Title: FHWA Highway Design Handbook For Older Drivers and 
Pedestrians Workshop Participants' Feedback Survey.
    Abstract: The FHWA published a revised handbook, ``Guidelines and 
Recommendations to Accommodate Older Drivers and Pedestrians,'' in 2001 
that documents new research findings and technical developments that 
occurred since the 1998 publication of the ``Older Driver Highway 
Design Handbook, Recommendation and Guidelines.'' The revised handbook 
provides practitioners with information that links the characteristics 
of the older driver road user to highway design and operations, and to 
traffic engineering recommendations, by addressing specific roadway 
features. In 1998, the FHWA began conducting workshops for highway 
designers, traffic engineers, and highway safety specialists involved 
in the design and operations of highway facilities in order to 
familiarize practitioners with the recommendations and guidelines 
presented in the handbook.
    The FHWA plans to continue to survey past and future workshop 
participants. The survey results will be used to determine if 
recommendations and guidelines presented to practitioners in the 
workshops are being used in new and redesigned highway facilities to 
accommodate the needs and functional limitations of an aging population 
of road users. The survey is also needed to gauge the success of the 
workshop presentations in imparting information and to determine if 
adjustments should be considered for future workshops.
    Respondents: Approximately 125 participants in past workshops, 
including highway designers, highway engineers, highway safety 
specialists, and future workshop participants.
    Frequency: This survey of participants will be conducted annually. 
The survey will be mailed, and for those participants with known e-mail 
addresses, the survey will be administered electronically to reduce 
completion time.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The FHWA estimates that each 
respondent will complete the survey in approximately 10 minutes. Annual 
surveys to approximately 125 respondents are estimated to total 21 
burden hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Thompson, 202-366-2154, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Safety, 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.
    2. Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
    Abstract: Executive Order 12862, ``Setting Customer Service 
Standards'' requires Federal agencies to provide the highest quality 
service to their customers by identifying them and determining what 
they think about the services and products they have received. The 
planned surveys covered in this request for renewal of a generic 
clearance will provide the FHWA a means to gather feedback directly 
from our customers. The information obtained from the surveys will be 
used to assist the FHWA in evaluating our service delivery and 
processes. The responses to the surveys will be voluntary and will not 
involve information that is required by regulations. There will be no 
direct costs to the respondents other than their time. The FHWA 
provides an electronic means for responding to the majority of the 
surveys via the World Wide Web.
    Respondents: For all 34 surveys, there will be approximately 52,614 
respondents, including State and local governments, highway industry 
organizations and the general public.
    Frequency: A total of 34 agency-wide customer satisfaction surveys 
are planned over the next 3 years. The survey frequency varies from 
one-time to annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated burden hours per 
response will vary with each survey. A few of the surveys will require 
approximately 30 minutes each to complete; however, the majority of 
them will take from 5 to 20 minutes each. We estimate a total of 10,700 
annual burden hours for all of the surveys.

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For Further Information Contact: Connie Yew, 202-366-1078, Department 
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Professional and Corporate Development, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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.
[FR Doc. 05-1224 Filed 1-21-05; 8:45 am]
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