[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19549-19550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7373]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. OST-2004-19172]


Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; Notice of 
Request for New Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost and burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on December 30, 2004 [Volume 69, Number 250] and January 
7, 2005 [FR Vol. 70, No. 5, page 1501] (correction). No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 13, 2005. A comment 
to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-2004-19172 by 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 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 process; 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

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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: Nancy Strine, Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9414, 
Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-5343/1-800-532-1169, ext. 65343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Short-term Loan Program Online Application.
    OMB Control Number: n/a Agency Form Number: DOT 4640.1.
    Affected Public: Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) 
businesses who have an interest in our business-related concerns.
    Annual Estimated Burden: 50 hours.
    Abstract: In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 332(b)(3)(4)(5), the Office 
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource 
Center is authorized to facilitate, encourage, promote, and assist 
minority entrepreneurs and businesses in getting transportation-related 
contracts, subcontracts, and projects related to those business 
opportunities. In response to developmental need, the U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT) Short Term Lending Program (STLP) was developed 
by the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and 
Minority Resource Center to offer certified Disadvantaged Business 
Enterprises (DBEs) the opportunity to obtain short-term working capital 
at prime interest rates for transportation-related contracts.
    DBE firms participating in the STLP program will submit loan 
applications on-line to participating DOT Preferred Bank Lenders (PBL). 
The cumulative data collected will be analyzed by the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center and 
PBLs to determine the eligibility of DBEs for lines of credit to 
finance accounts receivable arising from transportation-related 
contracts. The information will also be used to increase uniformity 
among participating PBLs.
    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 of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2005.
Michael A. Robinson,
Information Technology Program Management, United States Department of 
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 05-7373 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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