[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19550-19551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7374]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. OST-2004-20004]


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 January 7, 2005 [FR Vol. 70, No. 5, page 1500-1501]. 
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 
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 D. Jackson, Office of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9414, Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-5344/
1-800-532-1169, ext. 65344.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Counseling Information Form; Regional Center Intake Form; 
and Monthly Report of Operations.
    OMB Control Number: N/A.
    Agency Form Number: DOT 4640.1.
    Affected Public: Representatives of DOT Regional Centers and 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), women-owned and certified 
minority businesses, who have an interest in our business-related 
concerns.
    Annual Estimated Burden: 4,311 hours.
    Abstract: In accordance with (Pub. L. 95-507), an amendment to 
Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and 49 
U.S.C. 332(b)(2), (5), the Minority Resource Center (MRC) 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 MRC 
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 MRC to determine the 
effectiveness of counseling and services provided as well as a 
description of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

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    DOT Regional Center will collect information on a Disadvantaged 
Business Enterprise (DBE), such as type of business & services they 
seek from DOT Regional Centers. Services provided include business 
plan, marketing, sales, financial analysis, etc. Such data will be 
analyzed by OSDBU to determine agency effectiveness in assisting DBEs 
obtain government contracts and subcontracts.
    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. 05-7374 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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