[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 6822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1758]


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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.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day public comment period on this information collection on November 
23, 2005. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by March 13, 2006.

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 this information collection, including: (1) 
Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the FHWA's 
performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the 
FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected 
information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized, including 
the use of electronic technology, without reducing the quality of the 
collected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kreig Larson, (202) 366-2056, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Planning, Environment and Realty, 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: Environmental Streamlining: Measuring 
the Performance of Stakeholders in the Transportation Project 
Development Process II.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), FHWA, has 
contracted with the Gallup Organization to conduct a survey of 
professionals associated with transportation and resource agencies in 
order to gather their views on the workings of the environmental review 
process for transportation projects and how the process can be 
streamlined. The purpose of the survey is to: (1) Collect the 
perceptions of agency professionals involved in conducting the 
decision-making processes mandated by the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) and other resource protection laws in order to develop 
benchmark performance measures; and (2) identify where the performance 
of the process might be improved by the application of techniques for 
streamlining. This is a phone survey conducted of only local, state, 
and Federal officials who work with the NEPA process.
    Respondents: Approximately 2,000 professionals/officials from 
transportation and natural resource agencies.
    Frequency: This will be the second time this survey will be 
conducted in four years.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The FHWA estimates that each 
respondent will complete the survey in approximately 15 minutes. With 
2,000 surveys expected, an estimated 500 burden hours are expected for 
this project.

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

    Issued On: February 2, 2006.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. E6-1758 Filed 2-8-06; 8:45 am]
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