[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 46 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10811-10812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4216]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2007-27487]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new 
information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary 
Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 8, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
FHWA-2007-27487 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 20590-0001.
     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 Federal holidays.
    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 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: For information regarding the 
Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, contact Gwen Sutton, 703-
235-0535, Office of Professional and Corporate Development, Federal 
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 4600 N. Fairfax 
Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. For information 
regarding the National Highway Institute, contact Ann Gretter, 703-235-
1260 or Heather Shelsta, 703-934-3436, National Highway Institute, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 4600 N. 
Fairfax Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22202. Office hours are from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Education and Training Program.
    Background: The Education and Training Program is comprised of two 
programs, the Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship and the National 
Highway Institute (NHI). The Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship is 
currently authorized by Public Law 109-59, the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 
2005 (SAFETEA-LU). The purpose of the fellowship is to advance 
transportation education and research, and attract qualified students 
to the field of transportation. The Eisenhower Transportation 
Fellowship allows for the collection and analysis of vital program 
information from student transportation education programs, also 
serving as a management tool to measure program performance and 
evaluate effectiveness in meeting federal intent and workforce 
development common goals and objectives. An application form is used to 
collect basic information from the student to determine eligibility and 
qualifications for fellowship. The NHI is authorized under Section 5204 
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient

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Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU) 
which calls for the development and delivery of courses for the 
transportation community and requires the involvement and satisfaction 
measurement of transportation partners. One vital component involved in 
reaching those goals is providing training pertaining to highway 
activities, making sure that professionals and members of the public 
have access to the best, most accurate information. Towards this goal, 
the NHI develops and implements applicable training programs. To manage 
this increasingly complex task and to make the training process more 
accessible and useful, NHI is currently planning an automated online 
training management tool--the NHI Web Portal. The training evaluation 
and registration forms collect basic participant data for recordkeeping 
and basic course and instructor evaluation information for customer 
feedback about what NHI is doing well and what we need to improve.
    Respondents: Approximately 200 students submit applications for the 
Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship and approximately 20,000 students 
for the NHI.
    Frequency: The Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship frequency is 
annually. The NHI is by learning session.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated burden to 
complete the application for the Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship 
is 3 hours. The estimated burden to complete each training evaluation 
and registration for the NHI form is 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 1,600 hours 
annually.
    Public Comments Invited: 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 burdens; (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. 
The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request 
for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

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

    Issued On: March 2, 2007.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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