[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28100-28101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11918]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0048]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently approved 
information collection.

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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 
renewal of an existing information collection that 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 July 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2010-
0048 by any of the following methods:
    Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Murdaugh, 703-235-0535, Office 
of Professional and Corporate Development, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 4600 N. Fairfax Drive, 
Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203, between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.
    OMB Control #: 2125-0617.
    Background: The Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship 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

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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 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 has automated an online training management 
tool--the NHI Web Portal. The training evaluation and registration 
forms collect basic participant data for record keeping 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 hrs, 600 hrs annually. The estimated burden to complete each 
training evaluation and registration for the NHI form is 3 minutes, 
1000 hrs annually.
    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: May 13, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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