[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44837-44838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18649]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0096]


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 has forwarded the information collection request 
described

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in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an 
information collection. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day public comment period on this information collection on May 19, 
2010. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by August 30, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments within 30 days 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. All comments should include the 
Docket number FHWA-2010-0096.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Murdaugh, 703-235-0535, Office 
of Professional and Corporate Development, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC 20590.

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 
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.

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

     Issued on: July 22, 2010.
Judith Kane,
Acting Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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