[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51328-51329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20539]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0107]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Approval of a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for approval of a new information collection.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's

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(OMB) approval of a new 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 October 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2010-0107 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.
    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. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Contrino, 202-366-5060, or 
Erica Interrante, 202-366-5048, Office of Transportation Policy 
Studies, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: The Next Generation of Travel Focus Groups.
    Background: The awareness and use of new technologies, 
communication and travel options, as well as social norms will 
influence transportation needs of the future. As Federal Highway 
Administration (FHWA) considers the future outlook of an improved 
National Highway System, the transportation behaviors, perspectives and 
needs of the younger traveler cohort is a topic of study the agency is 
pursuing to better evaluate future planning and policy options.
    The Next Generation of Travel study, being performed through the 
agency's Office of Policy Transportation Studies division, will be 
studying existing and future travel patterns, as well as how new 
vehicle and transportation-related technologies affect generations and 
the future of personal travel. Certain generational implications on 
transportation that FHWA will be exploring include the following: mode 
choice, trip type and rates, travel time and distances, vehicle 
ownership and characteristics, vehicle occupancy, vehicle availability, 
travel costs, personal income, worker status, home and work location, 
life cycle, internet usage and telecommuting.
    FHWA will be conducting a series of focus groups with individuals 
in the U.S. to gain additional understanding into the travel 
activities, choices and views of transportation by the traveling 
public. The focus groups will provide important information about the 
next several generations of travelers, playing a critical role in 
informing on the outcomes of the data analysis, the accuracy of the 
traveler profiles, and other new or emerging norms and perspectives not 
identified in previous work. The information collected will also be 
used to identify new and emerging travel behavior, perspectives and 
social norms not covered through the statistical analysis. This is the 
first time that FHWA will be conducting a study on this topic.
    Respondents: Approximately 20 focus groups made up of 8-10 
participants each from U.S. households will be held in different 
regions across the country. The focus groups will include participants 
from all the age cohorts; however, at least half of the focus groups 
will be made up of participants 16-29 years of age. The estimated total 
number of respondents is 200.
    Frequency: The series of focus groups will be conducted once. No 
individual will participate in the focus groups more than once. The 
focus groups will be conducted during calendar year 2011.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden 
per respondent is 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual 
burden for the focus group series is 200 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT's performance, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the U.S. DOT's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (3) ways 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: August 11, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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