[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15918]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2012-0051]


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: 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 August 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2012-
0051 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. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Nesbitt 
([email protected]), 202-366-1179 Office of Infrastructure, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Engage@FHWA: Comments, Ratings, Rankings, and Flagging 
Tools.
    Background: This information collection request is for a clearance 
to fulfill the public feedback aspects of the Engage@FHWA National 
Dialogue initiative. Visitors to Engage@FHWA National Dialogue Web 
sites will be provided with opportunities to submit feedback and 
ratings in the spirit of promoting open government and transparency at 
FHWA. Examples of feedback mechanisms are:
    1. An ``agree/disagree'', ``vote up/vote down'' or other rating 
system to give visitors information about which posts other visitors 
find most useful and interesting.
    2. A ``Contact Us'' entry page with an optional contact email 
address for those visitors wishing to identify themselves.
    3. Submit ideas and comments features.
    Estimated Burden of Information Collection: This ICR is for a 
three-year standard clearance of the FHWA comment, rating, ranking and 
flagging mechanisms, and those used by its program offices implementing 
the Engage@FHWA intiative.
    IC's are included in this package for the following feedback 
mechanisms:
    Comments/Voting/Rating/Ranking/Flagging for Public Support or 
Disagreement: It is estimated that across the FHWA 14,400 votes/
comments/ratings/flags may be submitted annually as offices engage the 
public in the spirit of open government. Each of the comment/ratings is 
estimated to take 30 seconds to complete. Therefore, it is estimated 
that 72000 minutes (120 hours) per year may be expended to submit 
votes/ratings as agencies engage the public in open government 
activities.
    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 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 computer 
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: June 22, 2012.
Steven Smith,
Chief, Information Technology Division.
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