[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44693-44694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18950]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2018-0079]
Agency Information Collection: Activity for OMB Review: Agency
Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: 2105-0009, Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical
Information Request Form
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Department of Transportation invites the general public, industry
and other governmental parties to comment on the information collection
request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-0009 Committee Candidate Biographical
Information Request Form. The information collection request previously
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expired on May
31, 2012. The collection is needed to facilitate background
investigations of individuals seeking or currently appointed to a
Department committee. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published June 11, 2018, and the comment period ended August 10, 2018.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by October 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Freeman, Program Analyst,
Executive Secretariat, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 or telephone: (202) 366-
2918.
Refer to OMB Control No. 2105-0009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the attention of the
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DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by email at
[email protected] with the associated OMB Control Number
2105-0009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Committee Candidate Biographical Information Request.
OMB Control No.: 2105-0009.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of previously approved
information collection.
Form No.: DOT F1120.1.
Abstract: The requested reintroduction of the approved control
number expands the information collection request (ICR) OMB No. 2105-
0009, ``Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical Information
Request,'' to include all DOT committee candidates and will be used to
gather information from individuals interested in appointment to a
committee and individuals who have been recommended for a membership on
a committee to ensure fair and balanced membership. DOT is also
revising the name of the collection to ``Committee Candidate
Biographical Information Request'' consistent with the scope of the
collection.
Respondents: Individuals who have contacted DOT to indicate
interest in appointment to a committee and individuals who have been
recommended for membership on a committee. Only one collection is
expected per individual.
Number of Respondents: 100 annually.
Frequency: One time.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will be have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways to minimize the collection of information on the respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology without reducing the quality of the information
collected. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as mended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC.
David Freeman,
Program Analyst, DOT Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-18950 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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