[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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