Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

Michael Howell
Federal Highway Administration
August 1, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46674-46675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18421]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2013-0046]


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: The 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 September 30, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2013-
0046 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: Henry Murdaugh, 703-235-0535, Office 
of Professional and Corporate Development, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 4600 N. Fairfax Drive, 
Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22203, between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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 purpose of the Eisenhower 
Transportation 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 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

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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. 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 burdens; (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. 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: July 26, 2013.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18421 Filed 7-31-13; 8:45 am]
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