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jurisdictions). On October 26, 2005, the
agency published a Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period to
solicit the public’s views on the
information collection pertaining to this
subject. Ten comments were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 29, 2006. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT/
FMCSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Glenda Davis, FMCSA, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Rm. 8304, Washington, DC
20590; phone: 202–366–5209; fax: 202–
366–7298; e-mail:
glenda.davis@fmcsa.dot.gov or Lorena
F. Truett, National Transportation
Research Center, 2360 Cherahala
Boulevard, Room I–32, Knoxville, TN
37932; phone: 865–946–1306; fax: 865–
946–1314; e-mail: TruettLF@ornl.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
package contains the following
supplementary information:
Title: Commercial Driver’s License
Policies and Practices Among the 51
Jurisdictions.
OMB Control Number: 2126–XXXX.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Background: The Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Act (CMVSA), (Pub. L.
99–570, Title XII, 100 Stat. 3207–170,
October 27, 1998), was passed in an
effort to improve highway safety as it
related to commercial motor vehicle
(CMV) drivers. The Commercial Driver’s
License Program was created as a result
of the CMVSA. The Motor Carrier Safety
Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA),
(Pub. L. 106–159, 113 Stat. 1748,
December 9, 1999), further strengthened
the CDL Program through more vehicle
and driver inspections and carrier
compliance reviews, stronger
enforcement, expedited completion of
rules, and effective CDL testing, record
keeping, and sanctions. The goal of both
the CMVSA and MCSIA was to improve
highway safety by ensuring that drivers
of commercial motor vehicles were
qualified to operate those vehicles and
to remove unsafe and unqualified
drivers from the highways.
FMCSA conducts Compliance
Reviews (CRs) of the 50 States plus
Washington, DC, to ensure that the
States are complying with the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
Additional objectives of the State CRs
include the following: Identifying
technical, operational, and
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administrative deficiencies in State CDL
programs; establishing a mechanism for
identifying and correcting serious
program deficiencies; and identifying
opportunities for CDL fraud.
Based on the results of the State CRs,
which were completed in every State,
some States had fewer compliance
issues than others. It appears, however,
that each State was in non-compliance
to some degree at the time the CR was
conducted in the State. FMCSA believes
it is necessary to understand why the
States are in non-compliance. While
there is anecdotal evidence to suggest
that fault may lie with the various
processes used within the States, or the
Agency’s failure to provide adequate
guidance, or even with the States’
inability to understand the Federal
regulations, there has been no
systematic effort to determine the cause
of non-compliance. For FMCSA to find
a solution which brings the States into
compliance with the CDL Federal
requirements and thereby increase
commercial-vehicle safety, FMCSA
must obtain input from the States. No
other survey of this type is being
conducted.
The primary means for obtaining
information from the State officials
through this survey will be via a
password-protected Web site. In the
introduction (‘‘welcome screen’’) to the
questionnaire, the respondent will be
provided alternatives for taking the
survey via a paper copy or over a phone
call with a contractor hired by FMCSA.
If the respondent indicates a preference
for the paper copy or phone survey,
arrangements will be made for
administering the survey in the desired
format. In addition, any respondents
who prefer to be interviewed via a
phone call will also be provided an email address so they may submit
additional comments if desired.
Respondents: The total number of
respondents is 51. Each of the 51
jurisdictions (50 States plus the District
of Columbia) will be contacted.
Average Burden per Response: Each
response is expected to take about 1
hour to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
estimated total annual burden is 51
hours (51 responses × 1 hour per
response = 51 hours).
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of FMCSA, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
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collection of information on
respondents, without reducing the
quality of the collected information. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval.
Issued on: February 17, 2006.
Annette M. Sandberg,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and the expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on December 5,
2005 (70 FR 72500–72501).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725–17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Siegler at the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Office of
Research and Technology (NTI–132),
202–366–3976, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Room 5119, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: Evaluation Surveys for Impaired
Driving and Safety Belt Interventions.
OMB Number: 2127–New.
Type of Request: New information
collection requirement.
Abstract: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration proposes
to conduct a series of telephone surveys
that will examine the effectiveness of
multiple National and State Click It or
Ticket mobilizations and impaired
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driving crackdowns, as well as examine
the effectiveness of more localized
demonstration projects designed to curb
impaired driving and/or raise belt use.
The National and State telephone
surveys would be conducted during the
mid 2006–mid 2009 time period. Since
Congress has authorized NHTSA to
spend millions of dollars annually, to
conduct National and State
mobilizations and smaller
demonstration projects, NHTSA must
account for whether these initiatives
were effective. The National telephone
surveys will be administered to
randomly selected samples of 1,200
persons age 18 and older, while regional
demonstration surveys can range from
as few as 200 participants for a small
county to 2,000 participants for a region
covering several States. An essential
part of this evaluation effort is to
compare baseline and post-intervention
measures of attitudes, intervention
awareness, and (relevant) self-reported
behavior to determine if the
interventions were associated with
changes on those indices.
Affected Public: Randomly selected
members of the general public in
telephone households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,000 hours (24,000 interviews
averaging 10 minutes each).
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A Comment to OMB is most effective if
OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
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Associate Administrator, Program
Development and Delivery.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No.: NHTSA–2006–24001]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
reinstatements of previously approved
collections. This document describes
three collections of information for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB
approval.
Comments must be received on
or before April 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Department of Transportation
Dockets, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 401,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Bonelli, Office of Chief Counsel,
NCC–113, telephone (202) 366–1834,
fax (202) 366–3820, NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590.
DATES:
Under the
PRA, before an agency submits a
proposed collection of information to
OMB for approval, it must first publish
a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
OMB has promulgated regulations
describing what must be included in
such a document. Under OMB’s
regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an
agency must ask for public comment on
the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
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(iii) How to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(iv) How to minimize the burden of
the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collections of information:
Title: Grant Program to Prohibit Racial
Profiling, State Traffic Safety
Information System Improvements, and
Child Safety and Child Booster Seat
Incentive Grants.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Type of Request: New collection.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Form Number: HS–217.
Abstract: The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–
LU), Pub. L. 109–59, authorizes several
grant programs covering fiscal years
(FY) 2006–2009, to be administered by
the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
Section 1906 authorizes a grant
program for States that enact and
enforce a law that prohibits the use of
racial profiling in the enforcement of
traffic laws on Federal-aid highways. To
be eligible for a grant, a State must have
such a law and maintain and allow
public inspection of statistical
information for each motor vehicle stop
in the state showing the race and
ethnicity of the driver and any
passengers. A State may also receive a
grant if it provides assurances
satisfactory to the Secretary of
Transportation that the State is
undertaking activities that will lead to
compliance with the requirements of
this section.
Section 2006 authorizes a grant
program to support the development
and implementation of State traffic
safety information systems. The
program provides grants to eligible
States to support the development of
effective programs to improve State
traffic safety data and the compatibility
and interoperability of State data
systems with national and State data
systems.
Section 2011 authorizes a grant
program for child safety seats and child
booster seats. The program provides
grant funds to States that enforce a law
requiring that all children under the age
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on December 5, 2005 (70 FR 72500-72501).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Siegler at the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Research and Technology (NTI-
132), 202-366-3976, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5119, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Evaluation Surveys for Impaired Driving and Safety Belt
Interventions.
OMB Number: 2127-New.
Type of Request: New information collection requirement.
Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
proposes to conduct a series of telephone surveys that will examine the
effectiveness of multiple National and State Click It or Ticket
mobilizations and impaired
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driving crackdowns, as well as examine the effectiveness of more
localized demonstration projects designed to curb impaired driving and/
or raise belt use. The National and State telephone surveys would be
conducted during the mid 2006-mid 2009 time period. Since Congress has
authorized NHTSA to spend millions of dollars annually, to conduct
National and State mobilizations and smaller demonstration projects,
NHTSA must account for whether these initiatives were effective. The
National telephone surveys will be administered to randomly selected
samples of 1,200 persons age 18 and older, while regional demonstration
surveys can range from as few as 200 participants for a small county to
2,000 participants for a region covering several States. An essential
part of this evaluation effort is to compare baseline and post-
intervention measures of attitudes, intervention awareness, and
(relevant) self-reported behavior to determine if the interventions
were associated with changes on those indices.
Affected Public: Randomly selected members of the general public in
telephone households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,000 hours (24,000 interviews
averaging 10 minutes each).
Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. A Comment to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Marilena Amoni,
Associate Administrator, Program Development and Delivery.
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