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statistical disparities between DBE
availability and participation. This is
likely to require a multivariate/
regression analysis.
The study should quantify the
magnitude of any differences between
DBE availability and participation, or
DBE participation in race-neutral and
race-conscious contracts. Recipients
should exercise caution in drawing
conclusions about the presence of
discrimination and its effects based on
small differences.
In calculating availability of DBEs, the
study should not rely on numbers that
may have been inflated by raceconscious programs that may not have
been narrowly tailored.
Recipients should consider, as they
plan their studies, evidence-gathering
efforts that Federal courts have
approved in the past. These include the
studies by Minnesota and Nebraska
cited in Sherbrooke Turf, Inc. v.
Minnesota Department of
Transportation, 345 F.3d 964 (8th Cir.
2003), cert. denied 124 S. Ct. 2158
(2004) and the Illinois evidence cited in
Northern Contracting, Inc. v. State of
Illinois, et al. 2005 WL 2230195,
N.D.Ill., September 08, 2005 (No. 00 C
4515)
Question: Can There Be Statewide or
Regional Studies, as Opposed to a
Separate Study for Each Individual
Recipient?
FTA Requests for Comment
FTA requests comment on two
matters concerning the implementation
of the DOT General Counsel’s DBE
Guidance on the Western States court
decision:
1. For 9th circuit recipients only, with
respect to FY 2006 overall DBE goals,
recipients should submit DBE goals to
their FTA Regional Office for review by
the Regional Civil Rights Officer. As
determined by the Regional Civil Rights
Officer, recipients with race-neutral
goals may be required to certify that
they will conduct or participate in a
disparity or availability study or other
appropriate evidence gathering process
and the time frame for completion of the
study or process.
2. As mentioned in the DOT
Guidance, disparity studies using FY
2006 funding allocations will be an
authorized expense for reimbursement,
subject to the availability of funds. We
seek comment on whether disparity
studies should receive grantee funding
priority, and on whether any additional
funding should be made available for
this purpose.
Issued on: March 20, 2006.
Sandra K. Bushue,
Deputy Administrator.
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If feasible, studies may be undertaken
on a regional or statewide basis to
reduce the costs that would be involved
if each recipient conducted its own
separate study.
We would expect that each State DOT
would conduct a statewide study. Such
a study should be conducted in
cooperation with transit and airport
recipients in the state, so that the study
would apply to recipients in all three
modes.
Larger transit and/or airport recipients
may want to conduct their own study,
since the demographics of large urban
areas may differ from that of the state as
a whole.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Question: Will Federal Funds Help To
Defray the Costs of Recipients’ Studies?
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Yes. FHWA, FTA, and FAA have all
stated that the costs of conducting
disparity studies are reimbursable from
Federal program funds, subject to the
availability of those funds.
Recipients should contact their
operating administration for more
detailed information.
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Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
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 collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register document with a 60-day
comment period was published on
November 29, 2005 [70 FR 71601].
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 24, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlita Ballard at the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of
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International Vehicle, Fuel Economy
and Consumer Standards, (NVS–131),
202–366–5222, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Room 5320, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: 49 CFR part 544; Insurer
Reporting Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0547.
Type of Request: Request for public
comment on a previously approved
collection of information.
Abstract: NHTSA must ensure that
passenger motor vehicle insurance
companies and rental/leasing
companies comply with 49 CFR part
544, Insurer Reporting Requirement.
Part 544 requires that the insurance/
rental and leasing companies provide
information on comprehensive
insurance premiums, theft and
recoveries and actions taken to address
motor vehicle theft.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
64,610 hours (56,700 man-hours for 28
insurance companies and 7,910 manhours for 14 rental and leasing
companies).
Estimated Annual Cost: $2,325,960.
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.
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.
ADDRESSES:
Issued in Washington, DC on: March 20,
2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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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 (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
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 collections and their expected
burden. The Federal Register document with a 60-day comment period was
published on November 29, 2005 [70 FR 71601].
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 24, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Ballard at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Vehicle,
Fuel Economy and Consumer Standards, (NVS-131), 202-366-5222, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Room 5320, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: 49 CFR part 544; Insurer Reporting Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0547.
Type of Request: Request for public comment on a previously
approved collection of information.
Abstract: NHTSA must ensure that passenger motor vehicle insurance
companies and rental/leasing companies comply with 49 CFR part 544,
Insurer Reporting Requirement. Part 544 requires that the insurance/
rental and leasing companies provide information on comprehensive
insurance premiums, theft and recoveries and actions taken to address
motor vehicle theft.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 64,610 hours (56,700 man-hours for
28 insurance companies and 7,910 man-hours for 14 rental and leasing
companies).
Estimated Annual Cost: $2,325,960.
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.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC on: March 20, 2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 06-2838 Filed 3-22-06; 8:45 am]
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