Notice Seeking Comments on Data Collection for the Small Community Air Service Development Program, 49 U.S.C. 41743, 20154-20155 [E6-5838]

Download as PDF 20154 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices doors, and be prepared to present a picture ID. Particulars on conference bridges is available from minardje@state.gov, telephone 202 647– 3234. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Dated: April 12, 2006. Anne D. Jillson, Foreign Affairs Officer, International Communications & Information Policy, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–5870 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] Notice Seeking Comments on Data Collection for the Small Community Air Service Development Program, 49 U.S.C. 41743 ACTION: DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5377] Third Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Persons With Disabilities cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Summary: The Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities will conduct its third public meeting on May 1, 2006 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. See, https://www.itcdc.com/index.php. Attendees must have valid, government-issued identification in order to enter the building. The Advisory Committee is made up of the Secretary of State, the Administrator for International Development and an Executive Director (all ex-officio members); and eight members from outside the United States government: Senda Benaissa, Walter Bollinger, Joni Eareckson Tada, Vail Horton, John Kemp, Albert H. Linden, Jr., Kathleen Martinez, and John Register. Established on June 23, 2004, the Advisory Committee serves the Secretary and the Administrator in an advisory capacity with respect to the consideration of the interests of persons with disabilities in formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance. The Committee is established under the general authority of the Secretary and the Department of State as set forth in Title 22 of the United States Code, in particular Sections 2656 and 2651a, and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended. BILLING CODE 4710–18–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 [Docket No. OST–2006–24502] Office of the Secretary. Notice. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 4710–07–P Dated: April 13, 2006. Stephanie Ortoleva, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–5868 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] Office of the Secretary SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) request for comments regarding data collection by the Department under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number OST–2006–24502 by any of the following methods: • Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590– 001. • Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal Holidays. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this data collection. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see the Public Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https:// dms.dot.gov including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notes. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL– 401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aloha Ley, Small Community Air Service Development Program, X–50, Office of Aviation Analysis, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, 202–366– 2347. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Small Community Air Service Development Program. OMB Control Number: XXXX–XXXX. Type of Request: Comments on data collection. Abstract: The Department of Transportation needs to collect certain information from eligible grant applicants in order to evaluate community proposals for financial grants to address their air service/air fare needs under the criteria set forth in 49 U.S.C. 41743 for the Small Community Air Service Development Program (Small Community Program) (Grant Application Form). In addition, the Department needs to collect information from those communities selected for grant awards regarding improvements to their air services and air fares, the community’s expenditures made in conjunction with the authorized air service/fare improvements, and the effectiveness of the expenditures for such service(s). The purpose of these collections is to permit the Department to monitor the effects of the Small Community Program on the use of the air service at the local airport (Enplanement Report); to effectively and efficiently process a community’s reimbursement requests during implementation of the air service/air fare improvements (Reimbursement Form); and to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the project being implemented with federal funding provided under the Small Community Program (Final Report). Respondents: Eligible local communities or consortia of communities and/or local airports serving those communities. Estimated Number of Respondents: 380. This consists of approximately 100 grant applicants each year; 120 grant recipients filing enplanement reports and reimbursement requests; and 40 grant recipients filing final reports each year. Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 13,200 hours. This consists of 8,000 hours for the application process; 480 hours for enplanement reports; 400 hours for final reports, and 4,320 hours for reimbursement requests. For applications, this assumes a maximum of 80 hours to prepare an application for E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices 100 respondents; one hour each to complete the enplanement report four times per year assuming 120 grant recipients; ten hours to complete the final report, assuming 40 grant recipients file final reports each year; and three hours to complete a reimbursement request, assuming 120 grant recipients file one reimbursement request each month. With the exception of the reimbursement requests, which must include an original signature and supporting documentation, respondents are permitted to submit the collection data electronically to the Department. The Department expects to transition into an electronic submission system for reimbursement requests within the next 12 months. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is reasonable for the proper performance of the grant award functions of the Department under the Small Community Program, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department’s estimate of the 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 burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2006. Todd Homan, Acting Director, Office of Aviation Analysis. [FR Doc. E6–5838 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA–2006–24493] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for New Information Collection Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Please submit comments by June 19, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 2006–24493 to the Docket Clerk, via the following methods: • Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. • Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL– 401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chris Jaeschke, (703) 404–6306, Planning and Programming (HFPP–15), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 21400 Ridgetop Circle. Sterling, VA 20166. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: George Washington Birthplace National Historic Site, Visitor Transportation Survey. Background: The transportation related data that is collected is used for management decisions that affect visitor access and mobility, including estimates of the facility’s future highway needs and assessments of highway system performance. The information is used by the FHWA to develop and implement legislation and by State and Federal transportation officials to adequately plan, design, and administer effective, safe, and efficient transportation systems in and around the subject facility. This data is essential to the FHWA and Congress in evaluating the effectiveness of the Federal-Lands Highway Program (FLHP). The data that is required by the FLHP is continually reassessed and streamlined by the FHWA. Respondents: General public visitors to the National Historic Site. PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20155 Estimated Average Burden Per Response: The estimated average reporting burden per response is 10 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden for all respondents is 17 hours. 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 estimated burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that burdens could be minimized, including 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. James R. Kabel Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division. [FR Doc. E6–5815 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Environmental Impact Statement on New Transit Operations in Madison, WI AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). ACTION: SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the City of Madison, WI (Madison) intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for a proposal by Madison to implement new transit operations in an approximately 13-mile travel corridor extending from the City of Middleton on the west, through the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the Isthmus of Madison, WI to the American Parkway interchange on US 151, southwest of Sun Prairie, WI and encompassing the surrounding urbanized areas. Growing mobility challenges coupled with very limited opportunity for highway capacity expansion has prompted the communities in the area to consider investment in transportation improvements, both to supplement and enhance existing Metro bus service and E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-2006-24502]


Notice Seeking Comments on Data Collection for the Small 
Community Air Service Development Program, 49 U.S.C. 41743

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Department of Transportation's (DOT) request for 
comments regarding data collection by the Department under the Small 
Community Air Service Development Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 19, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-2006-24502 by any of the following methods:
     Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-001.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal Holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this data collection. For detailed instructions on 
submitting comments, see the Public Participation heading of the 
Supplementary Information section of this document. Note that all 
comments received will be posted without change to https://dms.dot.gov 
including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act 
heading under Regulatory Notes.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aloha Ley, Small Community Air Service 
Development Program, X-50, Office of Aviation Analysis, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Small Community Air Service Development Program.
    OMB Control Number: XXXX-XXXX.
    Type of Request: Comments on data collection.
    Abstract: The Department of Transportation needs to collect certain 
information from eligible grant applicants in order to evaluate 
community proposals for financial grants to address their air service/
air fare needs under the criteria set forth in 49 U.S.C. 41743 for the 
Small Community Air Service Development Program (Small Community 
Program) (Grant Application Form). In addition, the Department needs to 
collect information from those communities selected for grant awards 
regarding improvements to their air services and air fares, the 
community's expenditures made in conjunction with the authorized air 
service/fare improvements, and the effectiveness of the expenditures 
for such service(s). The purpose of these collections is to permit the 
Department to monitor the effects of the Small Community Program on the 
use of the air service at the local airport (Enplanement Report); to 
effectively and efficiently process a community's reimbursement 
requests during implementation of the air service/air fare improvements 
(Reimbursement Form); and to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of 
the project being implemented with federal funding provided under the 
Small Community Program (Final Report).
    Respondents: Eligible local communities or consortia of communities 
and/or local airports serving those communities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 380. This consists of 
approximately 100 grant applicants each year; 120 grant recipients 
filing enplanement reports and reimbursement requests; and 40 grant 
recipients filing final reports each year.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 13,200 hours. This consists 
of 8,000 hours for the application process; 480 hours for enplanement 
reports; 400 hours for final reports, and 4,320 hours for reimbursement 
requests. For applications, this assumes a maximum of 80 hours to 
prepare an application for

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100 respondents; one hour each to complete the enplanement report four 
times per year assuming 120 grant recipients; ten hours to complete the 
final report, assuming 40 grant recipients file final reports each 
year; and three hours to complete a reimbursement request, assuming 120 
grant recipients file one reimbursement request each month. With the 
exception of the reimbursement requests, which must include an original 
signature and supporting documentation, respondents are permitted to 
submit the collection data electronically to the Department. The 
Department expects to transition into an electronic submission system 
for reimbursement requests within the next 12 months.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is reasonable for the proper performance of the grant award 
functions of the Department under the Small Community Program, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the Department's estimate of the 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 
burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2006.
Todd Homan,
Acting Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.
[FR Doc. E6-5838 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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