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custody or control or for which it is
responsible.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
IV. Conclusion
On the basis of the foregoing, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and in
particular Section 17A of the Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder.7
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, that the
proposed rule change (File No. SR–
OCC–2006–15) be and hereby is
approved.
Notice of Applications for Certificates
of Public Convenience and Necessity
and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed
Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
During the Week Ending April 27, 2007
For the Commission by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Aviation Proceedings, Agreements
Filed the Week Ending April 27, 2007
The following Agreements were filed
with the Department of Transportation
under the Sections 412 and 414 of the
Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49
U.S.C. 1383 and 1384) and procedures
governing proceedings to enforce these
provisions. Answers may be filed within
21 days after the filing of the
application.
Docket Number: OST–2007–28027.
Date Filed: April 23, 2007.
Parties: Members of the International
Air Transport Association.
Subject: Mail Vote 534—Resolution
010q, TC3/TC23 Special Passenger
Amending, Resolution from Sri Lanka,
(Memo 1084), Intended effective date: 1
May 2007.
Docket Number: OST–2007–28038.
Date Filed: April 24, 2007.
Parties: Members of the International
Air Transport Association.
Subject: PSC/RESO/137 dated March
20, 2007, Finally Adopted Resolutions &
Recommended Practices, PSC/MINS/
019 dated March 20, 2007, Intended
effective date: 1 June 2007.
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Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations,
Federal Register Liaison.
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7 In approving the proposed rule change, the
Commission considered the proposal’s impact on
efficiency, competition and capital formation. 15
U.S.C. 78c(f).
8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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The following Applications for
Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier
Permits were filed under Subpart B
(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department
of Transportation’s Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et
seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to
Modify Scope are set forth below for
each application. Following the Answer
period DOT may process the application
by expedited procedures. Such
procedures may consist of the adoption
of a show-cause order, a tentative order,
or in appropriate cases a final order
without further proceedings.
Docket Number: OST–2007–27060.
Date Filed: April 24, 2007.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: May 15, 2007
Description: Application of Zoom
Airlines Limited, amending its
exemption and foreign air carrier permit
to add a request for authority to serve
Bermuda (‘‘BRA’’) as an intermediate
point on its proposed scheduled service
between London Gatwick Airport
(‘‘LGW’’) and John F. Kennedy
International Airport (‘‘JFK’’).
Docket Number: OST–2007–28046.
Date Filed: April 24, 2007.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: May 15, 2007
Description: Application of Air
Executive Charter GmbH (‘‘Air
Executive Charter’’), requesting an
exemption and a foreign air carrier
permit authorizing Air Executive
Charter to provide the following service
using small aircraft: (a) Charter foreign
air transportation of persons, property
and mail between any point or points in
Germany and any point or points in the
United States; and between any point or
points in the United States and any
point or points in a third country or
countries, provided that such service
constitutes part of a continuous
operation, with or without a change of
aircraft, that includes air service to
Germany for the purpose of carrying
local traffic between Germany and the
United States; (b) effective March 30,
2008, charter foreign air transportation
of persons, property and mail from
points behind EU Member States, via
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the EU Member States and intermediate
points to any point or points in the
United States and beyond; (c) effective
March 30, 2008, charter foreign air
transportation of persons, property and
mail between any point or points in the
United States and any point or points in
the European Common Aviation Area
(‘‘ECAA’’); and (d) other charters
between non-EU/ECAA third countries
and the United States.
Docket Number: OST–2007–28073.
Date Filed: April 27, 2007.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: May 18, 2007.
Description: Application of Star Air
A/S, requesting an exemption and a
foreign air carrier permit to provide
charter foreign air transportation of
property and mail on any and all routes
authorized pursuant to the Agreement
between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government
of Denmark Relating to Air Transport
Services (‘‘U.S.-Denmark Open Skies
Agreement’’).
Docket Number: OST–2007–28087.
Date Filed: April 27, 2007.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: May 18, 2007.
Description: Application of ABX Air,
Inc. (‘‘ABX’’), requesting the Department
of Transportation disclaim jurisdiction
over the transfer of the certificate of
public convenience and necessity and
other operating authority issued to ABX
to facilitate the formation by ABX of a
holding company.
Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations,
Federal Register Liaison.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2007–28076]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Reinstatement of a Previously
Approved Collection for Which
Approval Has Expired
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Request for
Reinstatement of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
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(OMB) approval for reinstatement of a
previously approved collection for
which approval has expired: It 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 July
10, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
FHWA–2007–28076 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–
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 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:
Heather Contrino, 202–366–5060, or
Ralph Gillman, 202–366–5042, Office of
Highway Policy Information, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Household Travel
Survey.
OMB Control #: 2125–0545.
Background: The collection of
passenger travel data is authorized in
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA–
LU) in Title 49, U.S.C. 301. In addition,
Title 23, Section 307 authorizes the
DOT to engage in studies to collect data
for planning future highway programs.
The 2008 National Household Travel
Survey (NHTS) will provide an updated
benchmark of travel activity and a
measure of the impact of household
travel behavior on system performance
including safety, accessibility, economic
factors, and congestion. This continuity
is important in identifying, assessing,
and forecasting travel trends.
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The many changes in travel and the
related social patterns point to the need
for a 2008 NHTS. Continuing changes in
household structure, commuting levels
and patterns, the location of households
and workplaces, and increases in the
mobility of the older population, as well
as issues of air quality and traffic
congestion, have all resulted in
significant changes in travel in recent
years.
Historically, FHWA has had the
responsibility for the administration of
the NHTS. FHWA coordinates with
other agencies within the DOT on
information needs and program
applications. The Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS), National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), and the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) have provided
supplemental funding in past NHTS
program activities. In addition, several
organizations outside DOT rely on the
NHTS for transportation information
relating to health (Centers for Disease
Control), energy consumption (Energy
Information Administration), and
emergency planning (Department of
Homeland Security). The Department of
Transportation has a continuing need
for current and improved data to
determine the nature and extent of
present travel needs and to plan for
meeting the nation’s travel needs of the
future. Specifically, data is needed to:
• Examine the availability and use of
transportation to various population
groups, including those whose mobility
has historically been lower than that of
the general population, such as the
elderly, low-income, people of color,
and new immigrants;
• Identify factors affecting the use of
private vehicles and other means of
transportation as they relate to trip
purposes including travel to work,
school, shopping, medical care and
other personal business, and social and
recreational travel;
• Forecast trends in highway
transportation in light of projected
demographic changes;
• Obtain the public’s response to
changes in transportation systems and
services;
• Evaluate factors relating to the
safety of the surface transportation
system;
• Provide data for the evaluation of
the impacts of various policy initiatives;
and
• Provide cost-effective information
that supports transportation planning
and decision-making by Federal, State,
and local governments.
The DOT uses the data to analyze the
amount and nature of household travel,
the relationship between socio-
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economic characteristics and travel
patterns, and trends in passenger travel.
Because demographic information is
collected on each person and each
household surveyed in the NHTS, the
dataset is excellent for describing travel
behavior of population groups. The
transportation community has seen the
influence of changes in travel behavior
on the amount and type of travel
demand, including the increasing
participation of women in the
workforce, trip chaining for other
purposes as part of the work journey, an
increase in single-occupant vehicles,
and increased development of the outer
suburbs and exurbs, and changes in
household structure. NHTS is also
critical in assessing emerging travel
roles of older populations and how this
is changing over time, as the older
cohort is more and more composed of
those who have grown up driving.
Understanding household travel today
means understanding the complexity
and variety of travel needs under these
changing conditions. As our society
addresses air quality and congestion
issues, it is vital that the various trends
be understood along with their
implications for the different segments
of the population.
Respondents: Approximately 25,000
households will complete the survey.
The survey households will be selected
using random digit dialing (RDD). The
NHTS is a 2-stage study. In the first
stage, households are contacted via
computer assisted telephone
interviewing (CATI) to collect basic
information about the household and its
vehicles. During this initial contact,
households are recruited to participate
in the diary phase (stage 2) of the study.
Each household is assigned a specific
travel day and asked to record details
about each trip taken on that day. The
stage 2 trip information is obtained via
computer assisted telephone
interviewing (CATI).
Frequency: The NHTS has been
conducted by the DOT every 5–7 years
since 1969. The 2008 NHTS will be
conducted during calendar year 2008.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The estimated burden per
household averages 68 minutes, which
includes interviewing an average of 2.5
persons per household. The burden per
person averages 20 minutes for the
interview and another 7 minutes for
keeping the diary.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The estimated total annual
burden hours are 28,333.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
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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; 23 U.S.C. 307; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 4, 2007.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–07–3]
Hazardous Materials: Reducing the
Risk of Hazardous Materials Incidents
During Loading and Unloading
Operations
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop on
loading/unloading practices.
AGENCY:
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Mr.
Rick Boyle, Office of Hazardous
Materials Technology, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Technology, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, phone number: (202) 366–
4545, e-mail: rick.boyle@dot.gov, or, Mr.
Douglas Reeves, Office of Hazardous
Materials Technology, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Technology, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, phone number: (202) 366–
4545, e-mail: douglas.reeves@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
As part of PHMSA’s efforts to
review bulk loading and unloading of
hazardous materials and to develop risk
reduction strategies, the agency invites
interested persons to participate in a
public workshop that will examine
industry data, identify industry best
practices and standards, discuss the role
of recommended practices for loading
and unloading, and consider industry
actions that have the potential to reduce
risk during loading and unloading.
PHMSA seeks the broadest participation
of industry, federal agencies, state and
local government, standards
organizations, the emergency response
community, employee groups,
environmental and public interest
organizations, and the public. PHMSA
seeks individuals and organizations
willing to speak at the public workshop.
Interested persons are invited to submit
papers on related topics.
DATES: Public meeting: June 14, 2007,
starting at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Public meeting: The
meeting will be held at Lowe’s L’Enfant
Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW.,
SUMMARY:
Washington, DC 20024. For information
on the facilities or to request special
accommodations at the meeting, please
contact Mr. Rick Boyle by telephone or
e-mail as soon as possible.
Written Comments: Written comments
may be submitted and identified by
DOT DMS Docket Number PHMSA–07–
3 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.
• 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.
A recent PHMSA review of bulk
loading and unloading incidents over
the past decade suggests roughly one
quarter to one half of overall hazardous
materials transportation incidents may
be attributable to loading and unloading
operations, particularly bulk packages.
We also note that a significant
proportion of National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) hazardous
materials accident reports over this
period address safety concerns
regarding bulk loading or unloading
operations.
II. Purpose of Public Workshop
PHMSA is using an enterprise
approach, bringing all stakeholders
together for conceptual discussions, to
examine the bulk loading and unloading
issue and the range of potential industry
actions to reduce risk in the
transportation of hazardous materials.
This public workshop is an early step in
this effort.
The workshop will consist of a series
of panel presentations on specific topics
followed by discussions of the issues
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involved. We anticipate that the panels
will cover incident data and relevant
NTSB accident reports; loading and
unloading procedures, including
existing recommended practices and
potential gaps; assessment; training; and
emergency response. An ad-hoc
industry working group has submitted a
draft recommended practice on contents
of bulk loading and unloading
procedures. PHMSA encourages all
stakeholders to review the draft
available in the docket as a starting
point for discussions.
The public may attend and participate
in this workshop without prior
notification; however, to structure the
event to best utilize technical
experience in attendance, PHMSA asks
that individuals submit information, if
possible, on their areas of expertise and
interests prior to the workshop.
Individuals who wish to make
presentations on the panels should
contact Mr. Rick Boyle or Mr. Douglas
Reeves and make arrangements to
participate on the panels prior to the
workshop. PHMSA plans to invite
specific individuals and Federal agency
representatives to make presentations as
the workshop agenda is developed.
Advance material that should be
reviewed prior to the workshop can be
found in the docket or at https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings.
Directions to the workshop location, the
workshop agenda, an attendee
information submittal form, and the
draft recommended practice on contents
of bulk loading and unloading
procedures can be found at these
locations.
PHMSA also invites interested
persons who are unable to attend the
public workshop and who have an
interest in bulk loading and unloading
of hazardous materials to submit
comments pertinent to panels and
topics identified in the workshop
agenda or to provide any relevant
information or data to the DOT Docket
Management System Docket Number
PHMSA–07–3. Comments may be
submitted by any method noted in the
ADDRESSES section above.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 7, 2007,
under authority delegated in 49 CFR part
106.
Theodore L. Willke,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Hazardous Materials Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2007-28076]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval
Has Expired
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a previously approved
collection for which approval has expired.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's
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(OMB) approval for reinstatement of a previously approved collection
for which approval has expired: It 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 July 10, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
FHWA-2007-28076 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 20590-0001.
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 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: Heather Contrino, 202-366-5060, or
Ralph Gillman, 202-366-5042, Office of Highway Policy Information,
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Household Travel Survey.
OMB Control #: 2125-0545.
Background: The collection of passenger travel data is authorized
in The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU) in Title 49, U.S.C. 301.
In addition, Title 23, Section 307 authorizes the DOT to engage in
studies to collect data for planning future highway programs.
The 2008 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) will provide an
updated benchmark of travel activity and a measure of the impact of
household travel behavior on system performance including safety,
accessibility, economic factors, and congestion. This continuity is
important in identifying, assessing, and forecasting travel trends.
The many changes in travel and the related social patterns point to
the need for a 2008 NHTS. Continuing changes in household structure,
commuting levels and patterns, the location of households and
workplaces, and increases in the mobility of the older population, as
well as issues of air quality and traffic congestion, have all resulted
in significant changes in travel in recent years.
Historically, FHWA has had the responsibility for the
administration of the NHTS. FHWA coordinates with other agencies within
the DOT on information needs and program applications. The Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
have provided supplemental funding in past NHTS program activities. In
addition, several organizations outside DOT rely on the NHTS for
transportation information relating to health (Centers for Disease
Control), energy consumption (Energy Information Administration), and
emergency planning (Department of Homeland Security). The Department of
Transportation has a continuing need for current and improved data to
determine the nature and extent of present travel needs and to plan for
meeting the nation's travel needs of the future. Specifically, data is
needed to:
Examine the availability and use of transportation to
various population groups, including those whose mobility has
historically been lower than that of the general population, such as
the elderly, low-income, people of color, and new immigrants;
Identify factors affecting the use of private vehicles and
other means of transportation as they relate to trip purposes including
travel to work, school, shopping, medical care and other personal
business, and social and recreational travel;
Forecast trends in highway transportation in light of
projected demographic changes;
Obtain the public's response to changes in transportation
systems and services;
Evaluate factors relating to the safety of the surface
transportation system;
Provide data for the evaluation of the impacts of various
policy initiatives; and
Provide cost-effective information that supports
transportation planning and decision-making by Federal, State, and
local governments.
The DOT uses the data to analyze the amount and nature of household
travel, the relationship between socio-economic characteristics and
travel patterns, and trends in passenger travel. Because demographic
information is collected on each person and each household surveyed in
the NHTS, the dataset is excellent for describing travel behavior of
population groups. The transportation community has seen the influence
of changes in travel behavior on the amount and type of travel demand,
including the increasing participation of women in the workforce, trip
chaining for other purposes as part of the work journey, an increase in
single-occupant vehicles, and increased development of the outer
suburbs and exurbs, and changes in household structure. NHTS is also
critical in assessing emerging travel roles of older populations and
how this is changing over time, as the older cohort is more and more
composed of those who have grown up driving.
Understanding household travel today means understanding the
complexity and variety of travel needs under these changing conditions.
As our society addresses air quality and congestion issues, it is vital
that the various trends be understood along with their implications for
the different segments of the population.
Respondents: Approximately 25,000 households will complete the
survey. The survey households will be selected using random digit
dialing (RDD). The NHTS is a 2-stage study. In the first stage,
households are contacted via computer assisted telephone interviewing
(CATI) to collect basic information about the household and its
vehicles. During this initial contact, households are recruited to
participate in the diary phase (stage 2) of the study. Each household
is assigned a specific travel day and asked to record details about
each trip taken on that day. The stage 2 trip information is obtained
via computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI).
Frequency: The NHTS has been conducted by the DOT every 5-7 years
since 1969. The 2008 NHTS will be conducted during calendar year 2008.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated burden per
household averages 68 minutes, which includes interviewing an average
of 2.5 persons per household. The burden per person averages 20 minutes
for the interview and another 7 minutes for keeping the diary.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual
burden hours are 28,333.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is
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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; 23 U.S.C. 307;
49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 4, 2007.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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