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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LaStar Matthews, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366–2295.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5317, New
Freedom Program (OMB Number: 2132–
NEW).
Abstract: Title 49 U.S.C. Section 5317
authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation to make grants to states
and designated recipients in urbanized
areas of 200,000 persons or greater to
reduce barriers to transportation
services and expand the transportation
mobility options available to people
with disabilities beyond the
requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Grant
recipients are required to make
information available to the public and
to publish a program of projects which
identifies the subrecipients and projects
for which the State or designated
recipient is applying for financial
assistance. FTA uses the information to
determine eligibility for funding and to
monitor the grantees’ progress in
implementing and completing project
activities. FTA collects performance
information from designated recipients
in rural areas, small urbanized areas and
other direct recipients for small
urbanized areas annually and collects
performance information from
designated recipients in large urbanized
areas on a quarterly basis. The
information submitted ensures FTA’s
compliance with applicable federal laws
and OMB Circular A–102.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
122,374 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725—17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA 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.
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Issued: December 10, 2007.
Ann Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2007–0028]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance 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
approval. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on October 1,
2007. No comments were received in
response to that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before January 16, 2008. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LaStar Matthews, Office of
Administration, Office of Management
Planning, (202) 366–2295 or e-mail:
LaStar.Matthews@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 49 CFR Part 611 Major Capital
Investment Projects (OMB Number:
2132–0561).
Abstract: On August 10, 2005, the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient,
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU) was enacted.
Sections 3011(d)(5) and 3011(e)(6) of
SAFETEA–LU require FTA to issue
regulations on the manner in which
candidate projects for capital
investment grants and loans for new
fixed guideway systems and extensions
to existing systems (‘‘New Starts,’’
‘‘Small Starts,’’ respectively) will be
evaluated and rated for purposes of the
FTA Capital Investment Grants and
Loans program for New and Small Starts
under 49 U.S.C. 5309. The Advanced
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRM) for this regulation was issued
on January 30, 2006, (71 FR 22841). The
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
was issued on August 3, 2007, (72 FR
43328).
FTA has a longstanding requirement
to evaluate proposed projects against a
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prescribed set of statutory criteria. The
Surface Transportation and Uniform
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
(STURAA) established in law a set of
criteria that proposed projects had to
meet in order to be eligible for federal
funding. The requirement for summary
project ratings has been in place since
1998. Thus, the requirements for project
evaluation and data collection for New
Starts projects are not new, nor have
they changed extensively since their
inception. One addition included in
SAFETEA–LU is the Small Starts
program. The Small Starts program
enables projects with a lesser total
capital cost and smaller requested share
of New Starts funds to progress through
a simplified and streamlined project
evaluation and data collection process.
In general, though, the information used
by FTA for New and Small Starts project
evaluation and rating purposes should
arise as a part of the normal planning
process.
FTA has been collecting project
evaluation information from project
sponsors under the existing OMB
approval for this program (OMB No.
2132–0561). However, due to
modifications in project evaluation
criteria for the New Starts program and
the addition of the Small Starts
program, it became apparent that some
information required under this
proposed rule might be beyond the
scope of ordinary planning activities.
The proposed rule creates additional
requirements for before-and-after data
collection for purposes of Government
Performance and Results Act reporting
as a condition of obtaining a Full
Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) or a
Project Construction Grant Agreement
(PCGA).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
38,760 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725—17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA 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
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automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Issued: December 10, 2007.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–24422 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
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 April 27, 2007
(72 FR 21068–21069).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 16, 2008.
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:
Alan Block at the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–131),
202–366–6401, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: 2008 National Survey of
Drinking and Driving Attitudes and
Behavior.
OMB Number: 2127–New.
Type of Request: New information
collection requirement.
Abstract: The National Survey of
Drinking and Driving Attitudes and
Behavior is conducted on a periodic
basis for the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration to obtain a status
report on attitudes, knowledge, and selfreported behavior related to alcoholimpaired driving. It is a national
telephone survey administered to a
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randomly selected sample of
approximately 6,000 persons age 16 and
older. Topics covered by the survey
include drinking behavior, drinking and
driving behavior, avoidance of drinking
and driving, use of a designated driver,
preventing others from drinking and
driving, perceived risks to drinking and
driving, perceptions and attitudes about
enforcement of drinking and driving
laws, knowledge of legal BAC limits,
and perceived effectiveness of
intervention strategies. The proposed
survey is the eighth in the series, which
began in 1991. The 2008 survey will
repeat many of the questions included
in the preceding surveys in order to
monitor change over time. The survey
will also include new questions that
address emergent issues in the area of
drinking and driving. The data will be
applied to strategic planning to combat
the drinking and driving problem, and
provide guidance to current programs.
Affected Public: Randomly selected
members of the general public aged
sixteen and older in telephone
households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,006 hours (18 pretest interviews
averaging 20 minutes per interview,
followed by 6,000 interviews averaging
20 minutes per interview administered
to the final survey sample).
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).
Issued on: December 12, 2007.
Marilena Amoni,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration; Highway Safety
Programs
[Docket No. NHTSA–2007–0028]
Conforming Products List of Evidential
Breath Alcohol Measurement Devices
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice updates the
Conforming Products List (CPL)
published in the Federal Register on
June 29, 2006 (71 FR 37159) for
instruments that conform to the Model
Specifications for Evidential Breath
Testing Devices (58 FR 48705).
DATES: Effective Date: December 17,
2007.
For
technical issues: Ms. De Carlo Ciccel,
Behavioral Research Division, NTI–131,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590;
Telephone; (202) 366–1694. For legal
issues: Ms. Allison Rusnak, Office of
Chief Counsel, NCC–113, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590; Telephone:
(202) 366–1834.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 5, 1973, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) published the Standards for
Devices to Measure Breath Alcohol (38
FR 30459). A Qualified Products List of
Evidential Breath Measurement Devices
comprised of instruments that met this
standard was first issued on November
21, 1974 (39 FR 41399).
On December 14, 1984 (49 FR 48854),
NHTSA converted this standard to
Model Specifications for Evidential
Breath Testing Devices (Model
Specifications), and published a
Conforming Products List (CPL) of
instruments that were found to conform
to the Model Specifications as
Appendix D to that notice (49 FR
48864).
On September 17, 1993, NHTSA
published a notice to amend the Model
Specifications (58 FR 48705) and update
the CPL. That notice changed the
alcohol concentration levels at which
instruments are evaluated, from 0.000,
0.050, 0.101, and 0.151 BAC, to 0.000,
0.020, 0.040, 0.080, and 0.160 BAC.
These devices are identified on the CPL
with an asterisk. Additionally, that
notice includes a test for the presence of
acetone and an expanded definition of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2007-0028]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance 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 approval. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments was
published on October 1, 2007. No comments were received in response to
that notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before January 16, 2008. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaStar Matthews, Office of
Administration, Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-2295 or e-
mail: LaStar.Matthews@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 49 CFR Part 611 Major Capital Investment Projects (OMB
Number: 2132-0561).
Abstract: On August 10, 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
was enacted. Sections 3011(d)(5) and 3011(e)(6) of SAFETEA-LU require
FTA to issue regulations on the manner in which candidate projects for
capital investment grants and loans for new fixed guideway systems and
extensions to existing systems (``New Starts,'' ``Small Starts,''
respectively) will be evaluated and rated for purposes of the FTA
Capital Investment Grants and Loans program for New and Small Starts
under 49 U.S.C. 5309. The Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRM) for this regulation was issued on January 30, 2006, (71 FR
22841). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was issued on August
3, 2007, (72 FR 43328).
FTA has a longstanding requirement to evaluate proposed projects
against a prescribed set of statutory criteria. The Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (STURAA)
established in law a set of criteria that proposed projects had to meet
in order to be eligible for federal funding. The requirement for
summary project ratings has been in place since 1998. Thus, the
requirements for project evaluation and data collection for New Starts
projects are not new, nor have they changed extensively since their
inception. One addition included in SAFETEA-LU is the Small Starts
program. The Small Starts program enables projects with a lesser total
capital cost and smaller requested share of New Starts funds to
progress through a simplified and streamlined project evaluation and
data collection process. In general, though, the information used by
FTA for New and Small Starts project evaluation and rating purposes
should arise as a part of the normal planning process.
FTA has been collecting project evaluation information from project
sponsors under the existing OMB approval for this program (OMB No.
2132-0561). However, due to modifications in project evaluation
criteria for the New Starts program and the addition of the Small
Starts program, it became apparent that some information required under
this proposed rule might be beyond the scope of ordinary planning
activities.
The proposed rule creates additional requirements for before-and-
after data collection for purposes of Government Performance and
Results Act reporting as a condition of obtaining a Full Funding Grant
Agreement (FFGA) or a Project Construction Grant Agreement (PCGA).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 38,760 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725--17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA 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
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automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Issued: December 10, 2007.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-24422 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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