Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection: Household Goods Consumer Information Program Assessment Study, 3319 [E8-795]

Agencies

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-795]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-0075]


Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information 
Collection: Household Goods Consumer Information Program Assessment 
Study

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for information.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA 
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval. The intent of the ICR is to collect information on recent 
interstate household goods shippers' (consumers) awareness of the 
Household Goods (HHG) Consumer Information Program messages and 
activities. On September 26, 2007, FMCSA published a Federal Register 
notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. One comment was 
received.

DATES: Please send your comments by February 19, 2008. OMB must receive 
your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference DOT Docket No. FMCSA-2007-
0075. You may submit 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: Mr. Brian Ronk, Program Manager, 
FMCSA, Office of Outreach and Development. Telephone: (202) 366-1072; 
or e-mail brian.ronk@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Household Goods Consumer Information Program Assessment 
Study.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-XXXX.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Respondents: Public/consumers who have moved household goods from 
one State to a different State in the U.S. (Interstate Household Goods 
Shippers).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1500.
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated average burden per 
response is 15 minutes.
    Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new information collection.
    Frequency of Response: This information collection will occur twice 
within the three year effective period of the OMB clearance; once in 
the initial year of approval and again two years following the initial 
data collection.
    Estimated Average Total Annual Burden: 250 hours [1,500 respondents 
x 15 minutes/60 minutes per response x 2 telephone interviews/3 year 
ICR approval timeframe = 250].

Background

    The purpose of this study is to quantify and assess consumer 
awareness of the Household Goods (HHG) Consumer Information Program. 
The study will determine the interstate moving public's recognition or 
knowledge of the Program's activities or messages, such as the 
``Protect Your Move'' campaign. The data will be collected through a 
telephone survey. Results of the study will not be published, but used 
for internal research purposes by FMCSA in developing future HHG 
campaign materials, identifying target audiences, and determining 
distribution strategies to provide better consumer information to the 
public. It will also serve as a baseline for future program evaluations 
or assessments. A follow-up telephone survey will be conducted two 
years after the initial data collection and compared against the 
results from baseline assessment.
    FMCSA published a Federal Register notice allowing for a 60-day 
comment period on the ICR on September 26, 2007. One comment was 
received regarding the need for the Agency to focus on problems that 
have been reported instead of conducting a data collection effort. 
FMCSA responded to the comment explaining the need for the study and 
affirmed the writer's concern about the safe and reliable delivery of a 
consumer's household goods. The FMCSA's response also explained the 
goal of the agency's Household Goods (HHG) Consumer Information 
Program.
    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 performance of FMCSA's functions; (2) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance 
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and 
(4) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the 
quality of the collected information.

    Issued on: January 10, 2008.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E8-795 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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