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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2009–0053]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for
New Information Collection; Truck
Congestion Information Assessment
AGENCY: Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection, which is summarized below
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We
published a Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day public comment period
on this information collection on
February 26, 2009. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by June
19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
FHWA–2009–0053 by any of the
following methods:
Web Site: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Jones, 202–366–5053, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, Office of Highway
Policy Information, 1200 New Jersey
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Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Truck Congestion Information
Assessment.
Background: The Federal Highway
Administration’s (FHWA) ability to
assess congestion is critical for our
national leadership role. Highway traffic
congestion causes an estimated 3.5
billion hours of delays per year in 75 of
the largest metropolitan areas. The
volume of freight, the mix of goods, and
the way they are moved has changed
dramatically and highway system
improvements have not kept pace with
the growth and demand for freight
transportation, resulting in congestion
on our Nation’s highways and straining
other freight modes as well.
The purpose of this research is to
collect highway congestion information
to assess highway system performance
and validate findings of the report on
bottlenecks produced from Speed,
Highway Performance Monitoring
System (HPMS) and Freight Analysis
Framework (FAF) data.
The selected service provider will
establish, promote, collect and analyze
data from a developed system to provide
easy access 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week allowing the roadway user a
convenient way to report areas of heavy
congestion and bottleneck conditions at
any point in time encountered
nationally on the highway system.
Roadside users can report information
by using an automated phone system or
the Internet. The information from the
user will be date, time, state, and
highway route number, direction of
travel, mile marker and weather
condition. The reporting from the
roadside user is voluntary.
Respondents: Approximately 1200
Interstate roadway users daily, with the
majority being truck drivers.
Frequency: Every day for 3 years.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Each response will be
approximately 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Approximately 4,380 hours in
the first year, 7,665 the second year, and
9,855 the third year. Totaling 21,900
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 the estimated
burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
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(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; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 14, 2009.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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[U.S. DOT Docket No. FHWA–2009–0054]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for a
New Information Collection, Titled:
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements
Federal Highway
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection, which is summarized below
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We
published a Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day public comment period
on this information collection on
February 26, 2009. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by June
19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket ID Number FHWA–
2009–0054 by any of the following
methods:
Web Site: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
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and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Granda, PhD, Team Leader,
Human Centered Systems, Office of
Safety Research and Development,
HRDS–07, Turner-Fairbank Highway
Research Center, Federal Highway
Administration, 6300 Georgetown Pike,
McLean, VA 22101, tel. 202–493–3365
between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays,
or Paul J. Tremont, PhD (same address)
at 202–493–3338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reports, Forms and
Recordkeeping Requirements.
The FHWA invites public comments
on our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve a total of 30 field and
laboratory research studies that will
include collections of information from
the general public. These studies will be
conducted over a period not to exceed
3 years with an annual burden of
approximately 1000 hours and a grand
total burden of approximately 3000
hours. These collections are integral to
the performance of various analytical,
field, and laboratory human factors
research projects that FHWA intends to
conduct in support of its mission of
improving safety and increasing
mobility on our Nation’s highways
through National Leadership,
Innovation, and Program Delivery.
The field and laboratory research
FHWA conducts usually involves
observations of driver behavior. In the
field, these studies are often completely
non-intrusive. However, some field
research studies require that interview
data be collected from individuals in the
field. For example, if drivers are
participating in a research study on a
novel intersection, interview data might
be acquired from a subset of drivers to
determine what they observed while
driving or how they made their
decisions. In these cases the interview
will be brief (10–15 minutes). The same
procedure may be used with laboratory
studies.
The vast majority of laboratory and
field studies that FHWA conducts
acquire data on human performance in
controlled experimental settings. For
example, FHWA may be interested in
drivers’ reactions to the visibility of
signs of differing reflectivity.
Research Areas and Associated
Collections
The FHWA Office of Safety Research
and Development intends to conduct
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analytical, field, and laboratory research
projects focused on highway safety that
will require acquisition of data from
small samples of the general public.
This research is directed at human
factors issues within the following
broad program areas: (A) infrastructure
design including innovative intersection
configurations and signage and roadway
markings; (B) highway operations; (C)
intelligent transportation systems,
including traffic management centers;
(D) driver-vehicle and infrastructurevehicle interfaces; (E) older and younger
driver programs; and (F) pedestrian and
bicyclist concerns. Given that the focus
of the research in the above areas is on
human factors issues, it will require that
data be collected on a few key
demographic variables such as age,
gender, and driving experience. The
data collected will not be linked to
personal identifying information. Before
any study is conducted under this
approval request, a thorough review will
be undertaken to ensure such data is not
currently available, and that the
proposed study does not duplicate other
work.
Situations that Require Collections of
Information—Examples from Each
Category
Category A Infrastructure Design. An
example from Category A would be a
study designed to test an innovative
intersection design such as a Diverging
Diamond Interchange (DDI). This is a
highly efficient intersection design, but
if not properly implemented, it could
potentially cause confusion. In a DDI,
drivers cross over to the left side of the
highway, with the result that opposing
traffic is placed on their right side.
When testing a DDI, FHWA will need to
know whether drivers perceived any
ambiguity in the signage, if they had any
orientation problems seeing opposing
traffic on their right, and if they have
any suggestions for improving the
overall ease with which such an
intersection could be driven. Other
innovative intersection designs would
also benefit from similar information
acquired from drivers. Roadway
departure is another problem area that
could benefit from individual driver
data. For example, it would be helpful
to know how drivers perceive their
interaction with the infrastructure led to
or prevented roadway design.
Category B Highway Operations. One
of the many challenges confronting
highway engineers is designing a signal
system that maximizes throughput and
minimizes delay. Excess delay can have
the unintended consequence of
encouraging drivers to run red lights.
This problem can be examined by
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2009-0053]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
for New Information Collection; Truck Congestion Information Assessment
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new
information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
public comment period on this information collection on February 26,
2009. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by June 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
FHWA-2009-0053 by any of the following methods:
Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Jones, 202-366-5053, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, Office of Highway
Policy Information, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Truck Congestion Information Assessment.
Background: The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) ability to
assess congestion is critical for our national leadership role. Highway
traffic congestion causes an estimated 3.5 billion hours of delays per
year in 75 of the largest metropolitan areas. The volume of freight,
the mix of goods, and the way they are moved has changed dramatically
and highway system improvements have not kept pace with the growth and
demand for freight transportation, resulting in congestion on our
Nation's highways and straining other freight modes as well.
The purpose of this research is to collect highway congestion
information to assess highway system performance and validate findings
of the report on bottlenecks produced from Speed, Highway Performance
Monitoring System (HPMS) and Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) data.
The selected service provider will establish, promote, collect and
analyze data from a developed system to provide easy access 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week allowing the roadway user a convenient way to report
areas of heavy congestion and bottleneck conditions at any point in
time encountered nationally on the highway system. Roadside users can
report information by using an automated phone system or the Internet.
The information from the user will be date, time, state, and highway
route number, direction of travel, mile marker and weather condition.
The reporting from the roadside user is voluntary.
Respondents: Approximately 1200 Interstate roadway users daily,
with the majority being truck drivers.
Frequency: Every day for 3 years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Each response will be
approximately 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 4,380 hours in
the first year, 7,665 the second year, and 9,855 the third year.
Totaling 21,900 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
the estimated burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and
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(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; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 14, 2009.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. E9-11727 Filed 5-19-09; 8:45 am]
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