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(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(iii) How to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(iv) How to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks public
comment on the following proposed
collection of information:
Evaluation Surveys for Distracted and
Unsafe Driving Interventions
Type of Request: New information
collection requirement.
OMB Clearance Number: None.
Form Number: This collection of
information uses no standard forms.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: December 31, 2012.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
proposes to conduct a series of
telephone surveys that will examine the
effectiveness of high visibility
enforcement demonstration programs to
increase public awareness of the
dangers of distracted and unsafe driving
behaviors associated with mobile
electronic devices like cell phones.
Participation by respondents would be
voluntary. Survey topics would include
awareness of program activities,
awareness of enforcement activities,
attitudes towards distracted driving,
understanding of relevant traffic laws,
and the frequency of various unsafe
driving behaviors.
In conducting the proposed survey,
the interviewers would use computerassisted telephone interviewing to
reduce interview length and minimize
recording errors. A Spanish-language
translation and bilingual interviewers
would be used to minimize language
barriers to participation. The proposed
survey would be anonymous; the survey
would not collect any personal
information that would allow anyone to
identify respondents. Participant names
would not be collected during the
interview and the telephone number
used to reach the respondent would be
separated from the data record prior to
its entry into the analytical database.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information—The National Highway
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Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
was established by the Highway Safety
Act of l970 (23 U.S.C. 101) to carry out
a Congressional mandate to reduce the
mounting number of deaths, injuries,
and economic losses resulting from
motor vehicle crashes on the Nation’s
highways. In support of this mission,
NHTSA proposes to conduct
information collections to assess the
effectiveness of interventions designed
to assess the public’s awareness of the
dangers of distracted driving and of
using mobile electronic devices
including cell phones. An essential part
of this evaluation effort is to compare
baseline and post-intervention measures
of attitudes, intervention awareness, and
(relevant) self-reported behavior to
determine if the interventions were
associated with changes on those
indices. The proposed study, to be
administered in the first quarter of 2010,
and in each of the next three quarters
thereafter, will collect data on topics
included in NHTSA’s annual studies on
the effectiveness of Click It or Ticket
safety belt campaigns (and some
additional topics), including: whether
the driving public saw or heard paid
media advertising about the high
visibility enforcement campaign,
whether they saw or heard increased
law enforcement about the high
visibility enforcement campaign,
frequency of engaging in electronic
mobile communication devices while
driving, understanding of cell phone
laws, attitudes about driving risk, and
whether they had personally
experienced increased law enforcement.
The findings from this proposed
collection of information will assist
NHTSA in addressing the problem of
distracted driving and in formulating
programs and recommendations to
Congress. NHTSA will use the findings
to help focus current programs and
activities to achieve the greatest benefit,
to develop new programs to decrease
the likelihood of distracted driving, and
to provide informational support to
States, localities, and law enforcement
agencies that will aid them in their
efforts to reduce distracted driving
crashes.
Description of the Likely Respondents
(Including Estimated Number, and
Proposed Frequency of Response to the
Collection of Information)—Under this
proposed effort, the Contractor would
conduct pre-intervention and postintervention surveys four times over the
course of a year in demonstration sites
and comparison sites. A total of 18
telephone pretest interviews averaging
10 minutes in length would be
administered to test the computer
programming of the questionnaire, and
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to determine if any last adjustments to
the questionnaire are needed. Following
any revisions carried out as a result of
the pretest, the Contractor would
conduct telephone interviews averaging
approximately 10 minutes in length
with 9,600 randomly selected member
of the general public residing in the
State(s) in which the demonstration
program is taking place, age 16 and
older, in telephone households and in
cell phone only households. Interviews
would be conducted with persons at
residential phone numbers selected
through random digit dialing. Federal
law prohibits the use of auto dialing to
call cell phones. Businesses are
ineligible for the sample and would not
be interviewed. No more than one
respondent would be selected per
household. Each member of the sample
would complete one interview.
Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Resulting From the Collection of
Information—NHTSA estimates that the
pretest interviews would require an
average of 10 minutes apiece, or a total
of 3 hours for the 18 respondents. Each
respondent in the final survey sample
would require an average of 10 minutes
to complete the telephone interview or
a total of 1,600 hours for the 9,600
respondents. Thus, the number of
estimated reporting burden hours a year
on the general public would be 1,603 for
the proposed survey. The respondents
would not incur any reporting cost from
the information collection. The
respondents also would not incur any
record keeping burden or recordkeeping
cost from the information collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection abstracted below has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
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approval. The nature of the information
collection is described as well as its
expected burden. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on April 6, 2009. A comment dated June
5, 2009 was received, suggesting that the
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
amend its forms MA–29, MA–29A and
MA–29B (Vessel Transfer Forms) to
reference the applicability of the Toxic
Substance Control Act (TSCA), and 40
CFR 761.97, thereby reflecting the
statutory and regulatory constraints
regarding the export of United States
documented vessels for scrapping or
refit outside the United States.
MARAD was given the mandate to (a)
approve the transfer (the term transfer
includes the sale, lease, charter, or
agreement to sell, lease or charter to a
person not a citizen of the United
States) (46 U.S.C. 5610) of a United
States documented vessel to a person
who is not a citizen of the United States,
and (b) approve the placement of a
United States documented vessel under
foreign registry and/or the operation of
a United States documented vessel
under the authority of a foreign country
by a person who is not a citizen of the
United States. Federal agencies
generally may perform only those duties
authorized by statute.
MARAD’s forms collect the
information we require to make a
decision regarding the mandated
transfer approvals. To collect additional
information on the Vessel Transfer
Forms would exceed our mandated
authority.
In order to deal with the issue of
vessels being transferred for scrapping
outside the United States, we have
instituted a procedure of providing
written notification to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
of all foreign vessel transfer approvals at
the time they are issued by the MARAD
(Letter dated April 2, 2008, from
Maritime Administrator to the
Administrator of the EPA.). This will
provide information to the EPA on
where and when any demolition will
take place. In addition, when an
application for transfer includes a vessel
leaving the U.S. registry for subsequent
foreign disposal, the owner and/or
buyer of the vessel are advised that the
vessel may be subject to the TSCA and
EPA implementing regulations.
DATES: Comments for this notice must
be submitted on or before September 9,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jerome Davis, Maritime Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
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Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–366–0688; or E–Mail:
jerome.davis@dot.gov. Copies of this
collection also can be obtained from that
office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime
Administration (MARAD).
Title: Request for Transfer of
Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or
Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S.Citizen Owned Documented Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0006.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Vessel owners who
have applied for foreign transfer of U.S.flag vessels.
Forms: MA–29, MA–29A, MA–29B
(Note: MA–29A is used only in cases of
a National emergency).
Abstract: This collection provides
information necessary for MARAD to
approve the sale, transfer, charter, lease,
or mortgage of U.S. documented vessels
to non-citizens, or the transfer of such
vessels to foreign registry and flag, or
the transfer of foreign flag vessels by
their owners as required by various
contractual requirements. The
information will enable MARAD to
determine whether the vessel proposed
for transfer will initially require
retention under the U.S.-flag statutory
regulations.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 120
hours.
Addresses: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention
MARAD Desk Officer.
Comments Are Invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; 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.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: July 30, 2009.
Murray Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2009–0001–19]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than October 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Nakia
Jackson, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590. Commenters requesting FRA to
acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB control number 2130–0560.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to
Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov, or
to Ms. Jackson at
nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office
of Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
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approval. The nature of the information collection is described as well
as its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of
information was published on April 6, 2009. A comment dated June 5,
2009 was received, suggesting that the Maritime Administration (MARAD)
amend its forms MA-29, MA-29A and MA-29B (Vessel Transfer Forms) to
reference the applicability of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA),
and 40 CFR 761.97, thereby reflecting the statutory and regulatory
constraints regarding the export of United States documented vessels
for scrapping or refit outside the United States.
MARAD was given the mandate to (a) approve the transfer (the term
transfer includes the sale, lease, charter, or agreement to sell, lease
or charter to a person not a citizen of the United States) (46 U.S.C.
5610) of a United States documented vessel to a person who is not a
citizen of the United States, and (b) approve the placement of a United
States documented vessel under foreign registry and/or the operation of
a United States documented vessel under the authority of a foreign
country by a person who is not a citizen of the United States. Federal
agencies generally may perform only those duties authorized by statute.
MARAD's forms collect the information we require to make a decision
regarding the mandated transfer approvals. To collect additional
information on the Vessel Transfer Forms would exceed our mandated
authority.
In order to deal with the issue of vessels being transferred for
scrapping outside the United States, we have instituted a procedure of
providing written notification to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) of all foreign vessel transfer approvals at the time they are
issued by the MARAD (Letter dated April 2, 2008, from Maritime
Administrator to the Administrator of the EPA.). This will provide
information to the EPA on where and when any demolition will take
place. In addition, when an application for transfer includes a vessel
leaving the U.S. registry for subsequent foreign disposal, the owner
and/or buyer of the vessel are advised that the vessel may be subject
to the TSCA and EPA implementing regulations.
DATES: Comments for this notice must be submitted on or before
September 9, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jerome Davis, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202-366-0688; or E-Mail: jerome.davis@dot.gov. Copies of
this collection also can be obtained from that office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
Title: Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or
Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S.-Citizen Owned Documented Vessels.
OMB Control Number: 2133-0006.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Vessel owners who have applied for foreign
transfer of U.S.-flag vessels.
Forms: MA-29, MA-29A, MA-29B (Note: MA-29A is used only in cases of
a National emergency).
Abstract: This collection provides information necessary for MARAD
to approve the sale, transfer, charter, lease, or mortgage of U.S.
documented vessels to non-citizens, or the transfer of such vessels to
foreign registry and flag, or the transfer of foreign flag vessels by
their owners as required by various contractual requirements. The
information will enable MARAD to determine whether the vessel proposed
for transfer will initially require retention under the U.S.-flag
statutory regulations.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 120 hours.
Addresses: Send comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer.
Comments Are Invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; 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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its
full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.
By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: July 30, 2009.
Murray Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-19059 Filed 8-7-09; 8:45 am]
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