Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY:

Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Notice.

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 renewal and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. The

Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on December 24, 2002 [67 FR 78558]. No comments were received.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before April 11, 2003 to: Attention DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Robert C. Ashby, Office of the Secretary, Office of Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590, Telephone (202) 366-9310, (voice) 202-366-9313 (fax) or at

bob.ashby@ost.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary (OST)

Title:

Report of DBE Awards and Commitments.

OMB Control Number:

2105-0510.

Annual Estimated Burden:

1.46 million hours.

Type of Request:

Extension of a currently approved information collection.

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.

Issued in Washington, DC on March 5, 2003.

Michael A. Robinson,

Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 03-5882 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]

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