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, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 its expected

burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following collection of information was

published on December 17, 1997 [62 FR 66172].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anne Barsanti, Office of Research

and Development, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA, 22101-2296, (703)

285-2102 or (703) 285-2443. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00

p.m., E.T., Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Title: Nationwide Survey of Public Roads Readers.

OMB Number: 2125-0562.

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Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Paid and complementary subscribers to Public Roads

magazine.

Abstract: This study is pursuant to President Clinton's Executive

Order 12862, which requires all agencies to identify their customers,

survey their satisfaction with current services, set standards for

service and measure results against them. In addition, a nationwide

census of readers was conducted in 1995 to gauge the overall

satisfaction of readers and to measure, in particular, reader

satisfaction with significant changes that had been made in the

magazine's design and content, subject scope, and audience. Now, it is

time to survey a sample of the readership and compare the results to

the benchmark established in 1995. Also, the results of this survey

will form the basis of a major, direct-mail campaign to increase the

number of paid subscribers.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 375 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 DOT 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.

A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB

receives it 30 days after publication.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 12, 1998.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 98-7557 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]

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