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

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, 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

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period soliciting comments on the following information collection was

published on March 22, 1999 [64 FR 13843].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 29, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Gorman, (202) 366-5001,

Office of Intermodal and Statewide Planning, Federal Highway

Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Ferry Study.

Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.

Affected Public: 250 ferry operators nationwide.

Abstract: The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-

21), section 1207 (c), directs the Secretary of Transportation to

conduct a study of ferry transportation in the United States and its

possessions. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will conduct the

study which will be used to: (1) Inventory existing ferry operations;

(2) determine the potential for new ferry routes; (3) determine the

potential for alternative fuel ferries; and (4) determine the potential

for high speed ferries. Information for the study will be collected

from operators of existing ferry services and will include: (1) the

points served; (2) the amount and source of Federal, State, and/or

local funds used in the past three years; (3) the type of ownership;

(4) the number of passengers and vehicles carried in the past year; (5)

any new routes expected to be added within the next five years; and (6)

the highways that are connected by the ferries.

Frequency: The survey will be conducted once.

Estimated Burden: The estimated total annual burden is 84 hours (20

minutes per respondent).

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 most effective if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication of this Notice.

Issued on: June 22, 1999.

Lawrence I. Neff,

Acting Director, Office of Information and Management Services.

[FR Doc. 99-16414 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]

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