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 accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 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

it's expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on the following collection of information

was published on August 24, 1999 [FR 64, page 46222].

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before December

15, 1999.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Roberta R. Fede, Office of the

Secretary, office of Executive Secretariat, S-10, U.S. Department of

Transportation, (202) 366-9764, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

Title: Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical Information

Request.

OMB Control Number: 2105-0009.

Affected Public: Citizens applying or selected for appointment to

DOT Advisory Committees.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): DOT F 1120.1

Abstract: The collection of information obtained by the Advisory

Committee Candidate Biographical Information Request form enables

Department officials to review the qualifications of individuals who

wish to serve on the Department-sponsored advisory committees and the

qualifications of persons who have been recommended to serve. The

collection provides uniform data for each individual and enables DOT to

comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) (5

U.S.C. App.) which requires that advisory committee membership be

balanced.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.

Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20503, Attention OST 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. Comments to OMB are best assured of having their full

effect if OMB receives them within 30 days of publication.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 8, 1999.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 99-29679 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]

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