[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63520-63521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30440]
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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 ICRs
describe the nature of the information collections and their expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published on August 20, 1998 (63 FR 44668-44669).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 14, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Haldeman, (202) 366-2881,
Office of Budget and Finance, Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Highway Administration
Title: Fiscal Vendor Satisfaction Survey.
OMB Number: 2125-NEW.
Type of Request: New Collection.
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Affected Public: Employees of private firms from which FHWA
procures products and services.
Abstract: The mission of the FHWA's Office of Budget and Finance is
the administration of fiscal programs to ensure an effective budget
process and proper utilization and accounting for agency resources. In
addition, the office works to improve the financial management
practices of State Highway Agencies. Some of these functions include:
(1) The planning, coordination, and administration of FHWA programs, as
they relate to the budget process; (2) the allocation and
administration of fiscal and ceiling control aspects of personnel
resources within employment ceilings, fiscal limitations, and other
established criteria; (3) the administration of a nationwide highway
project reporting system; and (4) the administration of a system of
accounting for agency resources and programs. A survey of FHWA's
vendors to be selected at random will provide feedback to help focus on
accounting operations and organization toward a customer service/
satisfaction-oriented way of doing business. The information will be
collected on a standardized questionnaire via mail. Respondents will be
advised of the purpose for the survey and the confidentiality of their
responses by an accompanying letter. The questionnaire will request
respondents if their telephone calls are answered in a timely manner;
if their inquiries receive timely responses; if their invoices are paid
in a timely fashion; and if the members of the finance staff are
accessible, professional, and courteous in providing assistance and
resolving payment issues. The sample size of respondents will be
approximately 200. The results of the surveys will be analyzed and
presented in a report to management. This report will be used for
ongoing improvements to FHWA's payment process.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, 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 within 30 days of publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 6, 1998.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-30440 Filed 11-12-98; 8:45 am]
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