98-13905. Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Indian Reservation Roads Program Administration Survey

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28547-28548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13905]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-98-3807]


Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection: Indian Reservation Roads Program Administration Survey

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the 
intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to renew its clearance of the currently approved information 
collection identified below under Supplementary Information. This 
information collection provides for surveying Indian tribal governments 
regarding their satisfaction with the FHWA's Indian Reservation Roads 
Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears in the heading of this document and must be 
submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All comments received 
will be available for examination at the above address between 10:00 
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of comments must 
include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Francine Shaw-Whitson, HFL-11, 
Room 4206, [phone], Federal Lands Highway Office, or Mr. Wilbert 
Baccus, HCC-10, Room 4230, [phone], Office of Chief Counsel, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 
a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Indian Reservation Roads Program Administration Survey.
    OMB Number: 2125-0565.
    Background: Title 23, United States Code, Section 204(f) provides 
the authority for the FHWA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to 
jointly administer the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program. In 
accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act, the FHWA is 
required to establish performance measures consistent with the overall 
program goals and outcomes. In addition, Executive Order 12862 provides 
for surveying customers to determine the kind and quality of services 
they want and the level of satisfaction with existing services. Tribal 
governments are the IRR program customers.
    The information collected is used by the FHWA and the BIA to 
improve the administration of the IRR program. This survey gathers 
information from the tribes to assess, (1) their overall levels of 
understanding of the IRR program; (2) their involvement in the IRR 
program; and (3) their satisfaction with the IRR program administration 
and accomplishments. In addition, the survey allows tribes to propose 
recommendations for improving the operation and administration of the 
IRR program.
    Respondents: 558 Indian tribal governments.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 279 hours.
    Frequency: Biennial.

Public Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any 
aspect of this information collection, including, but not limited to: 
(1) the necessity and utility of the information collection for the 
proper performance of the functions of the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to minimize the 
collection burden without reducing the quality of the collected 
information. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's clearance for a 
renewal of this information collection.

Electronic Availability

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a modem 
and suitable communications software from the Federal Register 
electronic bulletin board service (telephone number: 202-512-1661). 
Internet users may reach the Federal Register's WWW site at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 141(d); 23 CFR 669.

    Issued on: May 13, 1998.
George S. Moore, Jr.,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-13905 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]
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