[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46222-46223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21920]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended) this notice announces the Department of
Transportation's (DOT) intention to request an extension for a
currently approved information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 25, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Executive Secretariat, Office
of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 7th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590-0002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Roberta Fede, Committee
Management Officer, Executive Secretariat, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation, at the address listed above. Telephone:
(202) 366-9764.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical Information
Request, DOT F1120.1.
OMB Control Number: 2105-0009.
Expiration Date: August 31, 1999.
Type of Request: Extension for a currently approved information
collection.
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 Department-sponsored
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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.
A number of DOT'S advisory committees were created by statute and
have statutory requirements for education, experience, or expertise.
The data collection enables DOT to comply with such membership
requirements, by providing information from which officials may
determine which individuals meet specific qualification standards for
particular advisory committees and for particular positions within a
committee. In fact, some statutory committees require very narrow and
specific expertise for each position on the committee, which can be
ascertained by reviewing the Advisory Committee Candidate Biographical
Information Request form.
Finally, the data collection allows officials to retain a file of
interested applicants. As vacancies occur on specific advisory
committees, the applications and qualifications can be reviewed for
possible placement.
In the absence of the data collection, officials would have to
contact by telephone or by letter each person who expressed an interest
or who was recommended for an advisory committee position to determine
his/her interest, education, experience, or expertise. This would be a
more time-consuming and costly data collection effort which would have
to be repeated if the individual were to be considered at a later time
for vacancies on other advisory committees.
Respondents: Individuals who have contacted DOT to indicate an
interest in appointment to an advisory committee and individuals who
have been recommended for membership on an advisory committee. Only one
collection is expected per individual.
Estimated Number of Respondents per year: 100.
Average Annual Burden per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden on Respondents Per Year: 25 hours.
This information collection is available for inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretariat, Room 10205, Office of the
Secretary, DOT, at the above address.
Comments are Invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the
burden of the proposed information collection; and (c) ways to minimize
the burden and enhance the quality of the collection.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 18, 1999.
Jamie Shell Williams,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 99-21920 Filed 8-23-99; 8:45 am]
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