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situations involving routes that vary in 

road pricing and travel time. Three basic 

types of experiments will be conducted: 

A field experiment using Global 

Positioning System (GPS) trackers; a 

multi-driver traffic simulation 

experiment; and a single driver 

simulator experiment. In addition to 

these experiments, participants will 

answer short demographic 

questionnaires and short surveys of 

their driving habits. 

The initial phase will consist of 

recruiting participants by sending out 

invitation letters to potential 

participants who are drivers on select 

routes in the Miami, Florida; Orlando, 

Florida; and Atlanta, Georgia 

metropolitan areas. Local toll road 

agencies have agreed to collaborate with 

the researchers in this phase. The 

invitation will ask those who are 

interested to complete a survey online. 

This survey is used to filter respondents 

based on how frequently they drive on 

the selected routes. A typical 

respondent will complete this survey in 

30 minutes. Respondents who express 

interest in being part of the experiments 

will be asked to attend four face-to-face 

sessions. There will be a choice of times 

and locations for these sessions so as to 

make it convenient for the participant. 

In these sessions participants will be 

presented with lottery choices, betting 

tasks, and simulator driving tasks, in 

addition to a short questionnaire about 

their demographics and driving habits. 

These tasks are intended to observe 

characteristics in drivers that are 

important to their driving choices when 

roads are congested. The choice tasks, 

questionnaires and simulator driving 

tasks will require 41⁄2 hours of the 

participant’s time, spread over the four 

sessions. In addition, all participants’ 

cars will be outfitted with a GPS device 

that can receive but not send signals, 

allowing us to collect information on 

driving habits. The installation is simple 

and will only take a couple of minutes. 

All driving data will be downloaded 

directly from the device to a computer. 

Sensitive data, such as the home and 

work locations of the drivers, will not be 

downloaded. Approximately two weeks 

will pass between each session; a time 

frame that is determined by the capacity 

of the GPS device’s ability to store data 

of subjects’ travel log. The total time 

required for instructing participants in 

the field driving task, installing the 

device, and downloading all the data 

will be one hour, spread out over the 

four sessions. All of the 1,200 

participants will have their car 

equipped with a GPS while 

participating in the study. However, 

since we partition the study into three 

parts there will be a maximum of 400 

cars that have GPS installed at any time 

in the field experiment. 

During the first two sessions 

participants will be given driving 

simulator tasks, lottery and betting 

tasks, and questionnaires. Participants 

will receive money for driving on the 

routes studied but tolls that vary across 

routes and departure times will be 

subtracted from this money. If a toll 

from the study is applied to a route that 

already has a toll, the existing toll is 

subtracted from the toll charge in the 

study. If the existing toll is higher than 

the toll charge in the study, the 

participant will be paid the difference 

from the study. Some routes will have 

no toll charge. Participants will also 

receive money in a similar manner for 

driving in the simulators, and for the 

non-simulator choice tasks. There will 

also be a fixed compensation for 

attending each of the four sessions, and 

for completing the entire study. 

A total of 1,200 persons will 

participate, divided across the three 

regions. 10 weeks will be needed to 

complete the 4 sessions for each group 

of participants. 100 of these participants 

will be expected to volunteer for an 

additional 10 week field driving period 

for additional monetary compensation. 

The sessions will be timed very 

carefully since the student research 

assistants helping the participants will 

not be available during final exam 

periods and certain breaks. 

Respondents: 1200 participants are 

expected to participate throughout all 

tasks. 

Frequency: In phase 1, a survey will 

be completed via the internet, followed 

by four face-to-face sessions and three 

two-week periods of driving with a GPS 

devise for most participants and twice 

that for a few selected participants. The 

face-to-face sessions will take place 

within a 10-week period. For those who 

are selected to double their participation 

there will be a break before starting the 

second period. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The online questionnaire will 

require 30 minutes for a typical 

respondent. Two of the face-to-face 

sessions will last two hours each, the 

third session will last one hour, and the 

final session will be completed in thirty 

minutes. This time covers the 41⁄2 hours 

for the simulator tasks, the other choice 

tasks, and questionnaires, and the one 

hour for installing the GPS device, 

instructing participants in the field 

driving task plus downloading the GPS 

data to a computer. The average time 

allocation per participant is therefore 

expected to be 6 hours. For those who 

choose to double their participation 

there will be a need for an additional 

two hours spread across four sessions. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

Approximately 7,600 hours. 

6 hours × 1200 participants = 7200 

2 hours × 200 participants = 400 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: December 29, 2010. 

Cynthia Thornton, 

Acting Chief, Management Programs and 

Analysis Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0455] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Equal Opportunity Compliance 

Review Report) Activity: Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed to determine whether 

proprietary education institutions 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

comply with the applicable civil rights 

law and regulations. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before March 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov 

or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 

Benefits Administration (20M35), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0455’’ in any 


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correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461–9769 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Equal Opportunity Compliance 

Review Report, VA Form 20–8734 and 

Supplement to Equal Opportunity 

Compliance Review Report, VA Form 

20–8734a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0455. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Executive Order 12250, 

Leadership and Coordination of 

Nondiscrimination Laws, delegated 

authority to the Attorney General to 

coordinate the implementation and 

enforcement by Executive agencies of 

various equal opportunity laws 

prohibiting discriminatory practices in 

Federal programs and programs 

receiving Federal financial assistance. 

The Order extended the delegation to 

cover Title IX of the Education 

Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

Department of Justice issued 

government-wide guidelines (29 CFR 

42.406) instructing funding agencies to 

provide for the collection of data and 

information from applicants for and 

recipients of Federal assistance. 

VA Forms 20–8734 and 20–8734a are 

used by VA personnel during regularly 

scheduled educational compliance 

survey visits, as well as during 

investigations of equal opportunity 

complaints, to identify areas where 

there may be disparate treatment of 

members of protected groups. VA Form 

20–8734 is used to gather information 

from post-secondary proprietary schools 

below college level. The information is 

used to assure that VA-funded programs 

comply with equal opportunity laws. 

VA Form 20–8734a is used to gather 

information from students and 

instructors at post-secondary 

proprietary schools below college level. 

The information is used to assure that 

participants have equal access to equal 

treatment in VA-funded programs. If 

this information were not collected, VA 

would be unable to carry out the civil 

rights enforcement responsibilities 

established in the Department of 

Justice’s guidelines and VA’s 

regulations. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Annual Burden and 

Average Burden Per Respondent: Based 

on past experience, VBA estimates that 

76 interviews will be conducted with 

recipients using VA Form 20–8734 at an 

average of 1 hour and 45 minutes per 

interview (133 hours). This includes one 

hour for an interview with the principal 

facility official, plus 45 minutes for 

reviewing records and reports and 

touring the facility. It is estimated that 

76 interviews will be conducted with 

students using VA Form 20–8734a at an 

average of 30 minutes per interview (38 

hours) and with instructors at an 

average of 30 minutes per interview (38 

hours). Interviews are also conducted 

with 76 students without instructors at 

an average time of 30 minutes (38 

hours). The total burden hour is 247. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

228. 

Dated: December 30, 2010. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (VA Form 10– 

0476)] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Patient Satisfaction Survey Michael E. 

DeBakey Home Care Program) 

Activity: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 4, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

New (VA Form 10–0476)’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New (VA Form 

10–0476).’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Patient Satisfaction Survey 

Michael E. DeBakey Home Care 

Program, VA Form 10–0476. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New (VA 

Form 10–0476). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 10–0476 will be 

used to gather feedback from patients 

regarding their satisfaction with the 

quality of services/care provided by 

home care program staff. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on 

October 12, 2010, at page 62635. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 100. 

Dated: December 30, 2010. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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