20402 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 78 / Tuesday April 24, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection; 

Activity Under OMB Review; Omnibus 

Household Survey Program 

AGENCY: Research & Innovative 

Technology Administration (RITA), 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

(BTS), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below is being forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval for a new 

information collection related to the use 

of and satisfaction with the nation’s 

transportation system. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. The 

Federal Register notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

the following collection of information 

was published on February 12, 2007 (72 

FR 6665) and the comment period 

ended on April 14, 2007. The 60-day 

notice produced no comments. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by May 24, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

June Taylor Jones, Passenger Travel 

Program Manager, Room 3430, RITA, 

BTS, Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. Telephone (202) 366–4743, 

Fax (202) 493–0568 or e-mail 

june.jones@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Omnibus Household Survey 

(OHS) Program. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

OMB Control Number: New. 

Affected Public: The population for 

the OHS Program is the noninstitutionalized population, aged 18 

and older, who live in the United States. 

The sampling frame will be a listassisted random digit dialing (RDD) 

sample of U.S. residential telephone 

numbers. The sampling frame will be 

constructed to produce samples 

proportional to population density, 

resulting in nationally representative 

samples of residential telephone 

numbers. Individual survey respondents 

within selected households will be 

chosen at random. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000–2,000 

(depending on focus of survey). 

Number of Responses: 1,000–2,000 

(depending on focus of survey). 

Total Annual Burden: 250–500 hours 

(Based on previous data collections, we 

estimate the average time to complete 

the survey is 15 minutes. 15 minutes × 

1,000 respondents = 15,000 minutes/60 

minutes = 250 hours or 500 hours if 

2,000 respondents are sampled). 

Abstract: In 2005, Congress passed, 

and the President signed, the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU; Pub. L. 109–59). 

SAFETEA–LU contained a number of 

legislative mandates including 

providing data, statistics and analyses to 

transportation decision-makers. The 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration, Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) 

was tasked to accomplish this legislative 

mandate under 49 U.S.C. 111 (c) (1). 

RITA/BTS plans to use the Omnibus 

Household Survey (OHS) to: 

• Assess the public’s evaluation of 

the nation’s transportation system in 

light of the DOT’s strategic goals (safety, 

reduced congestion, global connectivity, 

environmental stewardship and 

security, preparedness and response), 

• Provide a vehicle for the operating 

administrations within the DOT as well 

as other governmental agencies, to 

survey the public about current 

transportation issues, and 

• Provide national estimates of 

transportation mode usage. 

Each version of the OHS will focus on 

some subset of topics taken from the list 

below. Topics may vary from survey to 

survey since covering all topics in one 

questionnaire would make the 

respondent burden unacceptable: 

Frequency of mode use in the month prior to 

the survey month: 

Commercial air 

Privately-owned vehicle 

Taxi 

Light rail 

Commuter rail 

Public bus 

Intercity Rail (Amtrak) 

Other modes such as biking and walking 

Confidence in the safety of the following 

modes of transportation: 

Commercial air 

Privately-owned vehicle 

Taxi 

Light rail 

Commuter rail 

Water transportation (taxis, ferries, ships) 

Public bus 

Intercity Rail (Amtrak) 

Other modes such as biking/walking/ 

ferries 

Confidence in the security procedures for the 

following modes of transportation: 

Commercial air 

Charter/general aviation 

Privately-owned vehicle 

Taxi 

Light rail 

Commuter rail 

Water transportation (taxis, ferries, ships) 

Public bus 

Intercity Rail (Amtrak) 

Assessment of/satisfaction with security 

procedures for the following modes of 

transportation: 

Commercial air 

Charter/general aviation 

Privately-owned vehicle 

Taxi 

Light rail 

Commuter rail 

Water transportation (taxis, ferries, ships) 

Public bus 

Intercity Rail (Amtrak) 

Processing through security at 

Commercial airports 

Train stations 

Waterway entry points for ferries, water 

taxis, cruises 

Knowledge of/confidence in the Registered 

Traveler Program 

Knowledge of Registered Traveler Program 

Have used Registered Traveler Program 

Confidence in Registered Traveler Program 

Knowledge of current check-in procedures at 

Commercial airports 

Train stations 

Waterway entry points for ferries, water 

taxis, cruises 

Knowledge of/confidence in the Alien Flight 

Student Program and TSA Vetting 

Programs 

Experiences with transit delays related to 

suspicious/unattended baggage 

Willingness/tolerance of transportation 

security risk management procedures 

Information on journey to work 

Transportation used (single mode/multiple 

mode) 

Time required for one-way trip 

Number of days traveled 

Assessment of congestion 

Methods for dealing with congestion 

Telecommuting information 

Commuting costs 

Availability of transportation subsidies 

Impact of congestion on commute 

Impact of fuel costs on transportation use/ 

travel behavior 

Impact of on-line shopping on passenger 

and freight travel 

Send comments to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

725–17th Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk 

Officer. 

Issued in Washington, DC on this 16th day 

of April, 2007. 

William Bannister, 

Acting Deputy Director, Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration, 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, US 

Department of Transportation. 

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