[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59017-59018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28955]


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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 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

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following collection of information was published in 61 FR 59483-59484, 
November 22, 1996.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aretha L. Carr, Office of Civil 
Rights, Program Operations Division, (202) 366-1585, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 4132, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Federal-aid Highway Construction Equal Employment 
Opportunity.

OMB Number: 2125-0019.

    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Public: Federal-aid Prime Contractors and State Highway 
Administration (SHA) in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
Puerto Rico.
    Abstract: Public comment is requested regarding the burden 
associated with collection of Federal-Aid project workforce statistics. 
This data is collected under authority of 23 U.S.C. 140, which places 
the responsibility on the Secretary of Transportation for ensuring 
nondiscrimination and equal opportunity employment in all States 
benefiting from the use of Federal funds. 23 CFR 121 provides the FHWA 
with the authority to request employment reports in conjunction with 
monitoring and administering the Federal-Aid Highway Program. Data 
collected from contractors and State Departments of Transportation is 
extracted and analyzed by FHWA to determine overall percentages of 
minorities and females, based upon the total project workforce in each 
State. By comparing yearly reports, FHWA is able to: (1) Monitor the 
progress; (2) Evaluate employment trends; and (3) Ensure commitment to 
the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the PR-
1273 (Federal-aid contract) agreement between FHWA and prime 
contractors awarded Federal-aid projects.
    Estimated Annual burden Hours: 6,580 hours.

Number of Respondents: 52.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 27, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-28955 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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