5370 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 2, 2010 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2010. 

Robert C. Ashby, 

Deputy Assistant General Counsel for 

Regulation and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2235 Filed 1–29–10; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration 

[Docket No. RITA–2010–0001] 

Notice of Request for Clearance of an 

Information Collection: Omnibus 

Household Survey Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS), Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration 

(RITA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

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

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

this notice announces the intention of 

the BTS to request the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) 

approval for an extension of a currently 

approved information collection related 

to the use of and satisfaction with the 

nation’s transportation system. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

RITA–2010–0001 to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT), 

Dockets Management System (DMS). 

You may submit your comments by mail 

or in person to the Docket Clerk, Docket 

No. RITA–2010–0001, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave., SE., West Building Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590. Comments 

should identify the docket number as 

indicated above. Paper comments 

should be submitted in duplicate. The 

DMS is open for examination and 

copying, at the above address, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. If you wish to 

receive confirmation of receipt of your 

written comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard with the 

following statement: ‘‘Comments on 

Docket RITA–2010–0001.’’ The Docket 

Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior 

to returning it to you via the U.S. mail. 

Please note that due to delays in the 

delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices 

in Washington, DC, we recommend that 

persons consider an alternative method 

(the Internet, fax, or professional 

delivery service) to submit comments to 

the docket and ensure their timely 

receipt at U.S. DOT. You may fax your 

comments to the DMS at (202) 493– 

2251. Comments can also be viewed 

and/or submitted via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Please note that anyone is able to 

electronically search all comments 

received into our docket management 

system by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(Volume 65, Number 70; pages 19475– 

19570) or you may review the Privacy 

Act Statement at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Pheny Weidman, (202) 366–2817 OHS 

Program Manager, BTS, RITA, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., Room E32–318, 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Omnibus Household Survey 

Program. 

Background: 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)(5). 

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: 

Choices and Frequency of Mode Use in 

the Month and the Week Prior to the 

Survey Data Collection 

Commercial air 

Privately owned vehicle 

Taxi 

Rail transit (subway, streetcar, or light 

rail) 

Commuter rail 

Transit (local) and intercity (long 

distance) 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 

Rail transit (subway, streetcar, or light 

rail) 

Commuter rail 

Water transportation (taxis, ferries, 

ships) 

Transit (local) and intercity (long 

distance) 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 

Rail transit (subway, streetcar, or light 

rail) 

Commuter rail 

Water transportation (taxis, ferries, 

ships) 

Transit (local) and intercity (long 

distance) bus 

Intercity rail (Amtrak) 

Assessment of/satisfaction with security 

procedures for the following modes of 

transportation 

Commercial air 

Charter/general aviation 

Rail transit (subway, streetcar, or light 

rail) 

Commuter rail 

Water transportation (taxis, ferries, 

ships) 

Transit (local) and intercity (long 

distance) bus 

Intercity rail (Amtrak) 

Processing through security at 

Commercial airports 

Train stations 

Waterway entry points for ferries, water 

taxis, cruises 

Knowledge of current check-in 

procedures at 

Commercial airports 

Train stations 

Waterway entry points for ferries, water 

taxis, cruises 

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Knowledge of/confidence in the Alien 

Flight Student Program 

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 on-line shopping on 

passenger and freight travel 

Impact of accessibility of transportation 

on livability of communities 

Assessment of/opinions regarding 

distracted driving behaviors 

Respondents: The target population 

for the OHS Program is the noninstitutionalized population, aged 18 

and older, who live in the United States. 

A national probability sample of 

households generated using list-assisted 

random digit dialing (RDD) 

methodology will be employed by the 

survey. Individual survey respondents 

within selected households will be 

chosen at random. The survey will 

include a total sample of 1,500 

respondents, which is increased from a 

sample size of 1,000 used by previous 

data collections. The increase in sample 

size is due to the inclusion of questions 

regarding the safety of public transit. In 

order to ensure that there will be 

enough samples to produce reliable 

estimates for those questions, a total of 

500 individuals will be oversampled 

from selected Metropolitan Statistical 

Areas that provide public transit 

services. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The burden per respondent is 

estimated to be an average of 25 minutes 

based on calculations from previous 

data collections. This is a 10 minute 

increase from that stated for previous 

data collections. The increase is largely 

due to the increase in the length of 

questionnaire. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The 

total annual burden is estimated to be 

625 hours (that is 25 minutes times 

1,500 respondents equals 37,500 

minutes or 625 hours). 

Frequency: This survey is scheduled 

to be conducted annually. 

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 

DOT; (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 of this information collection. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 111(c)(5) and 5601 

and 49 CFR 1.46(h). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 26th day 

of January 2010. 

Steven D. Dillingham, 

Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2133 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Cumberland, Harnett and Wake 

Counties, NC 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared for a proposed highway project 

from north of Fayetteville to the Town 

of Fuquay-Varina, Cumberland, Harnett 

and Wake Counties, North Carolina. 

(TIP Project R–2609) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., Director of 

Preconstruction and Environment, 

Federal Highway Administration, 310 

New Bern Avenue, Suite 410, Raleigh, 

North Carolina 27601, Telephone: (919) 

747–7014. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the North 

Carolina Department of Transportation 

(NCDOT), will prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

on proposed improvements to the US 

401 corridor from north of Fayetteville 

to the Town of Fuquay-Varina. The 

purpose of this project is to improve the 

traffic carrying capacity and mobility on 

the US 401 corridor. The proposed 

action is consistent with the FuquayVarina Community Transportation Plan 

adopted in 2006 and the Harnett County 

Thoroughfare Plan adopted in 1994. 

Alternatives to be studied include: (1) 

The ‘‘no-build’’ alternative, (2) improve 

existing facilities, and (3) potential 

bypass or new location alternatives. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments have been sent 

to appropriate Federal, State and local 

agencies. Citizen’s informational 

workshops and meetings with local 

officials and neighborhood groups will 

be held in the study area. Public 

hearings will also be held. Information 

on the time and place of the workshops 

and hearings will be provided in the 

local news media. The Draft EIS will be 

available for public and agency review 

and comment at the time of the hearing. 

An interagency project team is being 

assembled to obtain input on major 

milestones during the project’s 

development. These include the 

purpose and need, detailed study 

alternatives, bridge lengths, alignment 

reviews, the preferred alternative, and 

avoidance and minimization of 

environmental impacts. 

An interagency scoping meeting for 

the DEIS was held on April 27, 2009. 

The meeting was held at 10 a.m. in 

Raleigh, North Carolina at the NCDOT 

Transportation Building, 1 South 

Wilmington Street, in Conference Room 

470. To ensure that the full range of 

issues related to the proposed action 

was addressed and all significant issues 

were identified, comments and 

suggestions were invited from all 

interested parties. Comments and 

questions concerning the proposed 

action should be directed to the FHWA 

at the address provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: January 21, 2010. 

Clarence W. Coleman, 

Director of Preconstruction and Environment, 

Raleigh, North Carolina. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2116 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Bureau of the Public Debt 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

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