Document ID: DOT-OST-2014-0073-0002
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2014-08-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51222-51223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20368]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-0073]

Information Collection Activity; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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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) described below will be 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. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the ICR was published on Monday, June 30, 2014. 
The agency did not receive any comments.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, email: oirasubmission@omb.eop.gov. Fax: 
(202) 395-5806.
    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.
    A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonardo San Roman, Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary, W56-
312, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-1930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: U.S. Department of Transportation Mentor-
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Pilot Program Evaluation Form; and U.S. 
Department of Transportation Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Pilot Program 
Annual Report.
    Abstract: The DOT will review Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] 
agreements made by mentors and prot[eacute]g[eacute]s to validate their 
eligibility for the program. In addition, DOT will also use the annual 
reports submitted jointly by program participants to identify best 
practices or suggestions that small businesses may wish to implement to 
increase their participation in federal procurement programs. Finally, 
DOT will use the Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Pilot Program Evaluation 
Form to get feedback on the program, including suggestions for 
improvements from program participants.
    Type of Information Collection: New Information Collection Request.
    Form: Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] agreement.
    Affected Public: Prime contractors and small businesses 
participating in DOT's Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: Approximately 8.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32 hours.
    Form: Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] program annual report.
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    Affected Public: Prime contractors and small businesses 
participating in DOT's Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 8.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8 hours.
    Form: Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] program evaluation form.
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    Affected Public: Prime contractors and small businesses 
participating in DOT's Mentor Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 16.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16 hours.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2014.
Patricia Lawton,
Departmental PRA Program Manager, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-20368 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
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