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(HM) transportation. The certification
reminds the new entrant of its statutory
and regulatory responsibilities, which if
neglected or violated, may subject the
applicant to civil penalties and lead to
the revocation of the new entrant
registration.
On June 30, 2004, the agency issued
another final rule entitled, ‘‘Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations:
Hazardous Materials Safety Permits,’’
(69 FR 39350) which required all HM
carriers (both interstate and intrastate)
to complete and file the Form MCS–
150B entitled, ‘‘Combined Motor Carrier
Identification Report and HM Permit
Application,’’ to obtain a safety permit
to transport hazardous materials. The
safety program under 49 CFR 390.19(a)
also requires all HM permitted carriers
to complete Form MCS–150B in place of
the current Form MCS–150 to ‘‘renew’’
both their permit and their DOT
numbers according to the DOT number
renewal schedule.
Accordingly, FMCSA seeks to revise
this currently-approved information
collection to update the records and
forms associated with its safety
programs identified above; and to
identify the regulated entities currently
engaged in these activities.
FMCSA published a Federal Register
notice allowing for a 60-day comment
period on the ICR on November 7, 2007.
No comments were received in response
to this notice.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued on: January 10, 2008.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–0074]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection:
Share the Road Safely Outreach
Program Assessment
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The proposed ICR
will be used to collect information on
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and
passenger car drivers’ awareness of the
Share the Road Safely Outreach Program
safety messages and activities. On
September 11, 2007, FMCSA published
a Federal Register notice allowing for a
60-day comment period on the ICR. The
Agency received one comment on the
ICR.
DATES: Please submit your comments by
February 19, 2008. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to
act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference DOT Docket Number FMCSA–
2007–0074. You may submit comments
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725
Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk
Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Brian Ronk, Program Manager, FMCSA,
Office of Outreach and Development,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590–0001. Telephone: (202) 366–
1072; or e-mail [email protected].
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Share the Road Safely Outreach
Program Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 2126–XXXX.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Respondents: Public/licensed
passenger car drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1500.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average burden per response
is 10 minutes.

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Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new
information collection request.
Frequency of Response: This
information collection will occur twice
within the three year effective period of
the OMB clearance; once in the initial
year of approval and again two years
following the initial data collection.
Estimated Average Total Annual
Burden: 167 hours [1,500 respondents ×
10 minutes/60 minutes per response × 2
telephone interviews/3 year ICR
approval timeframe = 167].
Background
The purpose of this study is to assess
the awareness of licensed drivers (both
CMV and passenger car) regarding Share
the Road Safely (STRS) messages and
activities. The study will assist FMCSA
in developing future STRS campaign
messages and identifying target
audiences and distribution strategies.
The data will be collected through a
telephone survey. Results of the study
will not be published in the Federal
Register, but used for internal research
purposes by FMCSA to assess its
outreach activities and identify
additional opportunities to help raise
the public’s awareness of driving safely
in, or around, large trucks and vehicles.
A follow-up survey will be conducted
two years after the initial data collection
and compared against the results from
the baseline assessment, then the IC will
continue every two years thereafter.
FMCSA published a Federal Register
notice allowing for a 60-day comment
period on the ICR on September 11,
2007. The Agency received one
comment regarding the need for it to
develop and enforce more rigorous
standards on the trucking industry. The
commenter asserts that a program like
‘‘Share the Road Safely’’ is mindboggling when the agency continues to
let unsafe trucks travel on our nation’s
highways, license one-eyed drivers and
those who submit spurious statements
to support registration. FMCSA
responded to the comment citing to
section 4127 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU)
(Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144; Aug. 10,
2005) which authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation (Secretary) to conduct an
outreach and education program to be
administered by the Agency and the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA). The Agency
affirmed the writer’s concern about
truck safety on our Nation’s roadways
and explained that the intent of the
STRS program is to educate the public
on how to prevent crashes, injuries and
fatalities when sharing the road safely
with large trucks, buses, and other types

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of vehicles. The FMCSA response also
stressed that the STRS program
assessment study is part of an effort to
establish baseline data to determine the
program’s effectiveness.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for FMCSA to perform its
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated information collection
burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the information collected.
Issued on: January 10, 2008.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2007–0075]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection:
Household Goods Consumer
Information Program Assessment
Study
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
information.
AGENCY:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Household Goods Consumer
Information Program Assessment Study.
OMB Control Number: 2126–XXXX.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Respondents: Public/consumers who
have moved household goods from one
State to a different State in the U.S.
(Interstate Household Goods Shippers).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1500.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average burden per response
is 15 minutes.
Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new
information collection.
Frequency of Response: This
information collection will occur twice
within the three year effective period of
the OMB clearance; once in the initial
year of approval and again two years
following the initial data collection.
Estimated Average Total Annual
Burden: 250 hours [1,500 respondents ×
15 minutes/60 minutes per response × 2
telephone interviews/3 year ICR
approval timeframe = 250].
Background

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The intent of the
ICR is to collect information on recent
interstate household goods shippers’
(consumers) awareness of the
Household Goods (HHG) Consumer
Information Program messages and
activities. On September 26, 2007,
FMCSA published a Federal Register
notice allowing for a 60-day comment
period on the ICR. One comment was
received.
DATES: Please send your comments by
February 19, 2008. OMB must receive
your comments by this date in order to
act quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference DOT Docket No. FMCSA–
2007–0075. You may submit comments
to the Office of Information and
SUMMARY:

Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725
Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk
Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Brian Ronk, Program Manager, FMCSA,
Office of Outreach and Development.
Telephone: (202) 366–1072; or e-mail
[email protected].

The purpose of this study is to
quantify and assess consumer awareness
of the Household Goods (HHG)
Consumer Information Program. The
study will determine the interstate
moving public’s recognition or
knowledge of the Program’s activities or
messages, such as the ‘‘Protect Your
Move’’ campaign. The data will be
collected through a telephone survey.
Results of the study will not be
published, but used for internal research
purposes by FMCSA in developing
future HHG campaign materials,
identifying target audiences, and
determining distribution strategies to
provide better consumer information to
the public. It will also serve as a
baseline for future program evaluations
or assessments. A follow-up telephone
survey will be conducted two years after
the initial data collection and compared
against the results from baseline
assessment.
FMCSA published a Federal Register
notice allowing for a 60-day comment
period on the ICR on September 26,
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regarding the need for the Agency to
focus on problems that have been
reported instead of conducting a data
collection effort. FMCSA responded to
the comment explaining the need for the
study and affirmed the writer’s concern
about the safe and reliable delivery of a
consumer’s household goods. The
FMCSA’s response also explained the
goal of the agency’s Household Goods
(HHG) Consumer Information Program.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued on: January 10, 2008.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0576]

Agency Information Collection
(Certificate of Affirmation of
Enrollment Agreement—
Correspondence Course) Under OMB
Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), 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 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s OMB
Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources
and Housing Branch, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235,

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