Survey of Northeast Regional and Intercity Household Travel Attitudes and Behavior

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FRA F 222 Survey of Northeast Regional and Intercity Household Travel Attitudes and Behavior	Form and Instruction	New	Available
High Speed Rail Mailing Introductory Letter.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
Places_NEC.XLSX	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
Content for NEC Future Study on FRA Website.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
Area-Area Matrix.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
NEC FUTURE FAQ's.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
High Speed Rail Mailing Introductory Letter.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-03-15	Repair queued
43 U.S.C. 4321.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-03-15	Available
49 USC � 103 - Federal Railroad Administration - .mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-12-11	Source copy available
30 day Notice NEC.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-12-11	Available
60-Day Notice NEC.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-12-11	Available
Supporting_Statement_B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2013-07-15	Available
Revised Supporting_Statement_A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-07-18	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
207754	Survey of Northeast Regional and Intercity Household Travel Attitudes and Behavior	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0600	ICR Reference No: 201211-2130-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey of Northeast Regional and Intercity Household Travel Attitudes and Behavior
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/18/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/12/2012
Terms of Clearance: The pilot study portion of the ICR applicable to the approved burden is approved at this time. The results of the Northeast pilot study must be submitted to OMB before the agency resubmits the ICR applicable to the requested burden or any revisions to the ICR due to the pilot study results. The results of the pilot study are not generalizable. In submitting the results, the agency should provide information regarding: a summary assessment of how successful the pilot study was and what changes are being proposed for the full-scale study, along with performance metrics from the pilot, such as: sample yield compared to expectations, screening and follow-up survey response rates, item response rates for key questions (e.g., questions on commuter behavior, questions on non-commuter behavior, alternative choice questions, trade-off questions, and pivot questions), consistency between key questions that would indicate to the agency that the respondents are providing usable responses, any observations that need to be discarded due to inconsistencies or any other indicators of quality of data.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2015	12 Months From Approved
Responses	38,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,667	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) proposes to collect information from the public to determine current intercity and regional travel behavior of northeast residents. The information collected will include frequency of trips, origin and destination, modes of travel (and class of service if applicable), trip purpose, party size, trip costs, and other trip characteristics. It will also ask for travel preferences under alternative choice scenarios that include different and new modes, classes of service, costs, and amenities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 103 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 183	09/20/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 225	11/21/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Survey of Northeast Regional and Intercity Household Travel Attitudes and Behavior	FRA F 222, FRA F 222a	NEC Future Recruit Survey ,   NEC Future Internet Follow-up Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	38,000	0	0	38,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,667	0	0	5,667	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new Information Collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,190,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/12/2012

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