Federal Register / Vol. 73, No.

56 / Friday, March 21, 2008 / Notices 15253

PAPER FORMS/ACCOMPANYING MCS SCREENS BURDEN INFORMATION—Continued

Average bur-
Number of re- Frequency of den per re- Total burden
Collection method spondents response sponse (hours)
(minutes)

Totals ........................................................................................................ 372,400 ........................ ........................ 87,571

SSA–16

MCS ................................................................................................................. 218,657 1 20 72,886

MCS/Signature Proxy ...................................................................................... 1,967,913 1 19 623,172
Paper ............................................................................................................... 24,161 1 20 8,054

Totals ........................................................................................................ 2,210,732 ........................ ........................ 704,112

2. Race/Ethnicity Collection System— DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

0960–NEW. Currently, SSA has no
reliable, statistically valid means of Federal Motor Carrier Safety
[Public Notice 6143]
capturing race/ethnicity data in our core Administration
business process. While SSA collects Extension of Waiver of Section 907 of [Docket No. FMCSA–2007–29251]
some race/ethnicity data on Form SS–5 the FREEDOM Support Act With
(OMB No. 0960–0066), the Application Respect to Assistance to the Agency Information Collection
for Social Security Card, SSA does not Government of Azerbaijan Activities; Emergency Approval of a
receive the data through other means of New Information Collection:
enumerating individuals, such as the Pursuant to the authority contained in Commercial Vehicle Driver Survey:
Enumeration at Birth and Enumeration Title II of the Foreign Operations, Truck Driver Hours of Service and
at Entry processes. Moreover, SSA does Export Financing, and Related Programs Fatigue Management
not collect it during the disability Appropriations Act, 2002 (Pub. L. 107– AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
application process. Adding race/ 115), Executive Order 12163, as Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ethnicity to SSA’s benefits applications amended by Executive Order 13346, and ACTION: Notice and request for
will give us data we can use to ensure Delegation of Authority 245, I hereby information.
the benefits decision process is being determine and certify that extending the
waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM SUMMARY: In accordance with the
conducted in a fair manner.
Support Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–511): Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
This ICR is for the Race/Ethnicity notice announces that the Information
questions. Note that OMB established • Is necessary to support United Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
the categories of racial/ethnic choices States efforts to counter international below has been forwarded to the Office
and the descriptions we use. We terrorism; of Management and Budget (OMB) to
modified our proposed instructions and • is necessary to support the request an emergency approval process.
explanations to the public based on operational readiness of United States FMCSA requested approval of this ICR
feedback we received during public Armed Forces or coalition partners to not later than 30 days from the date of
focus groups (conducted under the aegis counter international terrorism; publication of this notice. The purpose
of OMB No. 0960–0765). The of this information collection is to
• is important to Azerbaijan’s border analyze the impact of the new Hours-of-
respondents are Title II and Title XVI
security; and Service regulations on drivers and the
claimants.
• will not undermine or hamper effects of these regulations on driver
Type of Request: New information fatigue as well as to acquire general
ongoing efforts to negotiate a peaceful
collection. demographic information regarding the
settlement between Armenia and
Number of Respondents: 7,870,538. Azerbaijan or be used for offensive commercial motor vehicle driving
Frequency of Response: 1. purposes against Armenia. population.
Average Burden Per Response: 3 Accordingly, I hereby extend the DATES: Please send your comments by
minutes. waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM April 21, 2008. OMB must receive your
Support Act. This determination shall comments by this date in order to act
Estimated Annual Burden: 393,527. quickly on the ICR.
be published in the Federal Register
Dated: March 17, 2008. and copies shall be provided to the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Elizabeth A. Davidson, appropriate committees in Congress. to the Office of Information and
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Dated: March 7, 2008.
Administration. Management and Budget, 725
John D. Negroponte, Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington,
[FR Doc. E8–5716 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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Deputy Secretary of State, Department of DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk
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State. Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–5754 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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Specialist, (202) 385–2388,
robert.carroll@dot.gov, MC-RRR Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,

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