Notice2023-02640
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for New Information Collection
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Published
February 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to submit one information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 8339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02640]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA 2023-0003]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
New Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to submit
one information collection, which is summarized below under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by March 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket ID FHWA 2023-
0003 by any of the following methods:
Website: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services (DBE/
SS) Statement of Work Template.
Summary: The DBE/SS regulations (23 CFR 230.204 (c)) require State
DOT recipients to provide a detailed SOW outlining the proposed
services and budget, approximated, based on the provided estimated
funding allocation. State DOTs must submit a SOW that conforms to the
purpose of the program, regulatory requirements, and federal cost
principles to be eligible for funding. State DOTs send their proposed
SOWs to the respective FHWA Division Office for review and approval,
and the Division Offices sends the SOWs to HCR for concurrence and
obtaining approvals necessary for allocating funds.
While HCR has created guidance for State DOTs to follow in creating
their SOWs, currently are submitted in paper form and the contents and
size of the submissions vary. Providing State DOTs with a SOW template
available through the Civil Rights Connect System will streamline the
SOW creation, submission, review, and approval process.
The information required to populate the DBE/SS SOW template is
based on existing requirements found in 23 CFR 230, Subpart C;
therefore, State DOTs should have information to populate the SOW
readily available. The information will merely be entered in an
electronic fillable form as opposed to submitting a paper copy. The
electronic system will also directly pre-populate the State's Annual
Accomplishment Report with the metrices identified in the State's SOW.
This feature further streamlines the reporting process by eliminating
the States' need to duplicate language from the SOW into the Annual
Report. This feature will also allow HCR to more easily pair the
performance metrics with their accomplishments in reviewing the State's
Annual DBE/SS Report.
While the requirements will not change, use of the SOW template
will benefit State DOTs and FHWA by making the submissions more uniform
in size and content and streamlining the submission and review process.
This will ultimately allow HCR to allocate funding in a more timely
manner that will directly benefit DBEs, an important piece of the
Department's and FHWA's equity initiative.
Respondents: State Departments of Transportation Agencies
responsible submitting DBE Statement of Work for designing and
maintaining highway bridges.
Frequency: Every year by July 31st.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated number of
hours for each of the 52 recipients to compile and submit the requested
data is estimated to be no more than four employee hours annually.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual
burden for 53 recipients is 212 hours annually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janelle Hinton, (202) <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ac9f9a9a819d9a9c9883c6cdc2c9c0c0c982c4c5c2d8c3c2ecc8c3d882cbc3da">366-1604/<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="543e353a313838317a3c3d3a203b3a14303b207a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>; Martha Kenley, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddefedeff0ebede9f0ebe5eae4f2b0bcafa9b5bcf3b6b8b3b1b8a49db9b2a9f3bab2ab">202-604-6879/<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee3effcfae6efa0e5ebe0e2ebf7ceeae1faa0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Office of Civil Rights, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any aspect of these information
collections, including: (1) Whether the proposed collections are
necessary for the FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burdens
could be minimized, including use of electronic technology, without
reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's
clearance of these information collections.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35,
as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: February 3, 2023.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-02640 Filed 2-7-23; 8:45 am]
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