Notice2023-23997
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
October 31, 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 for renewal of an existing information collection that 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 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 74557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23997]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for renewal of currently approved information
collection.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for
renewal of an existing information collection that 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 January 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number
FHWA-2023-0044 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Website: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
<bullet> Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
<bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
<bullet> Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> at any time or to
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Omar Elkassed, (213) 894-6718,
Office of Stewardship, Oversight, and Program Management, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 888 South
Figueroa Street, Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Office hours are
from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Preparation and Execution of the Project Agreement and
Modifications.
OMB Control Number: 2125-0529.
Background: Formal agreements between State Transportation
Departments and the FHWA are required for Federal-aid highway projects.
These agreements, referred to as ``project agreements'' are written
contracts between the State and the Federal government that define the
extent of work to be undertaken and commitments made concerning a
highway project. Section 1305 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21, Pub. L. 105-178) amended 23 U.S.C. 106(a) and
combined authorization of work and execution of the project agreement
for a Federal-aid project into a single action. States continue to have
the flexibility to use whatever format is suitable to provide the
statutory information required, and burden estimates for this
information collection are not changed.
Respondents: There are 56 respondents, including 50 State
Transportation Departments, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
the Virgin Islands and American Samoa. Depending on the size of and
activity in the above government agencies, the number of project
agreements executed in any agency ranges between 10 and 1,500.
Frequency: On an on-going basis as project agreements are written.
Estimated Average Annual Burden per Response: There is a total of
23,809 agreements per year. Each agreement requires 1 hour to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,809 hours.
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 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 burden could be minimized, including the 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 this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: October 26, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23997 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
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