Notice2023-25930
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
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Published
November 24, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new (periodic) information collection. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on May 26, 2023. 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 225 (Friday, November 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 82497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25930]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0049]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval of a new (periodic) information collection. We published a
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this
information collection on May 26, 2023. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
0049 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Corder, 202-366-5853, Office
of Real Estate Services, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: State Right-of-Way Operations Manuals.
OMB Control #: 2125-0586.
Background: It is the responsibility of each State Department of
Transportation (State) to acquire, manage and dispose of real property
in compliance with the legal requirements of State and Federal laws and
regulations. Part of providing assurance of compliance is to describe
in a right-of-way procedural (operations) manual the organization,
policies, and procedures of the State to such an extent that these
guide State employees, local acquiring agencies, and contractors who
acquire and manage real property that is used for a federally funded
transportation project. Procedural manuals assure the FHWA that the
requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act (Uniform Act) (implementing regulation 49 CFR
24) will be met; as well as Federal laws under Title 23 U.S.C.
(implementing regulation 23 CFR 710) will be met. The State
responsibility to prepare and maintain an up-to-date, right-of-way
procedural manual is set out in 23 CFR 710.201(c). In addition to the
scheduled manual updates, lengthy, in-depth updates of each manual will
be required due to the amending of 49 CFR 24 regulations as prompted by
the enactment of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
(MAP-21). States are required to update manuals to reflect changes in
Federal requirements for programs administered under Title 23 U.S.C (23
CFR regulations) and Title 42 U.S.C. (49 CFR 24 regulations). The
regulation allows States flexibility in determining how to meet the
manual requirement. This flexibility allows States to prepare manuals
in the format of their choosing, to the level of detail necessitated by
State complexities. Each State decides how it will provide service to
individuals and businesses affected by Federal or federally assisted
projects, while at the same time reducing the burden of government
regulation. The updated State manuals may be submitted to FHWA
electronically or made available by posting on the State website. This
collection is in line with DOT's strategic goal of organizational
excellence.
Respondents: Required update of manual--52 State Departments of
Transportation, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico (52
respondents).
23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions--52 State Departments of
Transportation, including District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (52
respondents).
49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions--167 grantees (respondents) will
have manuals that need to be updated.
Frequency: Regular update of manual--Annual basis and certify every
5 years.
23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions--a one-time collection.
49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions--a one-time collection.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Regular update of manual--15
hours.
23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions--225 hours.
49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions--225 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
Regular update of manual: 52 respondents x 15 hours = 780 burden
hours.
23 CFR 710 regulatory revisions: 52 respondents x 225 hours =
11,700 burden hours.
49 CFR 24 regulatory revisions: 167 respondents x 225 hours =
37,575 burden hours.
Total: 780 hrs. + 11,700 hrs. + 37,575 hrs. = 50,055 total burden
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: November 20, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25930 Filed 11-22-23; 8:45 am]
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