Notice2023-26360
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
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Published
November 30, 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 September 6, 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 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83596-83597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26360]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0050]
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 September 6, 2023. 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 ID Number
0050 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: Spencer Stevens, 202-366-6221, Office
of Planning, Environment and Realty, 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: Planning and Research Program Administration.
OMB Control #: 2125-0039.
Background: The Planning and Research Program Administration is
covered under 23 CFR part 420. 23 CFR part 420 regulation includes
administrative requirements and procedures for PL funds (23 U.S.C.
104(b)(6)) provided for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to
carry out metropolitan planning, and SPR funds (provided under the
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 505) for State Departments of Transportation
(State DOTs) to implement statewide transportation planning and
research, development and technology (RD&T) work activities. Also, at a
State DOT's option, other Title 23 funds as identified in the
definition of FHWA planning and research funds in 23 U.S.C. 505 and 23
CFR 420.103 may be used to perform planning activities. Different from
this request, the information collection requirement for work performed
by MPOs is a joint Federal Highway Administration/Federal Transit
Administration requirement and is covered under OMB Control Number
2132-0529.
In accordance with government-wide grant management procedures, a
grant application must be submitted for these funds. In addition,
recipients must submit periodic progress and financial reports. The
content and frequency of submission of progress and financial reports
specified in 23 CFR part 420 is as specified in 2 CFR 200 grant
management regulations. With the implementation of 2 CFR 200, the focus
will be more on using data to determine the grant's achievement
outcomes and less on accountability compliance. FHWA and the State DOTs
are called upon to identify clear performance goals, indicators, and
milestones for the grants. This information collection supports the
DOT's Strategic Objective of ``Organizational Excellence'' by providing
an ongoing mechanism to review applications and approve Federal grants
to States for their transportation planning and research, development,
and technology work programs.
Respondents: Each State, the District of Columbia and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are required to provide information. The
annual number of burden hours (professional and clerical staff) per
respondent for preparation of work programs and progress and financial
reports is estimated to be 720 (18 weeks x 40 hours per week). The
total annual burden for all respondents is estimated to be 37,440
burden hours (720 burden hours per respondent times 52 respondents).
Frequency: This annual burden consists of staff time of each
respondent for preparation of the work programs, and progress and
financial reports. For those respondents that elect to use biennial
work programs, the burden for preparation of work programs would be
significantly less for the second year.
Estimated Average Burden per Response:
Professional staff time for preparation of work programs: 400
hours/respondent.
Professional staff time for preparation of progress and financial
reports: 120 hours/respondent.
Clerical staff time: 200 hours/respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 720 hours/respondent x 52
respondents = 37,400 hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is
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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 27, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-26360 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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