Notice2024-10140

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

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Published
May 9, 2024

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Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration

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The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new 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 89, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39678-39679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10140]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0035]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a 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 for a new 
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 July 8, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
0035 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: Frances Ramirez, (202) 961-8605 FHWA, 
Office of Federal Lands Highway, Office of Federal Lands Programs, 
22001 Loudoun County Parkway, Building E1, Suite 150, Ashburn, VA 
20147. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects 
(NSFLTP) Program.
    Background: The NSFLTP Program was authorized under section 1123 of 
the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94) 
and amended by section 11127 of the BIL. The NSFLTP Program funds are 
to be awarded on a competitive basis for the construction, 
reconstruction, and

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rehabilitation of nationally significant projects within, adjacent to, 
or accessing Federal and Tribal lands. The NSFLTP Program provides an 
opportunity to address significant challenges across the Nation for 
transportation facilities that serve Federal and Tribal lands.
    Respondents: Eligible applicants include Federal Land Management 
Agencies (FLMA); Tribal governments; and States, counties, and units of 
local government may also apply, but only if sponsored by an FLMA or 
Tribal government.

Activity: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

    Application Frequency: The application package is annually 
following the instructions of the NOFO.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: On average, addressing the 
criteria requested on the NOFO may take 5 hours to complete.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual 
burden is 110 hours.

Activity: Executing Grant Agreement

    Application Frequency: A successful grant recipient requires an 
executed grant agreement to receive the NSFLTP funding.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: On average, completing and 
executing a grant agreement may take 3 hours to complete.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated burden is 54 
hours.

Activity: Post Award Reporting

    Application Frequency: if the grant recipient is a State or a 
Tribal government, the project performance report is submitted every 
six months (biannually). If the grant recipient is and FLMA, the 
project performance report is submitted every three months (quarterly).
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: On average, the project 
performance report may take 1 hours to complete.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual 
burden is 50 hours. Per the activities described above, the total 
estimated burden is 214 hours annually.
    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: March 6, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-10140 Filed 5-8-24; 8:45 am]
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