Notice2026-02539
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
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Published
February 9, 2026
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 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 91, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 5798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02539]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2026-0133]
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 April 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
0133 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: Addison Coley and Christopher Douwes,
(202) 366-4000, Office of Environment, Planning, and Realty, Department
of Transportation, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Annual
Report.
Background: The Transportation Alternatives (TAP) and Recreational
Trails Program (RTP) Annual Report is an annual requirement for States
to report on applications and selections for TAP and RTP funds. TAP is
funded through a set-aside of the Surface Transportation Block Grant
Program and provides funding for a variety of generally smaller-scale
transportation projects, such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities;
construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas; community
improvements such as historic preservation and vegetation management;
environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat
connectivity; recreational trails; safe routes to school projects; and
vulnerable road user safety assessments. The RTP is funded through a
set-aside from TAP and provides funds to the States for motorized and
nonmotorized recreational trail and related projects. Statutory law
under 23 U.S.C. 133(h)(8), as amended by section 11109(b)(1)(I) of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58), requires that,
for each fiscal year, States report the number and cost of TAP
applications and number and cost of TAP selections, along with
descriptive details about selected projects. The Federal Highway
Administration is responsible for sharing this information with the
public on its website. Previous reports are posted at <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/annual_reports/">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/annual_reports/</a>.
Respondents: The report is prepared by State Departments of
Transportation, in coordination with State agencies responsible for
managing RTP funds, such as State resource agencies, and with
Metropolitan Planning Organizations representing urbanized areas with
populations greater than 200,000. The 50 States and the District of
Columbia receive TAP funds and therefore must provide an annual TAP
report.
Frequency: Once per fiscal year.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 40 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,040 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: February 5, 2026.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-02539 Filed 2-6-26; 8:45 am]
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