Notice2026-05782
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
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Published
March 25, 2026
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) to approve a new information collection. 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 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14623-14624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05782]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2026-0331]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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)
to approve a new information collection. We are required to publish
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by April 24, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
0331 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 Maiefski,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#620f070e0b1111034c0f030b070411090b22060d164c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="78151d14110b0b19561519111d1e0b1311381c170c561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>, (402) 326-7960, or Gregory Danis,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e091c0b09011c17400a0f00071d2e0a011a40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65021700020a171c4b01040b0c1625010a114b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 366-4000, Office of Competitive Grants and
Workforce Programs, Federal Highway Administration, 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: We published a Federal Register Notice with
a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on
September 19, 2025, at [90 FR 45306]. There were no comments received.
OMB Control: 2125-0669.
Title: National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant
Program (Culvert AOP).
Background: FHWA administers the Culvert AOP. It was established by
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in section 21203 of IIJA
and codified at 49 U.S.C. 6703. The Culvert AOP Program prioritizes
projects that would improve fish passage for: (A) anadromous fish
stocks listed as an endangered species or a threatened species under
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); (B)
anadromous fish stocks identified by the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that could
reasonably become listed as an endangered species or a threatened
species under that section; (C) anadromous fish stocks identified by
the NMFS or the USFWS as prey for endangered species, threatened
species, or protected species, including Southern resident orcas
(Orcinus orca); or (D) anadromous fish stocks identified by the NMFS or
the USFWS as climate resilient stocks. 49 U.S.C. 6703(e)(1). The
program also prioritizes projects that would open more than 200 meters
of upstream habitat for anadromous fish before the end of the natural
habitat. Under IIJA, Congress authorized $1
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billion for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 through 2026 to provide financial
assistance to Culvert AOP Program eligible projects. In 2022, FHWA
awarded $196 million in grants to 59 tribal, state and local
governments to fix or remove 169 culvert barriers to improve fish
passage.
Respondents: The NOFO announcing up to $784 million of Fiscal Year
(FY) 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, funding for Culvert AOP competitive
grants will be available for tribal, state, and local governments on
<a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a>. FHWA is expecting roughly 200 applicants to apply for
Culvert AOP grant funding.
Frequency: NOFOs and grant solicitations may be published annually
by FHWA but are subject to the availability of funds in appropriations
or any legislation signed into law authorizing funds.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The burden per response
varies depending on the phase of the Culvert AOP program. The
application phase will take approximately 20 hours per respondent. The
grant agreement and project management phase will take approximately 2
hours per phase.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 5,150 total
annual 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: March 23, 2026.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-05782 Filed 3-24-26; 8:45 am]
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