Notice2026-06968

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

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Published
April 10, 2026

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Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration

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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 69 (Friday, April 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18523-18524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06968]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2026-0463]


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 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 May 11, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
0463 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: Kenneth Petty, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7239171c1c17061a5c221706060b32161d065c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de95bbb0b0bbaab6f08ebbaaaaa79ebab1aaf0b9b1a8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 
Director, Office of Planning, Environment and Realty, Federal Highway 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 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 
February 2, 2026, at 91 FR 4782. There were no comments received.
    Title: Prioritization Process Pilot Program.
    Background: The Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) is a 
competitive grant program established in Section 11204 of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-58, 
November 15, 2021). The PPPP provides funding to develop and implement 
a publicly accessible, transparent prioritization process for the 
ranking and selection of projects for inclusion in short-range and 
long-range transportation plans, that upon completion can be evaluated 
for public benefit. In 2024, FHWA made an award announcement for 
approximately $24.7 million for 16 grants.
    Respondents: The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), announcing 
up to $25 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, 2025, and 2026 funding will 
be available for the roughly 182 Metropolitan Planning Organizations 
(MPOs) that serve a census designated urban area with a population over 
200,000, the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and/or Puerto Rico to 
apply. FHWA anticipates that over 30 eligible

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applicants will apply for PPPP funding with approximately 120 
submissions between the application process, grant agreement, and 
project management.
    Frequency: Once.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The average burden per 
response varies depending on the stage of the process. The application 
process takes approximately 15 hours per submission. The grant 
agreement takes approximately 3 hours per submission. The project 
management stage takes about 4 hours per submission.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 780 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: April 8, 2026.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-06968 Filed 4-9-26; 8:45 am]
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