Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

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The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for extension of an existing information collection that 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 215 (Monday, November 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70978-70979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22738]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2026-1255]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently approved 
information collection.

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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 
extension of an existing information collection that 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 January 8, 2027.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
1255by any of the following methods:

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    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: Wendy McAbee, (202) 366-5658, Office 
of Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours are from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Highway Bridge and National Bridge Inspection Programs 
(National Bridge Inspection Standards).
    OMB Control: 2125-0501.
    Background: This collection is necessary to meet legislative 
requirements of Title 23 United States Code section 144, and the Code 
of Federal Regulations, 23 Highways Part 650, Subpart C--National 
Bridge Inspection Standards which require States, Federal Agencies, and 
Tribal Governments to: (1) perform, and report inventory data from, 
initial, routine, non-redundant steel tension member, underwater, 
damage, in-depth, and special inspections as appropriate for all 
highway bridges on public roads, and element level inspections for 
highway bridges on the National Highway System; (2) report costs 
associated with the replacement of highway bridges; and (3) report 
critical findings on highway bridges. The bridge replacement unit cost 
information that is provided to the FHWA is on an annual basis. The 
critical findings information is periodically provided to the FHWA. The 
bridge information is used for multiple purposes, including: (1) the 
determination of the condition of the Nation's bridges which is 
included in a biennial report to Congress on the Status of the Nation's 
Bridges; (2) for various additional reports to Congress on Bridge 
Safety; (3) the data source for executing various sections of the 
Federal-aid program which involve highway bridges; (4) the data source 
for assessing the bridge penalty provisions of Title 23 United States 
Code section 119; (5) the data source for the evaluation of bridge 
performance measures established in Title 23 United States Code section 
150; (6) for conducting oversight of the National Bridge Inspection 
Program at the State, Federal, and Tribal government level; and (7) for 
strategic national defense needs.
    Respondents: 52 State highway agencies including the District of 
Columbia and Puerto Rico, Federal Agencies, Tribal Governments, and 
transportation departments of United States Territories of U.S Virgin 
Islands and Guam. The number of inspections per respondent varies in 
accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden 
for each routine bridge inspection on the National Highway System is 10 
hours. The estimated average burden for each routine bridge inspection 
that is not on the National Highway System is 9 hours. The estimated 
average burden for each Non-redundant Steel Tension Member, Underwater, 
and Special inspection is 9 hours. The estimated average burden for 
each cost collection report is 16 hours. The estimated average burden 
for reporting critical findings is 40 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden hours 
associated with this renewal are 3,179,366 hours. This estimated figure 
is based on 76,557 annual instances for bridge inspections on the 
National Highway System multiplied by 10 hours (765,570 hours); plus 
73,492 annual instances for routine bridge inspection that are not on 
the National Highway System multiplied by 9 hours (2,235,339 hours); 
plus annual instances for non-redundant steel tension member, 
underwater, and special inspections multiplied by 9 hours (175,545 
hours); plus 16 hours for each unit cost report multiplied by 52 
reports (832 hours); plus 40 hours for follow up on critical findings 
multiplied by 52 respondents (2,080 hours) for a combined annual burden 
of 3,179,366 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: November 4, 2026.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-22738 Filed 11-6-26; 8:45 am]
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