Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information, 1050 [E7-81]

Agencies

• Federal Highway Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-81]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2006-26715]


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

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 
renewal of an existing 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 March 12, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
FHWA-2006-26715 by any of the following methods:
     Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room 401 
on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guan Xu, 202-366-5892, Office of 
Safety Design, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Developing and Recording Costs for 
Railroad Adjustments.
    OMB Control #: 2125-0521.
    Background: Under 23 U.S.C. 130, the FHWA reimburses the State 
highway agencies when they have paid for the cost of projects that (1) 
Eliminate hazards at railroad/highway crossings, or (2) adjust railroad 
facilities to accommodate the construction of highway projects. The 
FHWA requires the railroad companies to document their costs incurred 
for adjusting their facilities. The railroad companies must have a 
system for recording labor, materials, supplies, and equipment costs 
incurred when undertaking the necessary railroad work. This record of 
costs forms the basis for payment by the State highway agency to the 
railroad company, and in turn FHWA reimburses the State for its payment 
to the railroad company.
    Respondents: Approximately 135 railroad companies.
    Frequency: Nearly 135 railroad companies are involved in an average 
of 10 railroad/highway projects per year, so the total frequency is 
1,350 railroad adjustments.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The average number of hours 
required to calculate the railroad adjustment costs and maintain the 
required records per adjustment is 12 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The FHWA estimates that the 
total annual burden imposed on the public by this collection is 16,200 
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: 23 U.S.C. 121, 130; 23 CFR 140 Subpart I; the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 
and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: December 29, 2006.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. E7-81 Filed 1-8-07; 8:45 am]
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