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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Extension of Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the
information collection request described
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in this notice to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
renew an information collection. We
published a Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day public comment period
on this information collection on
December 16, 2009. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by
April 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. 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
burden; (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.
All comments should include the
Docket number FHWA–2010–0022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gye
Aung, 202–366–2167, Office of Federal
Lands Highway, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of
Transportation, East Building, Room
E61 339, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal Lands Highway
Program.
OMB Control #: 2125–0598.
Background: Title 23 U.S.C. 204
requires the Secretary of Transportation
and the Secretary of each appropriate
Federal land management agency to
develop, to the extent appropriate,
safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion
management systems for roads funded
under the Federal Lands Highway
Program (FLHP). A management system
is a process for collecting, organizing,
and analyzing data to provide a strategic
approach to transportation planning,
program development, and project
selection. Its purposes are to improve
transportation system performance and
safety, and to develop alternative
strategies for enhancing mobility of
people and goods. This data collection
clearance addresses the management
systems for the National Park Service
(NPS) and the Park Roads and Parkways
(PRP) Program; Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) and the Indian Reservation Roads
(IRR) Program; Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) and the Refuge Roads
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(RR) Program; and Forest Service (FS)
and the Forest Highway (FH) Program.
Outputs from the management
systems are important tools for the
development of transportation plans
and transportation improvement
programs, and in making project
selection decisions consistent with 23
U.S.C. 204. Further, management system
outputs also provide important
information to the FHWA for their
stewardship and oversight roles for the
Park Roads and Parkways, Indian
Reservation Roads, Refuge Roads, and
Forest Highway Programs. The data
collection required to implement these
management systems supports the DOT
Strategic Plan. The proposed data
collection also directly supports the
FHWA’s Initiatives of Safety,
Congestion Mitigation, and
Environmental Stewardship and
Streamlining that represent the three
important strategic planning and
performance goals for the agency.
The National Park Service, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Fish and Wildlife
Service, and Forest Service are
continuing to implement the required
management systems and the associated
information collections. Completion of
this phase-in of the management
systems is expected to occur during the
time period covered by this information
collection, and the average annual
burden estimates are based on expected
increases in the overall burden over that
time period. The management systems
vary in complexity among the four
agencies and reflect differences in the
characteristics of the transportation
systems involved such as size,
ownership, and eligibility for inclusion
in the program. These variations result
in differences among the agencies in the
expected number of respondents to the
information collection, and in the
anticipated time necessary to respond to
the information collection.
Typical information that might be
collected for the management systems
includes:
• Traffic information including
volumes, speeds, and vehicle
classification;
• Pavement features such as number
of lanes, length, width, surface type,
functional classification, and shoulder
information; and pavement condition
information such as roughness, distress,
rutting, and surface friction;
• Bridge features such as deck width,
under/over-clearance, details of
structural elements such as girders,
joints, railings, bearings, abutments, and
piers; and information on the condition
of the bridge elements sufficient to
describe the nature, extent, and severity
of deterioration;
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• Safety information such as crash
records, crash rates, and an inventory of
safety appurtenances such as signs and
guardrails; or
• Congestion measures such as
roadway level of service or travel delay.
Respondents to the information
collection might be collecting and
submitting information in one or more
of these categories for the portion of
their transportation system that is
covered under the FLHP. For example,
this might include the collection and
submission of these types of information
for State or county-owned roads that are
Forest Highways or Indian Reservation
Roads owned by Indian Tribal
Governments. Typically, the
respondents would collect information
each year on a portion of their system.
Burden estimates have been developed
using this assumption combined with
an estimate of the time needed to collect
and provide the information.
Respondents: The estimated average
annual number of respondents for the
management systems for each of the
agencies addressed by this information
collection is:
NPS management systems—35 States
and 40 Metropolitan Planning
Organizations (MPOs), regional
transportation planning agencies,
counties, local or tribal governments.
BIA management systems—35 States
and 50 MPOs, regional transportation
planning agencies, counties, local or
tribal governments.
FWS management systems—35 States
and 40 MPOs, regional transportation
planning agencies, counties, local or
tribal governments.
FS management systems—35 States
and 50 MPOs, regional transportation
planning agencies, counties, local or
tribal governments.
Frequency: Annual.
Estimated Average Annual Burden
per Response:
NPS management systems—
Approximately 40 hours per
respondent.
BIA management systems—
Approximately 60 hours per
respondent.
FWS management systems—
Approximately 20 hours per
respondent.
FS management systems—
Approximately 60 hours per
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Total estimated average annual
burden is 14,700 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
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Issued On: March 5, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2010–0021]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Extension of Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the
information collection request described
in this notice to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
renew an information collection. We
published a Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day public comment period
on this information collection on
December 16, 2009. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by
April 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. 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
burden; (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.
All comments should include the
Docket number FHWA–2010–0021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Epstein, 202–366–2157, Office of Safety
Design, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of
Transportation, East Building, Room
E71–113, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Developing and Recording Costs
for Railroad Adjustments.
OMB Control Number: 2125–0521.
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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 are involved in an
average of 10 railroad/highway projects
per year, total frequency is 1,350
railroad adjustments.
Frequency: Annually.
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.
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 March 5, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs, and Analysis
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2010–0019]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Extension of Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension
of currently approved information
collection.
SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the
information collection request described
in this notice to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0022]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Extension of Currently 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 renew an information collection. We published a Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information
collection on December 16, 2009. We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by April 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
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 burden; (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. All comments should include the
Docket number FHWA-2010-0022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gye Aung, 202-366-2167, Office of
Federal Lands Highway, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, East Building, Room E61 339, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Federal Lands Highway Program.
OMB Control #: 2125-0598.
Background: Title 23 U.S.C. 204 requires the Secretary of
Transportation and the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land
management agency to develop, to the extent appropriate, safety,
bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for roads funded
under the Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP). A management system is
a process for collecting, organizing, and analyzing data to provide a
strategic approach to transportation planning, program development, and
project selection. Its purposes are to improve transportation system
performance and safety, and to develop alternative strategies for
enhancing mobility of people and goods. This data collection clearance
addresses the management systems for the National Park Service (NPS)
and the Park Roads and Parkways (PRP) Program; Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) and the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program; Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) and the Refuge Roads (RR) Program; and Forest Service
(FS) and the Forest Highway (FH) Program.
Outputs from the management systems are important tools for the
development of transportation plans and transportation improvement
programs, and in making project selection decisions consistent with 23
U.S.C. 204. Further, management system outputs also provide important
information to the FHWA for their stewardship and oversight roles for
the Park Roads and Parkways, Indian Reservation Roads, Refuge Roads,
and Forest Highway Programs. The data collection required to implement
these management systems supports the DOT Strategic Plan. The proposed
data collection also directly supports the FHWA's Initiatives of
Safety, Congestion Mitigation, and Environmental Stewardship and
Streamlining that represent the three important strategic planning and
performance goals for the agency.
The National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fish and
Wildlife Service, and Forest Service are continuing to implement the
required management systems and the associated information collections.
Completion of this phase-in of the management systems is expected to
occur during the time period covered by this information collection,
and the average annual burden estimates are based on expected increases
in the overall burden over that time period. The management systems
vary in complexity among the four agencies and reflect differences in
the characteristics of the transportation systems involved such as
size, ownership, and eligibility for inclusion in the program. These
variations result in differences among the agencies in the expected
number of respondents to the information collection, and in the
anticipated time necessary to respond to the information collection.
Typical information that might be collected for the management
systems includes:
Traffic information including volumes, speeds, and vehicle
classification;
Pavement features such as number of lanes, length, width,
surface type, functional classification, and shoulder information; and
pavement condition information such as roughness, distress, rutting,
and surface friction;
Bridge features such as deck width, under/over-clearance,
details of structural elements such as girders, joints, railings,
bearings, abutments, and piers; and information on the condition of the
bridge elements sufficient to describe the nature, extent, and severity
of deterioration;
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Safety information such as crash records, crash rates, and
an inventory of safety appurtenances such as signs and guardrails; or
Congestion measures such as roadway level of service or
travel delay.
Respondents to the information collection might be collecting and
submitting information in one or more of these categories for the
portion of their transportation system that is covered under the FLHP.
For example, this might include the collection and submission of these
types of information for State or county-owned roads that are Forest
Highways or Indian Reservation Roads owned by Indian Tribal
Governments. Typically, the respondents would collect information each
year on a portion of their system. Burden estimates have been developed
using this assumption combined with an estimate of the time needed to
collect and provide the information.
Respondents: The estimated average annual number of respondents for
the management systems for each of the agencies addressed by this
information collection is:
NPS management systems--35 States and 40 Metropolitan Planning
Organizations (MPOs), regional transportation planning agencies,
counties, local or tribal governments.
BIA management systems--35 States and 50 MPOs, regional
transportation planning agencies, counties, local or tribal
governments.
FWS management systems--35 States and 40 MPOs, regional
transportation planning agencies, counties, local or tribal
governments.
FS management systems--35 States and 50 MPOs, regional
transportation planning agencies, counties, local or tribal
governments.
Frequency: Annual.
Estimated Average Annual Burden per Response:
NPS management systems--Approximately 40 hours per respondent.
BIA management systems--Approximately 60 hours per respondent.
FWS management systems--Approximately 20 hours per respondent.
FS management systems--Approximately 60 hours per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual
burden is 14,700 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: March 5, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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