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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: June 13, 2017.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–12638 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2017–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for a
New Information Collection
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The FHWA invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval for a new 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
August 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID 2017–0017
by any of the following methods:
Web site: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. 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:
Mark Ferroni, 202–366–3233, Office of
Planning, Environment, and Realty,
Federal Highway Administration,
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New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Noise Barrier Inventory.
Background: The basis of the Federalaid highway program is a strong federalstate partnership. At the core of that
partnership is a philosophy of trust and
flexibility, and a belief that the states are
in the best position to make investment
decisions and that states base these
decisions on the needs and priorities of
their citizens. The FHWA noise
regulation (23 CFR 772) gives each state
department of transportation (SDOT)
flexibility to determine the feasibility
and reasonableness of noise abatement
by balancing of the benefits of noise
abatement against the overall adverse
social, economic, and environmental
effects and costs of the noise abatement
measures. The SDOT must base its
determination on the interest of the
overall public good, keeping in mind all
the elements of the highway program
(need, funding, environmental impacts,
public involvement, etc.).
Reduction of highway traffic noise
should occur through a program of
shared responsibility with the most
effective strategy being implementation
of noise compatible planning and land
use control strategies by state and local
governments. Local governments can
use their power to regulate land
development to prohibit noise-sensitive
land use development adjacent to a
highway, or to require that developers
plan, design, and construct
development in ways that minimize
noise impacts. The FHWA noise
regulations limit Federal participation
in the construction of noise barriers
along existing highways to those
projects proposed along lands where
land development or substantial
construction predated the existence of
any highway.
The data reflects the flexibility in
noise abatement decision-making. Some
states have built many noise barriers
while a few have built none. Through
the end of 2010, 47 SDOTs and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have
constructed over 2,748 linear miles of
barriers at a cost of over $4.05 billion
($5.44 billion in 2010 dollars). Three
states and the District of Columbia have
not constructed noise barriers. Ten
SDOTs account for approximately sixtytwo percent (62%) of total barrier length
and sixty-nine percent (69%) of total
barrier cost. The type of information
requested can be found in
23CFR772.13(f).
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The previously distributed listing can
be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
environment/noise/noise_barriers/
inventory/summary/sintro7.cfm.
This listing continues to be extremely
useful in the management of the
highway traffic noise program, in our
technical assistance efforts for State
highway agencies, and in responding to
inquiries from congressional sources,
Federal, State, and local agencies, and
the general public. An updated listing of
noise barriers will be distributed
nationally for use in the highway traffic
noise program. It is anticipated that this
information will be requested in 2014
(for noise barriers constructed in 2011,
2012 and 2013) and then again in 2017
(for noise barriers constructed in 2014,
2015 and 2016). After review of the
‘‘Summary of Noise Barriers
Constructed by December 31, 2004’’
document, a SDOT may request to
delete, modify or add information to any
calendar year.
Respondents: Each of the 50 SDOTs,
the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Frequency: Every 3 years.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: It is estimated that on average
it would take 8 hours to respond to this
request.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: It is estimated that the estimated
total annual burden is 139 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: June 13, 2017.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–12637 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2017-0017]
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 invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new
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 August 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2017-
0017 by any of the following methods:
Web site: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. 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: Mark Ferroni, 202-366-3233, Office of
Planning, Environment, and Realty, Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Noise Barrier Inventory.
Background: The basis of the Federal-aid highway program is a
strong federal-state partnership. At the core of that partnership is a
philosophy of trust and flexibility, and a belief that the states are
in the best position to make investment decisions and that states base
these decisions on the needs and priorities of their citizens. The FHWA
noise regulation (23 CFR 772) gives each state department of
transportation (SDOT) flexibility to determine the feasibility and
reasonableness of noise abatement by balancing of the benefits of noise
abatement against the overall adverse social, economic, and
environmental effects and costs of the noise abatement measures. The
SDOT must base its determination on the interest of the overall public
good, keeping in mind all the elements of the highway program (need,
funding, environmental impacts, public involvement, etc.).
Reduction of highway traffic noise should occur through a program
of shared responsibility with the most effective strategy being
implementation of noise compatible planning and land use control
strategies by state and local governments. Local governments can use
their power to regulate land development to prohibit noise-sensitive
land use development adjacent to a highway, or to require that
developers plan, design, and construct development in ways that
minimize noise impacts. The FHWA noise regulations limit Federal
participation in the construction of noise barriers along existing
highways to those projects proposed along lands where land development
or substantial construction predated the existence of any highway.
The data reflects the flexibility in noise abatement decision-
making. Some states have built many noise barriers while a few have
built none. Through the end of 2010, 47 SDOTs and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico have constructed over 2,748 linear miles of barriers at a
cost of over $4.05 billion ($5.44 billion in 2010 dollars). Three
states and the District of Columbia have not constructed noise
barriers. Ten SDOTs account for approximately sixty-two percent (62%)
of total barrier length and sixty-nine percent (69%) of total barrier
cost. The type of information requested can be found in 23CFR772.13(f).
The previously distributed listing can be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/noise_barriers/inventory/summary/sintro7.cfm.
This listing continues to be extremely useful in the management of
the highway traffic noise program, in our technical assistance efforts
for State highway agencies, and in responding to inquiries from
congressional sources, Federal, State, and local agencies, and the
general public. An updated listing of noise barriers will be
distributed nationally for use in the highway traffic noise program. It
is anticipated that this information will be requested in 2014 (for
noise barriers constructed in 2011, 2012 and 2013) and then again in
2017 (for noise barriers constructed in 2014, 2015 and 2016). After
review of the ``Summary of Noise Barriers Constructed by December 31,
2004'' document, a SDOT may request to delete, modify or add
information to any calendar year.
Respondents: Each of the 50 SDOTs, the District of Columbia, and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Frequency: Every 3 years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: It is estimated that on
average it would take 8 hours to respond to this request.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is estimated that the
estimated total annual burden is 139 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: June 13, 2017.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12637 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am]
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