Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection, 23993-23994 [2018-11020]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2018 / Notices release of the property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice. The following is a brief overview of the request: Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) is proposing the release of airport property totaling 17.5 acres to be developed and used for a medical facility with no overnight patient bed services. The release of land is necessary to comply with Federal Aviation Administration Grant Assurances that do not allow federally acquired airport property to be used for non-aviation purposes. The sale of the subject property will result in the land at Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) being changed from aeronautical to non-aeronautical use and release the lands from the conditions of the Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreement Grant Assurances. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the airport will receive fair market value for the property, which will be subsequently reinvested in another eligible airport improvement project for aviation facilities at Myrtle Beach International Airport. Any person may inspect, by appointment, the request in person at the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition, any person may, upon appointment and request, inspect the application, notice and other documents determined by the FAA to be related to the application in person at Myrtle Beach International Airport. Issued in Atlanta, GA, on May 16, 2018. Aimee McCormick, Acting Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office. [FR Doc. 2018–10954 Filed 5–22–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA–2018–0019] daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that FHWA SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 May 22, 2018 Jkt 244001 will submit the collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on February 28, 2018. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. DATES: Please submit comments by June 22, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number FHWA 2018–0013, 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 https:// 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: Julie Johnston, Office of Program Administration, 202–591–5858, Julie.johnston@dot.gov, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Value Engineering Call for Data. Background: Value Engineering (VE) is defined as a systematic process of review and analysis of a project, during the concept and design phases, by a multidiscipline team of persons not involved in the project, that is conducted to provide recommendations for providing the needed functions safely, reliably, efficiently, and at the lowest overall cost; improving the value and quality of the project; and reducing the time to complete the project. Applicable projects requiring a VE analysis include Projects on the National Highway System (NHS) receiving Federal assistance with an estimated total cost of $50,000,000 or more; Bridge projects on the NHS receiving Federal assistance with an estimated total cost of $40,000,000 or PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23993 more; any major project, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 106(h), located on or off the NHS, that utilizes Federal-aid highway funding in any contract or phase; and other projects as defined in 23 CFR 627.5. 23 U.S.C. 106(e)(4)(iv) and 23 CFR 627.7(3) require States to monitor, evaluates and annually submit a report that describes the results of the value analyses that are conducted and the recommendations implemented on applicable projects. The FHWA will submit a National Call for VE Data in order to monitor and assess the VE Program and meet the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 106(h). Respondents: 52. Frequency: Once per year. Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 2 hours per participant over a year. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 104 hours per year. 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: May 16, 2018. Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–11021 Filed 5–22–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA–2018–0029] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 23994 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2018 / Notices 1995, this notice announces that FHWA will submit the collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on December 28, 2017. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden. DATES: Please submit comments by June 22, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID FHWA 2018–0029 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 https:// 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: James March, 202–366–9237, or William Linde, 202–366–9637, Office of Transportation Policy Studies, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Using Behavioral Economics to Better Understand Managed Lane Use. Background: The Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program is administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and intends to spur innovation by focusing on higher risk research. A research project awarded under the EAR program will use experiments with behavioral economics (BE) to improve models used to predict travelers’ use of priced managed lanes (MLs). The research will recruit participants who currently travel on freeways with MLs. Based on prior research, travelers either make a predetermined decision or consciously choose between taking and not taking the ML trip. Selected research participants will undergo laboratory- VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 May 22, 2018 Jkt 244001 based BE tests to examine the personal decision-making process used to select or not select the ML trip. The laboratory-based tests will incorporate an initial survey of participants and the use of a driving simulator. The tests will also examine whether behavior can charge given stimuli. Follow-up field trials will attempt to generalize the results from the BE simulator experiments for use in real-world settings. The field trials will investigate the impact of how the communication of travel information will influence travelers’ lane choice. The results from the research will potentially form a new model for estimating travelers’ lane choice behavior, if findings show a deviation of practice from traditional estimates of ML use. Respondents: Approximately 24,000 respondents will be engaged at the beginning of the project. The later tasks will require 240 respondents, with half from the Washington, DC metropolitan region and the other half from the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX metropolitan region. Approximately 400 student respondents will be surveyed to help refine the survey instrument. Frequency: Approximately 24,000 potential participants will complete a short survey at to gauge interest for later research activities. Approximately 400 students will complete at least one survey collection and one in-person computer-based test. The 240-person respondent pool will complete at least one survey collection and one in-person computer-based test. An approximate subset of 40 participants from the 240person respondent pool will participate in a second simulator test to help pretest the methodology for the latter field trials. An approximate subset of 120 participants from the 240-person respondent pool will participate in the field test. Estimated Average Burden per Response: The 24,000-person respondent pool will need 5 minutes to compete the initial survey. The 400person student group will need 3 hours to complete the survey and in-person computer-based test. The 240-person respondent pool will need 3 hours to complete the survey and in-person computer-based test. The 40-person subset from the 240-person respondent pool will need 2 hours to complete a driving simulator study. The 120-person subset from the 240-person respondent pool will need 45 minutes to partake in the field test. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 2,000 hours to complete the initial 5-minute survey. Approximately 2,790 hours to complete all the other later activities. PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: May 16, 2018. Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–11020 Filed 5–22–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [Docket No. MARAD–2018–0083] Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Application for Construction Reserve Fund and Annual Statements (CRF) Maritime Administration Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The information to be collected is required in order for MARAD to determine whether the applicant is qualified for the benefits of the CRF program. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on February 12, 2018 (Federal Register 6084, Vol. 83, No. 29). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 22, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11020]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2018-0029]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

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1995, this notice announces that FHWA will submit the collection of 
information described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on December 28, 2017. The PRA submission 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost and burden.

DATES: Please submit comments by June 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID FHWA 
2018-0029 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 https://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: James March, 202-366-9237, or William 
Linde, 202-366-9637, Office of Transportation Policy Studies, Federal 
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Using Behavioral Economics to Better Understand Managed Lane 
Use.
    Background: The Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program is 
administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and intends 
to spur innovation by focusing on higher risk research. A research 
project awarded under the EAR program will use experiments with 
behavioral economics (BE) to improve models used to predict travelers' 
use of priced managed lanes (MLs). The research will recruit 
participants who currently travel on freeways with MLs. Based on prior 
research, travelers either make a pre-determined decision or 
consciously choose between taking and not taking the ML trip. Selected 
research participants will undergo laboratory-based BE tests to examine 
the personal decision-making process used to select or not select the 
ML trip. The laboratory-based tests will incorporate an initial survey 
of participants and the use of a driving simulator. The tests will also 
examine whether behavior can charge given stimuli. Follow-up field 
trials will attempt to generalize the results from the BE simulator 
experiments for use in real-world settings. The field trials will 
investigate the impact of how the communication of travel information 
will influence travelers' lane choice. The results from the research 
will potentially form a new model for estimating travelers' lane choice 
behavior, if findings show a deviation of practice from traditional 
estimates of ML use.
    Respondents: Approximately 24,000 respondents will be engaged at 
the beginning of the project. The later tasks will require 240 
respondents, with half from the Washington, DC metropolitan region and 
the other half from the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX metropolitan region. 
Approximately 400 student respondents will be surveyed to help refine 
the survey instrument.
    Frequency: Approximately 24,000 potential participants will 
complete a short survey at to gauge interest for later research 
activities. Approximately 400 students will complete at least one 
survey collection and one in-person computer-based test. The 240-person 
respondent pool will complete at least one survey collection and one 
in-person computer-based test. An approximate subset of 40 participants 
from the 240-person respondent pool will participate in a second 
simulator test to help pre-test the methodology for the latter field 
trials. An approximate subset of 120 participants from the 240-person 
respondent pool will participate in the field test.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The 24,000-person respondent 
pool will need 5 minutes to compete the initial survey. The 400-person 
student group will need 3 hours to complete the survey and in-person 
computer-based test. The 240-person respondent pool will need 3 hours 
to complete the survey and in-person computer-based test. The 40-person 
subset from the 240-person respondent pool will need 2 hours to 
complete a driving simulator study. The 120-person subset from the 240-
person respondent pool will need 45 minutes to partake in the field 
test.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 2,000 hours to 
complete the initial 5-minute survey. Approximately 2,790 hours to 
complete all the other later activities.
    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: May 16, 2018.
 Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11020 Filed 5-22-18; 8:45 am]
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