Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection, 63644-63645 [2023-20021]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 63644 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 178 / Friday, September 15, 2023 / Notices strategies identified in a comprehensive safety action plan; or to carry out projects and strategies identified in a comprehensive safety action plan. To receive applications for grant funds, evaluate the effectiveness of projects that have been awarded grant funds, and monitor project financial conditions and project progress, a collection of information is necessary. Eligible applicants will request Safe Streets and Roads for All funds in the form of a grant application. Additional information submission will be required of grant recipients during the grant agreement, implementation, and evaluation phases. Responding to the grant opportunity is on a voluntary-response basis, utilizing an electronic grant platform. The grant application is planned as a one-time information collection. DOT estimates that it will take approximately 30 hours to complete an application for a comprehensive safety action plan grant and approximately 110 hours to complete an application for an implementation grant. Respondents: Metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of a State, Federally recognized Tribal governments and multijurisdictional groups of these entities. Frequency: One time per grant application. During the project management phase, the grantee will complete quarterly progress and monitoring reports to ensure that the project budget and schedule are maintained to the maximum extent possible, that compliance with Federal regulations will be met, and that the project will be completed with the highest degree of quality. Reporting responsibilities include quarterly program performance reports using the Performance Progress Report (SF–PPR) and quarterly financial status using the SF–425 (also known as the Federal Financial Report or SF– FFR). Respondents: Grant recipients. Frequency: quarterly throughout the period of performance. During the project management phase, each grantee that expends $750,000 or more during their own fiscal year in all Federal awards must have a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year in accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200.501. (The $750,000 threshold is not limited to Safe Streets and Roads for All funding.) This reporting responsibility is required annually and uses a form, the SF–SAC. It is estimated that this survey will take an average of 100 hours for large auditees and 21 hours for all other auditees to complete, including the time VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Sep 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Respondents: Grant recipients. Frequency: annually during any fiscal year in which $750,000 or more in any Federal funds are expended, throughout the period of performance. During the project evaluation phase, the reporting requirement is necessary to assess program effectiveness for the Federal government and to comply with Subsection 24112(g). This report provides information regarding how the project is achieving the outcomes that grantees have targeted to help measure the effectiveness of the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. In addition, under Subsection 24112(h), at the end of the period of performance for a grant under the program each grant recipient is required to submit a report that describes the costs of each eligible project carried out using the grant funds; the outcomes and benefits generated; the lessons learned; and any recommendations relating to future projects or strategies. Respondents: Grant recipients. Frequency: one time after the period of performance ends. Estimated Average Burden per Response: • Application phase: approximately 30 hours for the comprehensive safety action plan grants and 110 hours for the implementation grants per respondent. • Grant Agreement phase: approximately 1 hour per respondent (comprehensive safety action plan or implementation grant). • For grantees expending $750,000 or more of all Federal funds in a fiscal year only: Approximately 100 hours for large grantees. Approximately 21 hours for all other grantees. • Project Management phase: 8 hours annually per grant. • Project Evaluation phase: 12 hours annually per implementation grant; 2 hours annually per action plan grant. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: First year: Approximately 41 hours, including grant application, for comprehensive safety action plan grants and approximately 131 hours, including grant application, for implementation grants. Subsequent years (cumulative): 10 hours for action plan grants (expected period of performance: 2 years); 48 hours for implementation grants (expected period of performance: 5 years); add 100 hours for single audits PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for large grantees and 21 hours for all other grantees expending $750,000 or more of Federal funds in a single fiscal 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; 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; and 23 CFR chapter 1, subchapter E, part 450. Issued On: September 12, 2023. Jazmyne Lewis, Information Collection Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–20042 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA–2023–0027] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation. 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 an 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 October 16, 2023. ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, please submit comments by only one of the following means: Website: Go to https:// www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 178 / Friday, September 15, 2023 / Notices West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 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. Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number or the Information Collection Review (ICR/ RFC) Reference Number for this Notice at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Jodoin, 202–366–5465, Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Traffic Incident Management Annual Self-Assessment (TIMSA). Background: Each of the over 6 million crashes per year presents a safety danger to motorists and responders while often causing delays on the nation’s roads. It is critical to safety and mobility for these crashes to be mitigated as efficiently and safely as possible. To address these concerns, dozens of Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Programs have been established throughout the country over the past 25–30 years. Most of the top 75 metropolitan areas and several rural areas have some form of TIM Program, often coordinated through a multidisciplinary committee comprised of all the response disciplines. The TIMSA tool was established to help regions assess the level of TIM Program maturity and to identify areas for improvement. The information is used by each jurisdiction to better understand opportunities for improving safety and mobility in their region. The FHWA also uses the data to assess progress of the FHWA national TIM program and identify opportunities to help regions improve. Respondents: Approximately 100 individuals will complete the questionnaire in collaboration with an estimated average of 5 other participants. Frequency: Annually. Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1–2 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Sep 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed collection is necessary for FHWA’s performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burdens; (3) ways for 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 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. Issued on: September 12, 2023. Jazmyne Lewis, Information Collection Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–20021 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Mid-States Corridor Project in Indiana Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and other Federal agencies. AGENCY: This notice announces final actions taken by FHWA and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) relating to the proposed MidStates Corridor Project in southern Indiana. The public is advised that FHWA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) which concludes the Tier 1 MidStates Corridor Project studies. The ROD is combined with the Mid-States Corridor Project Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared by FHWA and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). DATES: By this notice, FHWA is advising the public of final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking judicial review of the Federal agency actions on the highway project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before February 12, 2024. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less than 150 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period still applies. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jermaine R. Hannon, Division Administrator, Federal Highway SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63645 Administration, 575 North Pennsylvania Street, Room 254, Indianapolis, IN 46204–1576; telephone: (317) 226–7475; email: jermaine.hannon@dot.gov. For the USFWS: Ms. Susan E. Cooper, Field Supervisor, Indiana Field Office, USFWS, 620 South Walker Street, Bloomington, IN 47403–2121; telephone: (812) 334–4261; email: Susan_E_Cooper@fws.gov. Normal business hours for the USFWS Indiana Field Office are: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. For INDOT, you may contact Laura Hilden, Director— Environmental Services, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N758–ES, Indianapolis, IN 46204; telephone: (317) 552–9692; email: lhilden@indot.in.gov. Normal business hours for INDOT are: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FHWA has approved the Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Mid-States Corridor Project and issued the combined FEIS/ROD on September 15, 2023. The FHWA used a tiered EIS for the Mid-States Corridor Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); the Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508), FHWA’s regulations implementing NEPA (23 CFR part 771), and Section 4(f) (23 CFR part 774). The Tier 1 FEIS included indepth analysis of environmental, transportation, and economic impacts and estimated project costs. The Tier 1 EIS also analyzed a reasonable range of corridor alternatives, which led to identification of Refined Alternative P as the selected alternative. The FHWA has concurred in that recommendation. The Tier 1 FEIS and ROD established Sections of Independent Utility (SIUs) for the project. A Tier 2 NEPA study will be conducted for each SIU prior to construction and will include identification of specific alignments and alternatives. The Tier 2 studies will be more closely tailored to address transportation needs within the SIUs, and evaluation of alternatives will include consideration of the social, economic, traffic, cost, and environmental impacts among other factors. This FEIS and ROD identified Refined Alternative P as the Selected Alternative. Decisions in the FEIS and ROD included, but were not limited to, the following: 1. Purpose and need for the project. 2. Range of alternatives for analysis. 3. Screening of alternatives and the identification of alternatives to be carried forward for more detailed E:\FR\FM\15SEN1.SGM 15SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0027]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation.

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 an 
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 October 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, 
please submit comments by only one of the following means:
    Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation,

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West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590.
    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.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number or 
the Information Collection Review (ICR/RFC) Reference Number for this 
Notice at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Jodoin, 202-366-5465, Office of 
Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Traffic Incident Management Annual Self-Assessment 
(TIMSA).
    Background: Each of the over 6 million crashes per year presents a 
safety danger to motorists and responders while often causing delays on 
the nation's roads. It is critical to safety and mobility for these 
crashes to be mitigated as efficiently and safely as possible. To 
address these concerns, dozens of Traffic Incident Management (TIM) 
Programs have been established throughout the country over the past 25-
30 years. Most of the top 75 metropolitan areas and several rural areas 
have some form of TIM Program, often coordinated through a multi-
disciplinary committee comprised of all the response disciplines. The 
TIMSA tool was established to help regions assess the level of TIM 
Program maturity and to identify areas for improvement.
    The information is used by each jurisdiction to better understand 
opportunities for improving safety and mobility in their region. The 
FHWA also uses the data to assess progress of the FHWA national TIM 
program and identify opportunities to help regions improve.
    Respondents: Approximately 100 individuals will complete the 
questionnaire in collaboration with an estimated average of 5 other 
participants.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1-2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burdens; (3) ways for 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 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.

     Issued on: September 12, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20021 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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