Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection, 74557 [2023-23997]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 31, 2023 / Notices
Authority No. 523 of December 22,
2021.
Nicole L. Elkon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional
and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. 2023–23983 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0044]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Renewal of Currently Approved
Information Collection
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for renewal of
currently approved information
collection.
AGENCY:
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 that 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
January 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Number
FHWA–2023–0044 by any of the
following methods:
• Website: https://
www.regulations.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, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
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://
www.regulations.gov at any time or to
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Omar Elkassed, (213) 894–6718, Office
of Stewardship, Oversight, and Program
Management, Federal Highway
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Administration, Department of
Transportation, 888 South Figueroa
Street, Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA
90017. Office hours are from 7 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Preparation and Execution of
the Project Agreement and
Modifications.
OMB Control Number: 2125–0529.
Background: Formal agreements
between State Transportation
Departments and the FHWA are
required for Federal-aid highway
projects. These agreements, referred to
as ‘‘project agreements’’ are written
contracts between the State and the
Federal government that define the
extent of work to be undertaken and
commitments made concerning a
highway project. Section 1305 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA–21, Pub. L. 105–178)
amended 23 U.S.C. 106(a) and
combined authorization of work and
execution of the project agreement for a
Federal-aid project into a single action.
States continue to have the flexibility to
use whatever format is suitable to
provide the statutory information
required, and burden estimates for this
information collection are not changed.
Respondents: There are 56
respondents, including 50 State
Transportation Departments, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the
Virgin Islands and American Samoa.
Depending on the size of and activity in
the above government agencies, the
number of project agreements executed
in any agency ranges between 10 and
1,500.
Frequency: On an on-going basis as
project agreements are written.
Estimated Average Annual Burden
per Response: There is a total of 23,809
agreements per year. Each agreement
requires 1 hour to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 23,809 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
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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: October 26, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–23997 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0038]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure
Disorders
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces receipt of
applications from 17 individuals for an
exemption from the prohibition in the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) against persons
with a clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or
any other condition that is likely to
cause a loss of consciousness or any loss
of ability to control a commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) to drive in interstate
commerce. If granted, the exemptions
would enable these individuals who
have had one or more seizures and are
taking anti-seizure medication to
operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Federal Docket
Management System Docket No.
FMCSA–2023–0038 using any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket
number (FMCSA–2023–0038) in the
keyword box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next,
choose the only notice listed, and click
on the ‘‘Comment’’ button. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: West Building
Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC, 20590–0001
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for renewal of currently approved information
collection.
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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 that 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 January 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket Number
FHWA-2023-0044 by any of the following methods:
Website: https://www.regulations.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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 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://www.regulations.gov at any time or to
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Omar Elkassed, (213) 894-6718,
Office of Stewardship, Oversight, and Program Management, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 888 South
Figueroa Street, Suite 440, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Office hours are
from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Preparation and Execution of the Project Agreement and
Modifications.
OMB Control Number: 2125-0529.
Background: Formal agreements between State Transportation
Departments and the FHWA are required for Federal-aid highway projects.
These agreements, referred to as ``project agreements'' are written
contracts between the State and the Federal government that define the
extent of work to be undertaken and commitments made concerning a
highway project. Section 1305 of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21, Pub. L. 105-178) amended 23 U.S.C. 106(a) and
combined authorization of work and execution of the project agreement
for a Federal-aid project into a single action. States continue to have
the flexibility to use whatever format is suitable to provide the
statutory information required, and burden estimates for this
information collection are not changed.
Respondents: There are 56 respondents, including 50 State
Transportation Departments, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
the Virgin Islands and American Samoa. Depending on the size of and
activity in the above government agencies, the number of project
agreements executed in any agency ranges between 10 and 1,500.
Frequency: On an on-going basis as project agreements are written.
Estimated Average Annual Burden per Response: There is a total of
23,809 agreements per year. Each agreement requires 1 hour to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,809 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: October 26, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23997 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
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