Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection, 4649 [2024-01276]

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• Federal Highway Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 4649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01276]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0004]


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 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 March 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
0004 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: Ms. Cynthia Essenmacher, (202) 780-
6178, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 
Office of Operations, Office of Transportation Management (HOTM-1), 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 
7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Innovative Finance and Equal Access for Over the Road 
Busses.
    Background:
    Abstract Innovative Finance: The Federal Highway Administration 
(FHWA), Office of Operations and Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
jointly collection information related to State Infrastructure Banks 
(SIB), Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles, and Toll Credits. This 
information is published on FHWA's public websites to monitor activity 
in each innovative finance program. This information satisfies the 
requirement under 23 U.S.C. 610(g)(7) for each SIB to make an annual 
report to the Secretary on its status no later than September 30 of 
each year and such other reports as the Secretary may require. The data 
will also satisfy new requirements under section 11503 of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58, 
effective November 15, 2021, requiring the Secretary to make available 
a publicly accessible website on which States shall post the amount of 
toll credits that are available for sale or transfer.
    The data includes activity, volume, and balances. The data is 
published annually on the Center for Innovative Finance's website. 
Information from this collection is used for the proper stewardship and 
oversight of each program, as well as compliance with each program's 
Federal statute.
    Abstract Equal Access for Over the Road Busses: Section 11523 of 
the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58 (Nov. 15, 
2021) amended 23 U.S.C. 129 to add reporting requirements to the equal 
access provisions for over the road busses. Specifically, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of the BIL, a public authority 
that operates a toll facility shall report to the Secretary any rates, 
terms, or conditions for access to the toll facility by public 
transportation vehicles that differ from the rates, terms, or 
conditions applicable to over-the-road buses.
    Further, a public authority that operates a toll facility shall 
report to the Secretary any change to the rates, terms, or conditions 
for access to the toll facility by public transportation vehicles that 
differ from the rates, terms, or conditions applicable to over-the-road 
buses by not later than 30 days after the date on which the change 
takes effect.
    Respondents: State governments of the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands share this burden.
    Frequency: Annually August 1st to October 31st.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average 
reporting burden per response for the annual collection and processing 
of the data is 149 hours for each of the States (including local 
governments), the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas, and the Virgin 
Islands.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual 
burden for all respondents is 8,195 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: January 18, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-01276 Filed 1-23-24; 8:45 am]
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