[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63407-63408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31173]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. 97-3078]
Notice of Request for Renewal of an Existing Information
Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the
intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to renew the information collection identified below under
supplementary information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by January 27, 1998.
ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket
number that appears in the heading of this document and must be
submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All comments received
will be available for examination at the above address
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between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of comments
must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.
Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any
aspect of this information collection, including, but not limited to:
(1) the necessity and utility of the information collection for the
proper performance of the functions of the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to minimize the
collection burden without reducing the quality of the collected
information. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB renewal of this
information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mohan Pillay, Office of
Engineering, (202) 366-4655, Federal Highway Administration, Department
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., E.T., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Relief Funding Applications.
OMB Number: 2125-0525.
Background: 23 U.S.C. 125 requires States to submit an application
for emergency relief (ER) funds to the Federal Highway Administration.
The ER funds are established for the repair or reconstruction of
Federal-aid highways and Federal roads which are found to have suffered
serious damage by natural disasters over a wide area or serious damage
from catastrophic failures. The information is needed for the FHWA to
fulfill its statutory obligations regarding funding determinations on
emergency work to repair highway facilities. The requirements covering
the FHWA ER program are contained in 23 CFR part 668.
Respondents: State Highway Agencies.
Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: The amount of time required
depends on the nature of the event, the extent of damage, among other
things, and varies widely among applications by the same State and
among States. On the average, it is estimated to require approximately
150 hours of professional staff time (engineering) plus 50 hours of
secretarial staff time (typing and editing) for a total of 200 hours
per application. The estimated average annual burden for all
respondents per year would be 7,200 hours (i.e., 36 applications times
200 hours per application).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 125; 23 CFR 668.
Issued on: November 18, 1997.
Diana Zeidel,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-31173 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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