[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7558]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on November 21, 1997 [62 FR 62398].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack Wasley, Office of
Engineering, 202-366-4658, 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:
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Title: Preparation and execution of the Project Agreement and
Modifications.
OMB Number: 2125-0529.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Form(s): PR-2, PR-2-1, PR-2A.
Affected Public: State highway agencies.
Abstract: Under the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 110, a formal agreement
between the State highway agency and the FHWA is required for Federal-
aid highway projects. This agreement, referred to as the ``project
agreement,'' is in essence a written contract between the State and the
Federal government defining the extent of the work to be undertaken and
commitments made concerning the project.
The requirements covering project agreements are contained in 23
CFR part 630, subpart C.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,040 hours.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. Comments are invited
on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-7558 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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