[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18565]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2011-0067]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Approval of 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 a new
information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
public comment period on this information collection on May 18, 2011.
We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by August 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
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 burden; (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. All comments should include the
Docket number FHWA-2011-0067.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Miller, (202) 366-0744 or
[email protected], Office of Safety Integration, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP).
Type of request: New information collection requirement.
Background: The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient,
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), 23 U.S.C.
148, established the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a
core Federal program. A Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) is a major
and mandatory component of the HSIP. A SHSP is a statewide-coordinated,
data-driven, multi-year comprehensive safety plan coordinated by a
State Department of Transportation. The purpose of the SHSP is to
identify the State's key safety needs and guide investment decisions to
achieve significant reductions in highway fatalities and serious
injuries on all public roads. The SHSP is developed by each State in a
cooperative process with local, State, Federal, and private sector
engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency medical service
stakeholders. The SHSP process allows highway safety programs in the
State to work together in an effort to align and leverage resources.
This coordination also allows State agencies to integrate multiple
strategic safety plans, including the Highway Safety Plan (HSP) and the
Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP). FHWA supports development of
SHSPs at the State level by (1) Providing technical assistance; (2)
conducting education and outreach; (3) performing and disseminating
research and analysis; (4) developing and distributing technical tools,
and (5) drafting and disseminating policy and guidance. The requested
information collection, in the form of an on-line survey tool, will be
used to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of these activities
in supporting the development and implementation of SHSPs. Survey
respondents will be asked to provide information about their use and
opinion of FHWA-supplied products and services to support SHSP
development and implementation as well as their perspectives on the
effectiveness of the SHSP program overall. Certain survey respondents
will also be asked to provide feedback on State-level coordination
between the SHSP, the HSP and the CVSP annual safety plans required by
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), respectively. The
information will also allow FHWA to assess the needs of State DOTs for
additional products and services in support of the SHSP development,
update and implementation processes, with the ultimate goal of
improving highway safety outcomes across the nation.
Respondents: We estimate that 153 State-level leads responsible for
development and implementation of the SHSP, the HSP and the CVSP. In
some cases, an individual may be responsible for more than one plan.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The total burden for this
collection would be approximately 76.5 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: July 19, 2011.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-18565 Filed 7-21-11; 8:45 am]
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