[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 77587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31955]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2011-0128]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously 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 the
renewal of a previously approved information collection that is
summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We published a
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this
information collection on October 11, 2010. We are required to publish
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by January 12, 2012.
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-2011-0128.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Huie, (202) 366-3039, Department
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of
Infrastructure, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., E76-106, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Highways for LIFE Program.
Background: Section 1502 of SAFETEA-LU established the ``Highways
for LIFE'' Program. The purpose of the Highways for LIFE program is to
advance longer-lasting highways using innovative technologies and
practices to accomplish the fast construction of efficient and safe
highways and bridges. ``Highways for LIFE'' is focused on accelerating
the rate of adoption of proven technologies. The program provides
funding to States to accelerate technology adoption to construct,
reconstruct, or rehabilitate Federal-aid highway projects that
incorporate innovative technologies that will improve safety, reduce
congestion due to construction, and improve quality. Those States
interested in participating in the ``Highways for LIFE'' program would
submit an application for project funding. The information to be
provided on the application includes a description of the project, the
innovative technologies to be used and a description of how these
technologies will improve safety, reduce construction congestion, and
improve quality. The collected information will be used by FHWA to
evaluate and select projects for ``Highways for LIFE'' funding.
Respondents: The fifty State Departments of Transportation, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,460 for file maintenance and 52
State highway agencies for statistical reports.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 8 hours per respondent per
application.
Total Annual Burden: It is expected that the respondents will
complete approximately 30 applications for an estimated 240 total
annual burden hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT's performance,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the U.S. DOT's estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (3) ways 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.
Dated: December 6, 2011.
Cynthia Thornton,
Acting Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-31955 Filed 12-12-11; 8:45 am]
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