[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25731-25732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11900]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2018-0021]
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 a new
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 August 3, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
2018-0021 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 http://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: Jim Sinnette, Office of Innovative
Program Delivery, 202-366-1561, [email protected], Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FHWA Major Project Financial Plans and Project Management
Plans.
Background: Major projects are defined in section 106(h) of title
23, United States Code (U.S.C.), as projects receiving Federal
financial assistance with an estimated total cost of $500,000,000, or
other projects as may be identified by the Secretary. Major projects
are typically large, complex projects designed to address major highway
needs and require the investment of significant financial resources.
Project sponsors of major projects are required to submit a project
management plan and an annual financial plan to FHWA.
The preparation of the project management plan, as required by 23
U.S.C. 106(h)(2), ensures that clearly defined roles, responsibilities,
procedures and processes are in effect to provide timely information to
the project decisionmakers to effectively manage the scope, costs,
schedules, quality of, and the Federal requirements applicable to, the
project. The project management plan serves as a guide for implementing
the major project and documents assumptions and decisions regarding
communication, management processes, execution and overall project
control.
The preparation of the annual financial plan, as required by 23
U.S.C. 106(h)(3), ensures that the necessary financial resources are
identified, available, and monitored throughout the life of the
project. An annual financial plan is a comprehensive document that
reflects the project's scope, schedule, cost estimate, and funding
structure to provide reasonable assurance that there will be sufficient
funding available to implement and complete the entire project, or a
fundable phase of the project, as planned.
Respondents: Approximately 100 project sponsors per year.
Frequency: The financial plan is submitted annually. The first
financial plan is submitted prior to the authorization of Federal funds
for construction and updates are submitted each year until construction
completion.
The project management plan is first submitted prior to the start
of construction and then updated as significant changes to the project
occur during construction.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 40 hours for
the initial submittal of each plan and 20 hours for each update.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 20 initial plans
and 80 plan updates are submitted each year. For a total of
approximately, 2,400 hours each year.
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.
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Issued on: May 29, 2018.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11900 Filed 6-1-18; 8:45 am]
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