80 FR 43551 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for the Renewal of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 140 (July 22, 2015)

Page Range		43551-43552
FR Document		2015-17951

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2015-0019]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
for the Renewal of an 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 approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 September 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2015-
0019 by any of the following methods:
Web Site: 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

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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: Nicole Katsikides, 202-366-6993,
Office of Freight Management & Operations (HOFM-1), Office of
Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDOT Survey and Comparative Assessment of Truck Parking
Facilities.
Background: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is directed
to complete a survey and comparative assessment of truck parking
facilities in each State as required by Section 1401(c) of Moving Ahead
for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). MAP-21 Section 1401(c)
required the survey in order to evaluate the capability of the States
to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor
vehicles engaged in interstate transportation. Other work activities
required under this section of MAP-21 were: An assessment of the volume
of commercial motor vehicle traffic in each State and the development
of a system of metrics designed to measure the adequacy of commercial
motor vehicle truck parking facilities in each state. The results of
this survey shall be made available on a publicly accessible Department
of Transportation Web site and updated periodically USDOT seeks to
continue to collect data to support updates to the survey.
Respondents: State Transportation and Enforcement Officials,
Private Sector Facility Owners/Operators, Trucking Company owners or
their designee, and Truck Drivers. The target groups of respondents are
individuals who are responsible for providing or overseeing the
operation of truck parking facilities and stakeholders that depend on
such facilities to safely conduct their business. The target group
identified in the legislation is ``state commercial vehicle safety
personnel''; the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has interpreted
this term to include the Department of Transportation personnel in each
State involved in commercial vehicle safety program activities and
State enforcement agency personnel directly involved in enforcing
highway safety laws and regulations and in highway incident and
accident response. In addition, FHWA finds that the survey on the
adequacy of truck parking opportunities is not limited to publicly
owned facilities; input from private sector facility owners/operators
must be obtained to adequately complete the required work provided in
the federal legislation. FHWA also finds that input obtained from
trucking company representatives (owners or their designees, especially
those in logistics or who schedule drivers) and truck drivers, key
stakeholders for truck parking facilities who are most likely to know
where truck parking is needed, will be necessary to complete the survey
requirements.
Types of Survey Questions: FHWA intends to survey Department of
Transportation personnel in each State on the location, number of
spaces, availability and demand for truck parking in their State,
including at rest facilities, as well as any impediments to providing
adequate truck parking capacity (including but not limited to
legislative, regulatory, or financial issues; zoning; public and
private impacts, approval, and participation; availability of land;
insurance requirements and other issues). FHWA intends to survey
private truck stop operators in each State on the location, number of
truck parking spaces, availability and demand they observe at their
facilities. FHWA intends to survey public safety officials in each
State on their records and observations of truck parking use and
patterns, including the location and frequency of trucks parked
adjacent to roadways and on exit and entrance ramps to roadway
facilities. FHWA intends to survey trucking companies and truck drivers
regarding the location and frequency of insufficient truck parking and
capacity at rest facilities, future truck parking needs and locations,
availability of information on truck parking capacity, and other
impediments to identification, access and use of truck parking. Other
questions may be included as needed as a result of input from the focus
groups, stakeholder outreach or at FHWA's discretion, or as follow-up
to the survey.
Estimate:

State Departments of Transportation = 50 (4 hours each) = up to 200
hours;
State Enforcement Personnel = 50 (1 hour each) = up to 50 hours;
Private Facility Owners/Operators = 229 (1 hour each) = up to 229
hours; and
Trucking Company Representatives and Drivers = 150 (1 hour each) = up
to 150 hours;
Total number of respondents = 479 for the survey.
Total burden hours = no more than 629 hours (as allocated above).

Estimated Total Annual Burden: This survey will be updated
periodically; the estimated total burden for each survey cycle for all
respondents is no more than 629 hours.
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.

Issued on: July 17, 2015.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
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Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, addition, FHWA finds that the survey Estimated Total Annual Burden: This
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., on the adequacy of truck parking survey will be updated periodically; the
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. opportunities is not limited to publicly estimated total burden for each survey
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, owned facilities; input from private cycle for all respondents is no more
except Federal holidays. sector facility owners/operators must be than 629 hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: obtained to adequately complete the Public Comments Invited: You are
Nicole Katsikides, 202–366–6993, Office required work provided in the federal asked to comment on any aspect of this
of Freight Management & Operations legislation. FHWA also finds that input information collection, including: (1)
(HOFM–1), Office of Operations, obtained from trucking company Whether the proposed collection is
Federal Highway Administration, representatives (owners or their necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
Department of Transportation, 1200 designees, especially those in logistics (2) the accuracy of the estimated
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, or who schedule drivers) and truck burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to
DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 drivers, key stakeholders for truck enhance the quality, usefulness, and
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through parking facilities who are most likely to clarity of the collected information; and
Friday, except Federal holidays. know where truck parking is needed, (4) ways that the burden could be
will be necessary to complete the survey minimized, including the use of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDOT Survey and requirements. electronic technology, without reducing
Types of Survey Questions: FHWA the quality of the collected information.
Comparative Assessment of Truck
intends to survey Department of The agency will summarize and/or
Parking Facilities.
Transportation personnel in each State include your comments in the request
Background: U.S. Department of
on the location, number of spaces, for OMB’s clearance of this information
Transportation (USDOT) is directed to
availability and demand for truck collection.
complete a survey and comparative
parking in their State, including at rest
assessment of truck parking facilities in Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
facilities, as well as any impediments to
each State as required by Section providing adequate truck parking
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
1401(c) of Moving Ahead for Progress in and 49 CFR 1.48.
capacity (including but not limited to
the 21st Century (MAP–21). MAP–21 legislative, regulatory, or financial Issued on: July 17, 2015.
Section 1401(c) required the survey in issues; zoning; public and private Michael Howell,
order to evaluate the capability of the impacts, approval, and participation; Information Collection Officer.
States to provide adequate parking and availability of land; insurance [FR Doc. 2015–17951 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]
rest facilities for commercial motor requirements and other issues). FHWA BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
vehicles engaged in interstate intends to survey private truck stop
transportation. Other work activities operators in each State on the location,
required under this section of MAP–21 number of truck parking spaces, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
were: An assessment of the volume of availability and demand they observe at
commercial motor vehicle traffic in each their facilities. FHWA intends to survey Federal Transit Administration
State and the development of a system public safety officials in each State on
of metrics designed to measure the their records and observations of truck [Docket No. FTA–2015–0011]
adequacy of commercial motor vehicle parking use and patterns, including the
truck parking facilities in each state. location and frequency of trucks parked Notice of Proposed Buy America
The results of this survey shall be made adjacent to roadways and on exit and Waiver for Replacement Gondola
available on a publicly accessible entrance ramps to roadway facilities. Components
Department of Transportation Web site FHWA intends to survey trucking
and updated periodically USDOT seeks AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
companies and truck drivers regarding
to continue to collect data to support DOT.
the location and frequency of
updates to the survey. insufficient truck parking and capacity ACTION: Notice of proposed Buy America
Respondents: State Transportation at rest facilities, future truck parking waiver and request for comment.
and Enforcement Officials, Private needs and locations, availability of
Sector Facility Owners/Operators, SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
information on truck parking capacity, Administration (FTA) received a request
Trucking Company owners or their and other impediments to identification,
designee, and Truck Drivers. The target for a waiver to permit the purchase of
access and use of truck parking. Other replacement gondola components that
groups of respondents are individuals questions may be included as needed as
who are responsible for providing or are non-compliant with Buy America
a result of input from the focus groups, requirements using FTA funding. The
overseeing the operation of truck stakeholder outreach or at FHWA’s
parking facilities and stakeholders that request is from the Colorado Department
discretion, or as follow-up to the survey. of Transportation on behalf of the Town
depend on such facilities to safely Estimate:
conduct their business. The target group of Mountain Village for its public
State Departments of Transportation = transportation gondola system. In
identified in the legislation is ‘‘state 50 (4 hours each) = up to 200 hours;
commercial vehicle safety personnel’’; accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(3)(A),
State Enforcement Personnel = 50 (1
the Federal Highway Administration FTA is providing notice of the waiver
hour each) = up to 50 hours;
(FHWA) has interpreted this term to Private Facility Owners/Operators = 229 request and seeks public comment
include the Department of (1 hour each) = up to 229 hours; and before deciding whether to grant the
request. If granted, the waiver would
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Transportation personnel in each State Trucking Company Representatives and
involved in commercial vehicle safety Drivers = 150 (1 hour each) = up to apply only to FTA-funded procurements
program activities and State 150 hours; by Mountain Village necessary for the
enforcement agency personnel directly Total number of respondents = 479 for current gondola refurbishment projects
involved in enforcing highway safety the survey. described herein.
laws and regulations and in highway Total burden hours = no more than 629 DATES: Comments must be received by
incident and accident response. In hours (as allocated above). August 5, 2015. Late-filed comments

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Please submit comments by September 21, 2015.
Contact		Nicole Katsikides, 202-366-6993, Office of Freight Management & Operations (HOFM-1), Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation		80 FR 43551

80 FR 43551 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for the Renewal of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 140 (July 22, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration