81 FR 17237 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

Page Range		17237-17237
FR Document		2016-06958

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 January 21, 2016. 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-2016-0009]


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 published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
public comment period on this information collection on January 21, 
2016. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by April 27, 2016.

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-2016-0009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Garland, 202-366-6221, Office of 
Planning, Environment, and Realty, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Transportation Planning Excellence Awards Nomination Form.
    OMB Control #: 2125-0615.
    Background: Transportation Planning Excellence Awards Nomination 
Form. The Transportation Planning Excellence Awards (TPEA) Program is a 
biennial awards program developed by the FHWA and the Federal Transit 
Administration (FTA) to recognize outstanding initiatives across the 
country to develop, plan and implement innovative transportation 
planning practices. The program is co-sponsored by the American 
Planning Association.
    The on-line TPEA nomination form is the tool for submitters to 
nominate a process, group, or individual involved in a project or 
process that has used the FHWA and/or the FTA funding sources to make 
an outstanding contribution to the field of transportation planning. 
The information about the process, group or individual provided by the 
submitter may be shared and published if that submission is selected 
for an award.
    The TPEA Program is a biennial awards program and individuals will 
be asked to submit nominations via the online form every two years. The 
participants will provide their information by means of the Internet.
    Respondents: For the TPEA, 35 participants biennially.
    Frequency: For the TPEA, nominations are solicited every two years.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: For the TPEA Program, 
approximately 90 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: For the TPEA Program, 225 
hours in the first year and 225 hours in the third year.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: March 23, 2016.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Administration (FTA) to recognize interstate commerce without meeting
outstanding initiatives across the the prescribed vision requirement in
Federal Highway Administration country to develop, plan and implement one eye. If granted, the exemptions
[Docket No. FHWA–2016–0009] innovative transportation planning would enable these individuals to
practices. The program is co-sponsored qualify as drivers of commercial motor
Agency Information Collection by the American Planning Association. vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.
Activities: Request for Comments for a The on-line TPEA nomination form is DATES: Comments must be received on
New Information Collection the tool for submitters to nominate a or before April 27, 2016. All comments
process, group, or individual involved will be investigated by FMCSA. The
AGENCY: Federal Highway in a project or process that has used the exemptions will be issued the day after
Administration (FHWA), DOT. FHWA and/or the FTA funding sources the comment period closes.
ACTION: Notice and request for to make an outstanding contribution to ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
comments. the field of transportation planning. The bearing the Federal Docket Management
information about the process, group or System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA–
SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public individual provided by the submitter
comments about our intention to request 2015–0351 using any of the following
may be shared and published if that methods:
the Office of Management and Budget’s submission is selected for an award.
(OMB) approval for a new information • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
The TPEA Program is a biennial http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
collection, which is summarized below awards program and individuals will be
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We on-line instructions for submitting
asked to submit nominations via the comments.
published a Federal Register Notice online form every two years. The
with a 60-day public comment period • Mail: Docket Management Facility;
participants will provide their U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
on this information collection on information by means of the Internet.
January 21, 2016. We are required to New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Respondents: For the TPEA, 35 Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
publish this notice in the Federal participants biennially.
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Frequency: For the TPEA, • Hand Delivery: West Building
Act of 1995. nominations are solicited every two Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
DATES: Please submit comments by years. New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
April 27, 2016. Estimated Average Burden per DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
ADDRESSES: You may send comments Response: For the TPEA Program, through Friday, except Federal
within 30 days to the Office of approximately 90 minutes. Holidays.
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Estimated Total Annual Burden • Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Office of Management and Budget, 725 Hours: For the TPEA Program, 225 Instructions: Each submission must
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, hours in the first year and 225 hours in include the Agency name and the
Attention DOT Desk Officer. You are the third year. docket numbers for this notice. Note
asked to comment on any aspect of this Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act that all comments received will be
information collection, including: (1) of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; posted without change to http://
Whether the proposed collection is and 49 CFR 1.48. www.regulations.gov, including any
necessary for the FHWA’s performance; personal information provided. Please
Issued on: March 23, 2016.
(2) the accuracy of the estimated see the Privacy Act heading below for
Michael Howell,
burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to further information.
enhance the quality, usefulness, and Information Collection Officer.
Docket: For access to the docket to
clarity of the collected information; and [FR Doc. 2016–06958 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am]
read background documents or
(4) ways that the burden could be BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
comments, go to http://
minimized, including the use of www.regulations.gov at any time or
electronic technology, without reducing Room W12–140 on the ground level of
the quality of the collected information. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
All comments should include the Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Docket number FHWA–2016–0009. a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Friday, except Federal holidays. The
James Garland, 202–366–6221, Office of [Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0351] FDMS is available 24 hours each day,
Planning, Environment, and Realty, 365 days each year. If you want
Federal Highway Administration, Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
acknowledgment that we received your
Department of Transportation, 1200 Applications; Vision
comments, please include a self-
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety addressed, stamped envelope or
DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 Administration (FMCSA), DOT. postcard or print the acknowledgement
a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through ACTION: Notice of applications for page that appears after submitting
Friday, except Federal holidays. exemptions; request for comments. comments on-line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
Title: Transportation Planning SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
Excellence Awards Nomination Form. applications from 22 individuals for from the public to better inform its
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OMB Control #: 2125–0615. exemption from the vision requirement rulemaking process. DOT posts these
Background: Transportation Planning in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety comments, without edit, including any
Excellence Awards Nomination Form. Regulations. They are unable to meet personal information the commenter
The Transportation Planning Excellence the vision requirement in one eye for provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
Awards (TPEA) Program is a biennial various reasons. The exemptions will described in the system of records
awards program developed by the enable these individuals to operate notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
FHWA and the Federal Transit commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Please submit comments by April 27, 2016.
Contact		James Garland, 202-366-6221, Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation		81 FR 17237

81 FR 17237 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration