82_FR_28069 82 FR 27953 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

82 FR 27953 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)

Page Range27953-27954
FR Document2017-12640

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017) 
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[FR Doc No: 2017-12640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2014-0015]


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 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2017-
0015 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 
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: Bruce Bradley, 202-493-0564, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Real Estate Services, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: FHWA Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards and Utility 
Relocation and Accommodation Awards.
    Background: In 1995, the Federal Highway Administration established 
the biennial Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards Program to recognize 
partners, projects, and processes that use FHWA funding sources to go 
beyond regulatory compliance and achieve right-of-way excellence. 
Excellence in Right-of-Way awardees have contributed to outstanding 
innovations that enhance the right-of-way professional's ability to 
meet the challenges associated with acquiring real property for 
Federal-aid projects. Similarly, FHWA established the Excellence in 
Utility Relocation and Accommodation Awards Program to honor the use of 
innovative practices and outstanding achievements in reducing the cost 
or shortening the time required to accommodate or relocate utilities 
associated with highway improvement projects. The goal of the program 
is to showcase exemplary and innovative projects, programs,

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initiatives, and practices that successfully integrate the 
consideration of utilities in the planning, design, construction, and 
maintenance of transportation facilities.
    Award: Anyone can nominate a project, process, person or group that 
has used Federal Highway Administration funding sources to make an 
outstanding contribution to transportation and the right-of-way or 
utility fields. The nominator is responsible for submitting via email, 
fax, or mail an application form that summarizes the outstanding 
accomplishments of the entry. FHWA will use the collected information 
to evaluate, showcase, and enhance the public's knowledge on addressing 
right-of-way challenges on transportation projects and on relocating 
and accommodating utilities associated with highway improvement 
projects. Nominations will be reviewed by an independent panel of 
judges from varying backgrounds. It is anticipated that awards will be 
given every two years. The winners are presented plaques at an awards 
ceremony.
    Respondents: Anyone who has used Federal Highway funding sources in 
the fifty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: The information will be collected biennially.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 hours per respondent per 
application.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is expected that the 
respondents will complete approximately 50 applications for an 
estimated total of 600 annual burden 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: June 13, 2017.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12640 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 116 / Monday, June 19, 2017 / Notices 27953 serious injuries and fatalities per vehicle attributes listed in the States’ injury the Office of Management and Budget’s mile traveled; and the number of serious status data elements are MMUCC (OMB) approval for a new information injuries and fatalities, for the purposes compliant. collection, which is summarized below of carrying out the HSIP under 23 U.S.C. The purpose of the information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We 148. The HSIP is applicable to all public collection is to assess each States’ are required to publish this notice in the roads and therefore requires crash ability to report serious injuries using Federal Register by the Paperwork reporting by law enforcement agencies the new Federal definition. This Reduction Act of 1995. that have jurisdiction over them. In assessment will require consultation DATES: Please submit comments by defining performance measures for with the State database owner, State law August 18, 2017. serious injuries, FHWA requires enforcement agency and possibly ADDRESSES: You may submit comments national reporting by States using a county and municipal law enforcement identified by DOT Docket ID 2017–0015 uniform definition for national reporting agencies that don’t use the State form. by any of the following methods: in this performance area, as required by Respondents: State, the District of Web site: For access to the docket to MAP–21. An established standard for Columbia, Puerto Rico, tribal and local read background documents or defining serious injuries as a result of traffic records management agencies and comments received go to the Federal motor vehicle related crashes has been law enforcement. (75 total). eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// developed in the 4th edition of the Frequency: One time collection Estimated Average Burden per www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria instructions for submitting comments. (MMUCC). MMUCC represents a Response: It will take approximately 30 Fax: 1–202–493–2251. voluntary and collaborative effort to minutes per participant. Estimated Total Annual Burden Mail: Docket Management Facility, generate uniform crash data that are U.S. Department of Transportation, Hours: Approximately 37 hours for a accurate, reliable and credible for data- West Building Ground Floor, Room one-time collection. driven highway safety decisions within W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Public Comments Invited: You are a State, between States, and at the Washington, DC 20590–0001. asked to comment on any aspect of this national level. The MMUCC defines a Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. information collection, including: (1) serious injury resulting from traffic Department of Transportation, West Whether the proposed collection of crashes as ‘‘Suspected Serious Injury Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, information is necessary for the U.S. (A)’’ whose attributes are: Any injury, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., DOT’s performance, including whether other than fatal, which results in one or Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. the information will have practical more of the following: Severe laceration and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. resulting in exposure of underlying except Federal holidays. DOT’s estimate of the burden of the tissues, muscle, organs, or resulting in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposed information collection; (3) significant loss of blood; broken or Bruce Bradley, 202–493–0564, ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, distorted extremity (arm or leg); crush Department of Transportation, Federal and clarity of the collected information; injuries; suspected skull, chest, or Highway Administration, Office of Real and (4) ways that the burden could be abdominal injury other than bruises or Estate Services, 1200 New Jersey minimized, including the use of minor lacerations; significant burns Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. electronic technology, without reducing (second and third degree burns over 10 Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the quality of the collected information. percent or more of the body); Monday through Friday, except Federal The agency will summarize and/or unconsciousness when taken from the holidays. include your comments in the request crash scene; or paralysis. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: for OMB’s clearance of this information As part of the national requirement to collection. Title: FHWA Excellence in Right-of- report serious injuries using the Way Awards and Utility Relocation and Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act MMUCC 4th Edition definition, the of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; Accommodation Awards. FHWA seeks to determine if States have and 49 CFR 1.48. Background: In 1995, the Federal adopted the MMUCC 4th edition Highway Administration established the Issued On: June 8, 2017. definition, attribute and coding biennial Excellence in Right-of-Way convention by the required April 15, Michael Howell, Awards Program to recognize partners, 2019 date. Specifically, States will be Information Collection Officer. projects, and processes that use FHWA considered compliant with the serious [FR Doc. 2017–12636 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] funding sources to go beyond regulatory injury definition requirement if it: BILLING CODE 4910–22–P compliance and achieve right-of-way Maintains a statewide crash database excellence. Excellence in Right-of-Way capable of accurately aggregating the awardees have contributed to MMUCC 4th Edition injury status DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION outstanding innovations that enhance attribute for ‘‘Suspected Serious Injury the right-of-way professional’s ability to Federal Highway Administration (A); Ensures the State crash database, meet the challenges associated with data dictionary and crash report user [Docket No. FHWA–2014–0015] acquiring real property for Federal-aid manual employs the verbatim projects. Similarly, FHWA established terminology and definitions for the Agency Information Collection the Excellence in Utility Relocation and Activities: Request for Comments for a asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES MMUCC 4th Edition injury status Accommodation Awards Program to attribute Suspected Serious Injury (A); New Information Collection honor the use of innovative practices Ensures the police crash form employs AGENCY: Federal Highway and outstanding achievements in the verbatim MMUCC 4th Edition injury Administration (FHWA), DOT. reducing the cost or shortening the time status attribute for Suspected Serious ACTION: Notice and request for required to accommodate or relocate Injury (A); Ensures that the seven comments. utilities associated with highway serious injury types specified in the improvement projects. 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27954 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 116 / Monday, June 19, 2017 / Notices initiatives, and practices that Issued on: June 13, 2017. Title: Certification of Enforcement of successfully integrate the consideration Michael Howell, the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax. of utilities in the planning, design, Information Collection Officer. OMB Control #: 2125–0541. construction, and maintenance of [FR Doc. 2017–12640 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] Background: Title 23 United States transportation facilities. Code, Section 141(c), provides that a BILLING CODE 4910–22–P State’s apportionment of funds under 23 Award: Anyone can nominate a U.S.C. 104(b)(1) shall be reduced in an project, process, person or group that amount up to 8 percent of the amount has used Federal Highway DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to be apportioned during any fiscal year Administration funding sources to make Federal Highway Administration beginning after September 30, 1984, if an outstanding contribution to vehicles subject to the Federal heavy transportation and the right-of-way or [Docket No. FHWA–2017–0014] vehicle use tax are lawfully registered in utility fields. The nominator is Agency Information Collection the State without having presented responsible for submitting via email, Activities: Notice of Request for proof of payment of the tax. The annual fax, or mail an application form that certification by the State Governor or Extension of Currently Approved summarizes the outstanding designated official regarding the Information Collection accomplishments of the entry. FHWA collection of the heavy vehicle use tax will use the collected information to AGENCY: Federal Highway serves as the FHWA’s primary means of evaluate, showcase, and enhance the Administration (FHWA), DOT. determining State compliance. The public’s knowledge on addressing right- ACTION: Notice of request for extension FHWA has determined that an annual of-way challenges on transportation of currently approved information certification of compliance by each State projects and on relocating and collection. is the least obtrusive means of accommodating utilities associated with administering the provisions of the SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public legislative mandate. In addition, States highway improvement projects. comments about our intention to request are required to retain for 1 year a Nominations will be reviewed by an the Office of Management and Budget’s Schedule 1, IRS Form 2290, Heavy independent panel of judges from (OMB) approval for renewal of an Vehicle Use Tax Return (or other varying backgrounds. It is anticipated existing information collection that is suitable alternative provided by that awards will be given every two summarized below under regulation). The FHWA conducts years. The winners are presented SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are compliance reviews at least once every plaques at an awards ceremony. required to publish this notice in the 3 years to determine if the annual Respondents: Anyone who has used Federal Register by the Paperwork certification is adequate to ensure Federal Highway funding sources in the Reduction Act of 1995. effective administration of 23 U.S.C. fifty states, the District of Columbia and DATES: Please submit comments by 141(c). Puerto Rico. August 18, 2017. The estimated annual reporting ADDRESSES: You may submit comments burden is 102 hours; the estimated Frequency: The information will be recordkeeping burden is 510 hours for a collected biennially. identified by DOT Docket ID Number 2017–0014 by any of the following total of 612 hours. The 50 States and the Estimated Average Burden per methods: District of Columbia share this burden. Response: 6 hours per respondent per Web site: For access to the docket to Preparing and processing the annual application. read background documents or certification is estimated to require 2 Estimated Total Annual Burden comments received go to the Federal hours per State. Recordkeeping is Hours: It is expected that the eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// estimated to require an average of 10 respondents will complete www.regulations.gov. hours per State. Follow the online instructions for Respondents: 50 State Transportation approximately 50 applications for an submitting comments. Departments, and the District of estimated total of 600 annual burden Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Columbia for a total of 51 respondents. hours. Frequency: Annually. Mail: Docket Management Facility, Public Comments Invited: You are Estimated Average Annual Burden U.S. Department of Transportation, asked to comment on any aspect of this per Response: The average burden to West Building Ground Floor, Room information collection, including: (1) submit the certification and to retain W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Whether the proposed collection is required records is 12 hours per Washington, DC 20590–0001. necessary for the FHWA’s performance; respondent. Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Estimated Total Annual Burden (2) the accuracy of the estimated Department of Transportation, West burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to Hours: Total estimated average annual Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, burden is 612 hours. enhance the quality, usefulness, and 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., clarity of the collected information; and Public Comments Invited: You are Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. asked to comment on any aspect of this (4) ways that the burden could be and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, information collection, including: (1) minimized, including the use of except Federal holidays. Whether the proposed collection of electronic technology, without reducing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES information is necessary for the U.S. the quality of the collected information. Michael Dougherty 202–366–9234, DOT’s performance, including whether The agency will summarize and/or Department of Transportation, Federal the information will have practical include your comments in the request Highway Administration, Office of utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. for OMB’s clearance of this information Highway Policy Information, 1200 New DOT’s estimate of the burden of the collection. Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC proposed information collection; (3) Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 20590, Monday through Friday, except ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; Federal holidays. and clarity of the collected information; and 49 CFR 1.48. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and (4) ways that the burden could be VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-17 01:48:08
Document Modified: 2017-06-17 01:48:08
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesPlease submit comments by August 18, 2017.
ContactBruce Bradley, 202-493-0564, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Real Estate Services, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation82 FR 27953 
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