82_FR_28070 82 FR 27954 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

82 FR 27954 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

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

Page Range27954-27955
FR Document2017-12638

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for renewal of an existing information collection that 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) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-12638]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2017-0014]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently 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 for 
renewal of an existing information collection that 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 Number 
2017-0014 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: Michael Dougherty 202-366-9234, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Highway Policy Information, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 
20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Certification of Enforcement of the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax.
    OMB Control #: 2125-0541.
    Background: Title 23 United States Code, Section 141(c), provides 
that a State's apportionment of funds under 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(1) shall 
be reduced in an amount up to 8 percent of the amount to be apportioned 
during any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1984, if vehicles 
subject to the Federal heavy vehicle use tax are lawfully registered in 
the State without having presented proof of payment of the tax. The 
annual certification by the State Governor or designated official 
regarding the collection of the heavy vehicle use tax serves as the 
FHWA's primary means of determining State compliance. The FHWA has 
determined that an annual certification of compliance by each State is 
the least obtrusive means of administering the provisions of the 
legislative mandate. In addition, States are required to retain for 1 
year a Schedule 1, IRS Form 2290, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Return (or 
other suitable alternative provided by regulation). The FHWA conducts 
compliance reviews at least once every 3 years to determine if the 
annual certification is adequate to ensure effective administration of 
23 U.S.C. 141(c).
    The estimated annual reporting burden is 102 hours; the estimated 
recordkeeping burden is 510 hours for a total of 612 hours. The 50 
States and the District of Columbia share this burden. Preparing and 
processing the annual certification is estimated to require 2 hours per 
State. Recordkeeping is estimated to require an average of 10 hours per 
State.
    Respondents: 50 State Transportation Departments, and the District 
of Columbia for a total of 51 respondents.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Annual Burden per Response: The average burden to 
submit the certification and to retain required records is 12 hours per 
respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual 
burden is 612 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

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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. 2017-12638 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am]
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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

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 116 / Monday, June 19, 2017 / Notices 27955 minimized, including the use of Department of Transportation, 1200 The previously distributed listing can electronic technology, without reducing New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ the quality of the collected information. DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:00 environment/noise/noise_barriers/ The agency will summarize and/or a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through inventory/summary/sintro7.cfm. include your comments in the request Friday, except Federal holidays. This listing continues to be extremely for OMB’s clearance of this information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: useful in the management of the collection. Title: Noise Barrier Inventory. highway traffic noise program, in our Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Background: The basis of the Federal- technical assistance efforts for State of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; aid highway program is a strong federal- highway agencies, and in responding to and 49 CFR 1.48. state partnership. At the core of that inquiries from congressional sources, Issued On: June 13, 2017. partnership is a philosophy of trust and Federal, State, and local agencies, and Michael Howell, flexibility, and a belief that the states are the general public. An updated listing of Information Collection Officer. in the best position to make investment decisions and that states base these noise barriers will be distributed [FR Doc. 2017–12638 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] decisions on the needs and priorities of nationally for use in the highway traffic BILLING CODE 4910–22–P their citizens. The FHWA noise noise program. It is anticipated that this regulation (23 CFR 772) gives each state information will be requested in 2014 department of transportation (SDOT) (for noise barriers constructed in 2011, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2012 and 2013) and then again in 2017 flexibility to determine the feasibility Federal Highway Administration and reasonableness of noise abatement (for noise barriers constructed in 2014, by balancing of the benefits of noise 2015 and 2016). After review of the [Docket No. FHWA–2017–0017] abatement against the overall adverse ‘‘Summary of Noise Barriers social, economic, and environmental Constructed by December 31, 2004’’ Agency Information Collection effects and costs of the noise abatement document, a SDOT may request to Activities: Request for Comments for a measures. The SDOT must base its delete, modify or add information to any New Information Collection determination on the interest of the calendar year. AGENCY: Federal Highway overall public good, keeping in mind all Respondents: Each of the 50 SDOTs, Administration (FHWA), DOT. the elements of the highway program the District of Columbia, and the ACTION: Notice and request for (need, funding, environmental impacts, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. comments. public involvement, etc.). Reduction of highway traffic noise Frequency: Every 3 years. SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public should occur through a program of Estimated Average Burden per comments about our intention to request shared responsibility with the most Response: It is estimated that on average the Office of Management and Budget’s effective strategy being implementation it would take 8 hours to respond to this (OMB) approval for a new information of noise compatible planning and land request. collection, which is summarized below use control strategies by state and local under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We Estimated Total Annual Burden governments. Local governments can are required to publish this notice in the use their power to regulate land Hours: It is estimated that the estimated Federal Register by the Paperwork development to prohibit noise-sensitive total annual burden is 139 hours. Reduction Act of 1995. land use development adjacent to a Public Comments Invited: You are DATES: Please submit comments by highway, or to require that developers asked to comment on any aspect of this August 18, 2017. plan, design, and construct information collection, including: (1) ADDRESSES: You may submit comments development in ways that minimize Whether the proposed collection is identified by DOT Docket ID 2017–0017 noise impacts. The FHWA noise necessary for the FHWA’s performance; by any of the following methods: regulations limit Federal participation (2) the accuracy of the estimated Web site: For access to the docket to in the construction of noise barriers burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to read background documents or along existing highways to those enhance the quality, usefulness, and comments received go to the Federal projects proposed along lands where clarity of the collected information; and eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// land development or substantial (4) ways that the burden could be www.regulations.gov. Follow the online construction predated the existence of minimized, including the use of instructions for submitting comments. any highway. electronic technology, without reducing Fax: 1–202–493–2251. The data reflects the flexibility in the quality of the collected information. Mail: Docket Management Facility, noise abatement decision-making. Some The agency will summarize and/or U.S. Department of Transportation, states have built many noise barriers West Building Ground Floor, Room include your comments in the request while a few have built none. Through W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., for OMB’s clearance of this information the end of 2010, 47 SDOTs and the Washington, DC 20590–0001. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have collection. Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. constructed over 2,748 linear miles of Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Department of Transportation, West barriers at a cost of over $4.05 billion of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES ($5.44 billion in 2010 dollars). Three and 49 CFR 1.48. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., states and the District of Columbia have Issued On: June 13, 2017. Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. not constructed noise barriers. Ten and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, Michael Howell, SDOTs account for approximately sixty- except Federal holidays. two percent (62%) of total barrier length Information Collection Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and sixty-nine percent (69%) of total [FR Doc. 2017–12637 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] Mark Ferroni, 202–366–3233, Office of barrier cost. The type of information BILLING CODE 4910–22–P Planning, Environment, and Realty, requested can be found in Federal Highway Administration, 23CFR772.13(f). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-17 01:48:34
Document Modified: 2017-06-17 01:48:34
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 of request for extension of currently approved information collection.
DatesPlease submit comments by August 18, 2017.
ContactMichael Dougherty 202-366-9234, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Highway Policy Information, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation82 FR 27954 
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