82_FR_28071 82 FR 27955 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

82 FR 27955 - 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 Range27955-27955
FR Document2017-12637

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) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27955]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12637]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2017-0017]


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-
0017 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: Mark Ferroni, 202-366-3233, Office of 
Planning, Environment, and Realty, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Noise Barrier Inventory.
    Background: The basis of the Federal-aid highway program is a 
strong federal-state partnership. At the core of that partnership is a 
philosophy of trust and flexibility, and a belief that the states are 
in the best position to make investment decisions and that states base 
these decisions on the needs and priorities of their citizens. The FHWA 
noise regulation (23 CFR 772) gives each state department of 
transportation (SDOT) flexibility to determine the feasibility and 
reasonableness of noise abatement by balancing of the benefits of noise 
abatement against the overall adverse social, economic, and 
environmental effects and costs of the noise abatement measures. The 
SDOT must base its determination on the interest of the overall public 
good, keeping in mind all the elements of the highway program (need, 
funding, environmental impacts, public involvement, etc.).
    Reduction of highway traffic noise should occur through a program 
of shared responsibility with the most effective strategy being 
implementation of noise compatible planning and land use control 
strategies by state and local governments. Local governments can use 
their power to regulate land development to prohibit noise-sensitive 
land use development adjacent to a highway, or to require that 
developers plan, design, and construct development in ways that 
minimize noise impacts. The FHWA noise regulations limit Federal 
participation in the construction of noise barriers along existing 
highways to those projects proposed along lands where land development 
or substantial construction predated the existence of any highway.
    The data reflects the flexibility in noise abatement decision-
making. Some states have built many noise barriers while a few have 
built none. Through the end of 2010, 47 SDOTs and the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico have constructed over 2,748 linear miles of barriers at a 
cost of over $4.05 billion ($5.44 billion in 2010 dollars). Three 
states and the District of Columbia have not constructed noise 
barriers. Ten SDOTs account for approximately sixty-two percent (62%) 
of total barrier length and sixty-nine percent (69%) of total barrier 
cost. The type of information requested can be found in 23CFR772.13(f).
    The previously distributed listing can be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/noise_barriers/inventory/summary/sintro7.cfm.
    This listing continues to be extremely useful in the management of 
the highway traffic noise program, in our technical assistance efforts 
for State highway agencies, and in responding to inquiries from 
congressional sources, Federal, State, and local agencies, and the 
general public. An updated listing of noise barriers will be 
distributed nationally for use in the highway traffic noise program. It 
is anticipated that this information will be requested in 2014 (for 
noise barriers constructed in 2011, 2012 and 2013) and then again in 
2017 (for noise barriers constructed in 2014, 2015 and 2016). After 
review of the ``Summary of Noise Barriers Constructed by December 31, 
2004'' document, a SDOT may request to delete, modify or add 
information to any calendar year.
    Respondents: Each of the 50 SDOTs, the District of Columbia, and 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: Every 3 years.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: It is estimated that on 
average it would take 8 hours to respond to this request.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is estimated that the 
estimated total annual burden is 139 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. 2017-12637 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am]
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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. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesPlease submit comments by August 18, 2017.
ContactMark Ferroni, 202-366-3233, Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation82 FR 27955 
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