82 FR 33538 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 138 (July 20, 2017)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 138 (July 20, 2017)
| Page Range | 33538-33539 | |
| FR Document | 2017-15186 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 33538-33539] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-15186] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA-2017-0027] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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 June 19, 2017. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Please submit comments by August 21, 2017. 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. All comments should include the Docket number FHWA-2017-0027. 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: 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. 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 [[Page 33539]] 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, 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 11, 2017. Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer. 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257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby any U.S. District Court or has been DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
determine that certain objects to be decided in favor of complainant within
included in the exhibition ‘‘Delirious: the two-year period; and (4) the Federal Highway Administration
Art at the Limits of Reason, 1950–1980,’’ requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 [Docket No. FHWA–2017–0027]
imported from abroad for temporary (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR
exhibition within the United States, are 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental Agency Information Collection
of cultural significance. The objects are agencies) have been met. Activities: Request for Comments for a
imported pursuant to loan agreements New Information Collection
with the foreign owners or custodians. As a condition to this exemption, any
I also determine that the exhibition or employee adversely affected by the AGENCY: Federal Highway
display of the exhibit objects at The discontinuance of service shall be Administration (FHWA), DOT.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, protected under Oregon Short Line ACTION: Notice and request for
New York, from on or about September Railroad—Abandonment Portion comments.
12, 2017, until on or about January 14, Goshen Branch Between Firth &
2018, and at possible additional Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville SUMMARY: FHWA invites public
exhibitions or venues yet to be Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To comments about our intention to request
determined, is in the national interest. address whether this condition the Office of Management and Budget’s
I have ordered that Public Notice of adequately protects affected employees, (OMB) approval for a new information
these Determinations be published in a petition for partial revocation under collection, which is summarized below
the Federal Register. 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We
For further information, including a published a Federal Register Notice
list of the imported objects, contact the Provided no formal expression of with a 60-day public comment period
Office of Public Diplomacy and Public intent to file an offer of financial on this information collection on June
Affairs in the Office of the Legal assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued 19, 2017. We are required to publish
Adviser, U.S. Department of State rail service has been received, this this notice in the Federal Register by
(telephone: 202–632–6471; email: exemption will be effective on August the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
section2459@state.gov). The mailing 19, 2017, unless stayed pending DATES: Please submit comments by
address is U.S. Department of State, reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do August 21, 2017.
L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, not involve environmental issues and ADDRESSES: You may send comments
DC 20522–0505. formal expressions of intent to file an within 30 days to the Office of
Alyson Grunder,
OFA to subsidize continued rail service Information and Regulatory Affairs,
under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 1 must be Office of Management and Budget, 725
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs, filed by July 28, 2017.2 Petitions for 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Department of State. reconsideration must be filed by August Attention DOT Desk Officer. All
[FR Doc. 2017–15214 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] 9, 2017, with the Surface Transportation comments should include the Docket
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, number FHWA–2017–0027.
DC 20423–0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
A copy of any petition filed with the Bruce Bradley, 202–493–0564,
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Board should be sent to Mack H. Department of Transportation, Federal
Shumate, Jr., Union Pacific Railroad Highway Administration, Office of Real
[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 333X)]
Company, 101 North Wacker Drive, Estate Services, 1200 New Jersey
Union Pacific Railroad Company— Room 1920, Chicago, IL 60606. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Discontinuance Exemption—in Grundy Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
If the verified notice contains false or Monday through Friday, except Federal
County, IL misleading information, the exemption holidays.
is void ab initio.
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You are
has filed a verified notice of exemption Board decisions and notices are asked to comment on any aspect of this
under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F— available on our Web site at information collection, including: (1)
Exempt Abandonments and WWW.STB.GOV. Whether the proposed collection is
Discontinuances of Service to Decided: July 14, 2017. necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
discontinue service over a 2.85-mile (2) the accuracy of the estimated
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
portion of the Pequot Subdivision from burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to
Director, Office of Proceedings.
milepost 56.85, along BNSF’s Transcon enhance the quality, usefulness, and
Line, to Reed Road at milepost 59.70 Rena Laws-Byrum, clarity of the collected information; and
(the Line). The Line traverses United Clearance Clerk. (4) ways that the burden could be
States Postal Service Zip Codes 60416 [FR Doc. 2017–15115 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] minimized, including the use of
and 60407. BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
electronic technology, without reducing
UP has certified that: (1) No local or the quality of the collected information.
overhead traffic has moved over the Title: FHWA Excellence in Right-of-
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Line for at least two years; (2) there is Way Awards and Utility Relocation and
no need to reroute any traffic over other 1 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
Accommodation Awards.
lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by fee, which is currently set at $1,700. See 49 CFR Background: In 1995, the Federal
1002.2(f)(25).
a user of rail service on the Line (or by 2 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
Highway Administration established the
a state or local government entity acting biennial Excellence in Right-of-Way
not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking
on behalf of such user) regarding and public use conditions are not appropriate.
Awards Program to recognize partners,
cessation of service over the Line is Because there will be an environmental review projects, and processes that use FHWA
pending either with the Surface during abandonment, this discontinuance does not funding sources to go beyond regulatory
Transportation Board (Board) or with require an environmental review. compliance and achieve right-of-way
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excellence. Excellence in Right-of-Way enhance the quality, usefulness, and the California Department of
awardees have contributed to clarity of the collected information; and Transportation (Caltrans) assumed,
outstanding innovations that enhance (4) ways that the burden could be environmental responsibilities for this
the right-of-way professional’s ability to minimized, including the use of project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327.
meet the challenges associated with electronic technology, without reducing Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans
acquiring real property for Federal-aid the quality of the collected information. has taken final agency actions subject to
projects. The agency will summarize and/or 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses,
Similarly, FHWA established the include your comments in the request permits, and approvals for the following
Excellence in Utility Relocation and for OMB’s clearance of this information highway project in the State of
Accommodation Awards Program to collection. California: State Route (SR) 242/Clayton
honor the use of innovative practices Road Ramps Project: Caltrans proposes
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
and outstanding achievements in of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; to modify the existing partial
reducing the cost or shortening the time and 49 CFR 1.48. interchanges at SR 242 at Clayton Road
required to accommodate or relocate and Concord Avenue, in the City of
utilities associated with highway Issued on: June 11, 2017.
Concord. The SR 242/Clayton Road
improvement projects. The goal of the Michael Howell, interchange would be reconfigured from
program is to showcase exemplary and Information Collection Officer. a partial interchange to provide new
innovative projects, programs, [FR Doc. 2017–15186 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] northbound and southbound SR 242 on-
initiatives, and practices that BILLING CODE P and off-ramps. Proposed local roadway
successfully integrate the consideration improvements include a combination of
of utilities in the planning, design, additional travel lanes and the
construction, and maintenance of DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION extension of left-turn pockets on Willow
transportation facilities. Pass Road, Concord Avenue, Franquette
Award: Anyone can nominate a Federal Highway Administration Avenue, Clayton Road, Market Street,
project, process, person or group that and Commerce Avenue, in the City of
has used Federal Highway Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
on Proposed Highway in California Concord. The project will relieve local
Administration funding sources to make street congestion. The actions by the
an outstanding contribution to AGENCY: Federal Highway Federal agencies, and the laws under
transportation and the right-of-way or Administration (FHWA), DOT. which such actions were taken, are
utility fields. The nominator is ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims described in the Final Initial Study with
responsible for submitting via email, for Judicial Review of Actions by the Negative Declaration/Environmental
fax, or mail an application form that California Department of Transportation Assessment with Finding of No
summarizes the outstanding (Caltrans), pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Significant Impact (IS–ND/EA–FONSI)
accomplishments of the entry. FHWA for the project, approved on December
will use the collected information to SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of 27, 2016, in the Caltrans Finding of No
evaluate, showcase, and enhance the Caltrans, is issuing this notice to Significant Impact (FONSI) also issued
public’s knowledge on addressing right- announce actions taken by Caltrans that on December 27, 2016, and in other
of-way challenges on transportation are final. The actions relate to a documents in the Caltrans project
projects and on relocating and proposed highway project, State Route records. The IS–ND/EA–FONSI and
accommodating utilities associated with 242/Clayton Road Ramps Project, on other project records are available by
highway improvement projects. State Route 242, in the City of Concord, contacting Caltrans at the addresses
Nominations will be reviewed by an in the County of Contra Costa, State of provided above. The Caltrans IS–ND/
independent panel of judges from California. Those actions grant licenses, EA–FONSI can be viewed and
varying backgrounds. It is anticipated permits, and approvals for the project. downloaded from the project Web site at
that awards will be given every two DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/
years. The winners are presented behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public envdocs.htm, or viewed at public
plaques at an awards ceremony. of final agency actions subject to 23 libraries in the project area.
Respondents: Anyone who has used U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking This notice applies to all Federal
Federal Highway funding sources in the judicial review of the Federal agency agency decisions as of the issuance date
fifty states, the District of Columbia and actions on the highway project will be of this notice and all laws under which
Puerto Rico. barred unless the claim is filed on or such actions were taken, including but
Frequency: The information will be before December 18, 2017. If the Federal not limited to:
collected biennially. law that authorizes judicial review of a 1. General: National Environmental
Estimated Average Burden per Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4351
claim provides a time period of less
Response: 6 hours per respondent per et seq.).
than 150 days for filing such claim, then
application. 2. Council on Environmental Quality
Estimated Total Annual Burden that shorter time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regulations.
Hours: It is expected that the 3. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970,
respondents will complete California Department of
23 U.S.C. 109.
approximately 50 applications for an Transportation, Attn: Cristin Hallissy, 4. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401–
Environmental Branch, Chief Office of
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
estimated total of 600 annual burden 7671(q)).
hours. Environmental Analysis, MS–8B, 111 5. Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
Public Comments Invited: You are Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612, U.S.C. 703–712).
asked to comment on any aspect of this (510) 622–8717, cristin.hallissy@ 6. Historic and Cultural Resources:
information collection, including: (1) dot.ca.gov, Normal Office Hours: 9–5, Section 106 of the National Historic
Whether the proposed collection is M–F. Preservation Act of 1966, as amended,
necessary for the FHWA’s performance; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective (16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.).
(2) the accuracy of the estimated July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 7. Clean Water Act (Section 401) (33
burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to Administration (FHWA) assigned, and U.S.C. 1251–1377) of 1977 and 1987
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| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Please submit comments by August 21, 2017. | |
| 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. | |
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