82_FR_33679 82 FR 33541 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

82 FR 33541 - 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 138 (July 20, 2017)

Page Range33541-33542
FR Document2017-15185

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that FHWA will submit the collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on June 19, 2017. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33541-33542]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15185]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2017-0026]


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

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
this notice announces that FHWA will submit the collection of 
information described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of 
information was published on June 19, 2017. The PRA submission 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
cost and burden.

DATES: Please submit comments by August 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2017-
0026 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

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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.

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

     Issued on: July 11, 2017.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-15185 Filed 7-19-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 138 / Thursday, July 20, 2017 / Notices 33541 Title: Noise Barrier Inventory. technical assistance efforts for State Notice and request for ACTION: Background: The basis of the Federal- highway agencies, and in responding to comments. aid highway program is a strong federal- inquiries from congressional sources, state partnership. At the core of that Federal, State, and local agencies, and SUMMARY: In compliance with the partnership is a philosophy of trust and the general public. An updated listing of Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of flexibility, and a belief that the states are noise barriers will be distributed 1995, this notice announces that FHWA in the best position to make investment nationally for use in the highway traffic will submit the collection of decisions and that states base these noise program. It is anticipated that this information described below to the decisions on the needs and priorities of information will be requested in 2014 Office of Management and Budget their citizens. The FHWA noise (for noise barriers constructed in 2011, (OMB) for review and comment. The regulation (23 CFR 772) gives each state 2012 and 2013) and then again in 2017 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day department of transportation (SDOT) (for noise barriers constructed in 2014, comment period soliciting comments on flexibility to determine the feasibility 2015 and 2016). After review of the the following collection of information and reasonableness of noise abatement ‘‘Summary of Noise Barriers was published on June 19, 2017. The by balancing of the benefits of noise Constructed by December 31, 2004’’ PRA submission describes the nature of abatement against the overall adverse document, a SDOT may request to the information collection and its social, economic, and environmental delete, modify or add information to any expected cost and burden. effects and costs of the noise abatement calendar year. DATES: Please submit comments by measures. The SDOT must base its Respondents: Each of the 50 SDOTs, August 21, 2017. determination on the interest of the the District of Columbia, and the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments overall public good, keeping in mind all Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. identified by DOT Docket ID 2017–0026 the elements of the highway program Frequency: Every 3 years. by any of the following methods: (need, funding, environmental impacts, Estimated Average Burden per Web site: For access to the docket to public involvement, etc.). Response: It is estimated that on average read background documents or Reduction of highway traffic noise it would take 8 hours to respond to this comments received go to the Federal should occur through a program of request. eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// shared responsibility with the most Estimated Total Annual Burden www.regulations.gov. Follow the online effective strategy being implementation Hours: It is estimated that the estimated instructions for submitting comments. of noise compatible planning and land total annual burden is 139 hours. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. use control strategies by state and local Public Comments Invited: You are Mail: Docket Management Facility, governments. Local governments can asked to comment on any aspect of this U.S. Department of Transportation, use their power to regulate land information collection, including: (1) West Building Ground Floor, Room development to prohibit noise-sensitive Whether the proposed collection is W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., land use development adjacent to a necessary for the FHWA’s performance; Washington, DC 20590–0001. highway, or to require that developers (2) the accuracy of the estimated Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. plan, design, and construct burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to Department of Transportation, West development in ways that minimize enhance the quality, usefulness, and Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, noise impacts. The FHWA noise clarity of the collected information; and 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., regulations limit Federal participation Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. (4) ways that the burden could be in the construction of noise barriers and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, minimized, including the use of along existing highways to those electronic technology, without reducing except Federal holidays. projects proposed along lands where the quality of the collected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: land development or substantial The agency will summarize and/or Michael Dougherty, 202–366–9234, construction predated the existence of include your comments in the request Department of Transportation, Federal any highway. The data reflects the flexibility in for OMB’s clearance of this information Highway Administration, Office of noise abatement decision-making. Some collection. Highway Policy Information, 1200 New states have built many noise barriers Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC while a few have built none. Through of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 20590, Monday through Friday, except the end of 2010, 47 SDOTs and the and 49CFR 1.48. Federal holidays. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have Issued on: July 11, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: constructed over 2,748 linear miles of Michael Howell, Title: Certification of Enforcement of barriers at a cost of over $4.05 billion Information Collection Officer. the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax. ($5.44 billion in 2010 dollars). Three [FR Doc. 2017–15183 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] OMB Control #: 2125–0541. states and the District of Columbia have Background: Title 23 United States BILLING CODE P not constructed noise barriers. Ten Code, Section 141(c), provides that a SDOTs account for approximately sixty- State’s apportionment of funds under 23 two percent (62%) of total barrier length DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION U.S.C. 104(b)(1) shall be reduced in an and sixty-nine percent (69%) of total amount up to 8 percent of the amount barrier cost. The type of information Federal Highway Administration to be apportioned during any fiscal year asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES requested can be found in beginning after September 30, 1984, if [Docket No. FHWA–2017–0026] vehicles subject to the Federal heavy 23CFR772.13(f). The previously distributed listing can Agency Information Collection vehicle use tax are lawfully registered in be found at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ Activities: Notice of Request for the State without having presented environment/noise/noise_barriers/ Extension of Currently Approved proof of payment of the tax. The annual inventory/summary/sintro7.cfm. Information Collection certification by the State Governor or This listing continues to be extremely designated official regarding the useful in the management of the AGENCY:Federal Highway collection of the heavy vehicle use tax highway traffic noise program, in our Administration (FHWA), DOT. serves as the FHWA’s primary means of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Jul 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1

33542 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 138 / Thursday, July 20, 2017 / Notices determining State compliance. The ACTION:Notice of renewal of docket number(s) for this notice. Note FHWA has determined that an annual exemptions; request for comments. that all comments received will be certification of compliance by each State posted without change to http:// is the least obtrusive means of SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its www.regulations.gov, including any administering the provisions of the decision to renew exemptions for 88 personal information provided. Please legislative mandate. In addition, States individuals from the vision requirement see the Privacy Act heading below for are required to retain for 1 year a in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety further information. Schedule 1, IRS Form 2290, Heavy Regulations (FMCSRs) for interstate Docket: For access to the docket to Vehicle Use Tax Return (or other commercial motor vehicle (CMV) read background documents or suitable alternative provided by drivers. The exemptions enable these comments, go to http:// regulation). The FHWA conducts individuals to continue to operate CMVs www.regulations.gov at any time or compliance reviews at least once every in interstate commerce without meeting Room W12–140 on the ground level of 3 years to determine if the annual the vision requirement in one eye. the West Building, 1200 New Jersey certification is adequate to ensure DATES: Each group of renewed Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 effective administration of 23 U.S.C. exemptions was applicable on the dates a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through 141(c). stated in the discussions below and will Friday, except Federal holidays. The The estimated annual reporting expire on the dates stated in the FDMS is available 24 hours each day, burden is 102 hours; the estimated discussions below. Comments must be 365 days each year. If you want recordkeeping burden is 510 hours for a received on or before August 21, 2017. acknowledgment that we received your total of 612 hours. The 50 States and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. comments, please include a self- District of Columbia share this burden. Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical addressed, stamped envelope or Preparing and processing the annual Programs Division, 202–366–4001, postcard or print the acknowledgement certification is estimated to require 2 fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, page that appears after submitting hours per State. Recordkeeping is Department of Transportation, 1200 comments online. estimated to require an average of 10 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 hours per State. 224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments Respondents: 50 State Transportation Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 from the public to better inform its Departments, and the District of p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, rulemaking process. DOT posts these Columbia for a total of 51 respondents. except Federal holidays. If you have comments, without edit, including any Frequency: Annually. questions regarding viewing or personal information the commenter Estimated Average Annual Burden submitting material to the docket, provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, per Response: The average burden to contact Docket Services, telephone (202) as described in the system of records submit the certification and to retain 366–9826. notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can required records is 12 hours per ADDRESSES: You may submit comments be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ respondent. bearing the Federal Docket Management privacy. Estimated Total Annual Burden System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– Hours: Total estimated average annual 2005–20027; FMCSA–2005–20560; I. Background burden is 612 hours. FMCSA–2006–26653; FMCSA–2007– Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 27333; FMCSA–2008–0021; FMCSA– FMCSA may grant an exemption for two of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 2008–0398; FMCSA–2009–0054; years if it finds ‘‘such exemption would and 49 CFR 1.48. FMCSA–2009–0121; FMCSA–2010– likely achieve a level of safety that is Issued on: July 11, 2017. 0327; FMCSA–2010–0413; FMCSA– equivalent to or greater than the level Michael Howell, 2011–0024; FMCSA–2011–0092; that would be achieved absent such Information Collection Officer. FMCSA–2011–0102; FMCSA–2012– exemption.’’ The statute also allows the 0338; FMCSA–2013–0022; FMCSA– Agency to renew exemptions at the end [FR Doc. 2017–15185 Filed 7–19–17; 8:45 am] 2013–0027; FMCSA–2013–0028; of the two-year period. BILLING CODE 4910–22–P FMCSA–2014–0302; FMCSA–2014– The physical qualification standard 0304; FMCSA–2014–0305; FMCSA– for drivers regarding vision found in 49 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2014–0048; FMCSA–2015–0049; CFR 391.41(b)(10) states that a person is FMCSA–2015–0052 using any of the physically qualified to driver a CMV if Federal Motor Carrier Safety following methods: that person: Administration • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the (Snellen) in each eye without corrective [Docket No. FMCSA–2005–20027; FMCSA– online instructions for submitting lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 2005–20560; FMCSA–2006–26653; FMCSA– comments. 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective 2007–27333; FMCSA–2008–0021; FMCSA– 2008–0398; FMCSA–2009–0054; FMCSA– • Mail: Docket Management Facility; lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least 2009–0121; FMCSA–2010–0327; FMCSA– U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without 2010–0413; FMCSA–2011–0024; FMCSA– New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 2011–0092; FMCSA–2011–0102; FMCSA– Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 70° in the horizontal meridian in each eye, 2012–0338; FMCSA–2013–0022; FMCSA– Washington, DC 20590–0001. and the ability to recognize the colors of • Hand Delivery: West Building traffic signals and devices showing red, asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES 2013–0027; FMCSA–2013–0028; FMCSA– 2014–0302; FMCSA–2014–0304; FMCSA– green, and amber. Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 2014–0305; FMCSA–2014–0048; FMCSA– New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, The 88 individuals listed in this 2015–0049; FMCSA–2015–0052] notice have requested renewal of their DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal exemptions from the vision standard in Qualification of Drivers; Exemption holidays. 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), in accordance Applications; Vision • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. with FMCSA procedures. Accordingly, AGENCY:Federal Motor Carrier Safety Instructions: Each submission must FMCSA has evaluated these Administration (FMCSA), DOT. include the Agency name and the applications for renewal on their merits VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Jul 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1


Document Created: 2017-07-20 06:58:01
Document Modified: 2017-07-20 06:58:01
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 21, 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 33541 
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