82_FR_50940 82 FR 50730 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

82 FR 50730 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)

Page Range50730-50730
FR Document2017-23757

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2017-0046]


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 January 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2017-
0046 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: Carolyn Winbourn-James, 202-493-0353, 
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.
    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 Right-of-Way Awards 
Program to honor the use of innovative practices and outstanding 
achievements associated with highway improvement projects as it relates 
to the Right-of-Way program. The goal of the program is to showcase 
exemplary and innovative projects, programs, initiatives, and practices 
that successfully integrate the consideration of the Right-of-Way 
program along with the association of the acquisition of land required 
to construct 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 field. 
The nominator is responsible for submitting 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. 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: October 27, 2017.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23757 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]
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50730 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION outstanding innovations that enhance for OMB’s clearance of this information the right-of-way professional’s ability to collection. Federal Highway Administration meet the challenges associated with Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act [Docket No. FHWA–2017–0046] acquiring real property for Federal-aid of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; projects. and 49 CFR 1.48. Agency Information Collection Similarly, FHWA established the Issued On: October 27, 2017. Activities: Request for Comments for a Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards Program to honor the use of innovative Michael Howell, New Information Collection practices and outstanding achievements Information Collection Officer. AGENCY: Federal Highway associated with highway improvement [FR Doc. 2017–23757 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] Administration (FHWA), DOT. projects as it relates to the Right-of-Way BILLING CODE 4910–22–P ACTION: Notice and request for program. The goal of the program is to comments. showcase exemplary and innovative projects, programs, initiatives, and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public practices that successfully integrate the comments about our intention to request consideration of the Right-of-Way Federal Highway Administration the Office of Management and Budget’s program along with the association of [Docket No. FHWA–2017–0045] (OMB) approval for a new information the acquisition of land required to collection, which is summarized below construct transportation facilities. Agency Information Collection under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We Award: Anyone can nominate a Activities: Notice of Request for are required to publish this notice in the project, process, person or group that Extension of Currently Approved Federal Register by the Paperwork has used Federal Highway Information Collection Reduction Act of 1995. Administration funding sources to make an outstanding contribution to AGENCY: Federal Highway DATES: Please submit comments by transportation and the Right-of-Way Administration (FHWA), DOT. January 2, 2018. field. The nominator is responsible for ACTION: Notice and request for ADDRESSES: You may submit comments submitting an application form that comments. identified by DOT Docket ID 2017–0046 by any of the following methods: summarizes the outstanding SUMMARY: In compliance with the Web site: For access to the docket to accomplishments of the entry. FHWA Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of read background documents or will use the collected information to 1995, this notice announces that FHWA comments received go to the Federal evaluate, showcase, and enhance the will submit the collection of eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// public’s knowledge on addressing right- information described below to the www.regulations.gov. Follow the online of-way challenges on transportation Office of Management and Budget instructions for submitting comments. projects. Nominations will be reviewed (OMB) for review and comment. The Fax: 1–202–493–2251. by an independent panel of judges from Federal Register Notice with a 60-day Mail: Docket Management Facility, varying backgrounds. It is anticipated comment period soliciting comments on U.S. Department of Transportation, that awards will be given every two the following collection of information West Building Ground Floor, Room years. The winners are presented was published on August 1, 2017. The W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., plaques at an awards ceremony. PRA submission describes the nature of Washington, DC 20590–0001. Respondents: Anyone who has used the information collection and its Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Federal Highway funding sources in the expected cost and burden. Department of Transportation, West fifty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. DATES: Please submit comments by Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, December 1, 2017. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Frequency: The information will be collected biennially. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. identified by DOT Docket ID 2017–0045 Estimated Average Burden per and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, by any of the following methods: Response: 6 hours per respondent per except Federal holidays. Web site: For access to the docket to application. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Total Annual Burden read background documents or Carolyn Winbourn-James, 202–493– Hours: It is expected that the comments received go to the Federal 0353, Department of Transportation, respondents will complete eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// Federal Highway Administration, Office approximately 50 applications for an www.regulations.gov . Follow the online of Real Estate Services, 1200 New Jersey estimated total of 600 annual burden instructions for submitting comments. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. hours. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Public Comments Invited: You are Mail: Docket Management Facility, Monday through Friday, except Federal asked to comment on any aspect of this U.S. Department of Transportation, holidays. information collection, including: (1) West Building Ground Floor, Room SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Whether the proposed collection is W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Title: FHWA Excellence in Right-of- necessary for the FHWA’s performance; Washington, DC 20590–0001. Way Awards. 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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 January 2, 2018.
ContactCarolyn Winbourn-James, 202-493-0353, 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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