82_FR_57878 82 FR 57645 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for the Renewal of an Information Collection

82 FR 57645 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for the Renewal of an Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)

Page Range57645-57646
FR Document2017-26266

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-26266]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2017-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for the Renewal of an 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 approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 February 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2017-
0050 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: Jeff Purdy, 202-366-6993, Office of 
Freight Management & Operations (HOFM-1), Office of Operations, Federal 
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: USDOT Survey and Comparative Assessment of Truck Parking 
Facilities.
    Background: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is directed 
to complete a survey and comparative assessment of truck parking 
facilities in each State as required by Section 1401(c) of Moving Ahead 
for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). MAP-21 Section 1401(c) 
required the survey in order to evaluate the capability of the States 
to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor 
vehicles engaged in interstate transportation. Other work activities 
required under this section of MAP-21 were: An assessment of the volume 
of commercial motor vehicle traffic in each State and the development 
of a system of metrics designed to measure the adequacy of commercial 
motor vehicle truck parking facilities in each state. A survey was 
conducted in 2014 and is available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/jasons_law/truckparkingsurvey/index.htm. MAP-21 Section 1401(c)(3) called for periodic updates to the 
survey, which is the intent of the proposed updated survey. The results 
of this updated survey shall be made available on a publicly accessible 
Department of Transportation Web site and updated periodically USDOT 
seeks to continue to collect data to support updates to the survey.
    Respondents: State Transportation and Enforcement Officials, 
Private Sector Facility Owners/Operators, Trucking Company owners or 
their designee, and Truck Drivers. The target groups of respondents are 
individuals who are responsible for providing or overseeing the 
operation of truck parking facilities and stakeholders that depend on 
such facilities to safely conduct their business. The target group 
identified in the legislation is ``state commercial vehicle safety 
personnel;'' the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has interpreted 
this term to include the Department of Transportation personnel in each 
State involved in commercial vehicle safety program activities and 
State enforcement agency personnel directly involved in enforcing 
highway safety laws and regulations and in highway incident and 
accident response. In addition, FHWA finds that the survey on the 
adequacy of truck parking opportunities is not limited to publicly 
owned facilities; input from private sector facility owners/operators 
must be obtained to adequately complete the required work provided in 
the federal legislation. FHWA also finds that input obtained from 
trucking company representatives (owners or their designees, especially 
those in logistics or who schedule drivers) and truck drivers, key 
stakeholders for truck parking facilities who are most likely to know 
where truck parking is needed, will be necessary to complete the survey 
requirements. As per MAP-21 Section 1401(c)(3), this survey will be 
conducted periodically to allow for required updates.
    Types of Survey Questions: FHWA intends to survey Department of 
Transportation personnel in each State on the location, number of 
spaces, availability and demand for truck parking in their State, 
including at rest facilities, truck parking information systems, truck 
parking plans, as well as any impediments to providing adequate truck 
parking capacity (including but not limited to legislative, regulatory, 
or financial issues; zoning; public and private impacts, approval, and 
participation; availability of land; insurance requirements and other 
issues). FHWA intends to survey private truck stop operators in each 
State on the location, number of truck parking spaces, availability and 
demand they observe at their facilities. FHWA intends to survey public 
safety officials in each State on their records and observations of 
truck parking use and patterns, including the location and frequency of 
trucks parked adjacent to

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roadways and on exit and entrance ramps to roadway facilities. FHWA 
intends to survey trucking companies and truck drivers regarding the 
location and frequency of insufficient truck parking and capacity at 
rest facilities, future truck parking needs and locations, availability 
of information on truck parking capacity, and other impediments to 
identification, access and use of truck parking. Other questions may be 
included as needed as a result of input from the focus groups, 
stakeholder outreach or at FHWA's discretion, or as follow-up to the 
survey.

Estimate

    State Departments of Transportation = 50 (4 hours each) = up to 200 
hours;
    State Enforcement Personnel = 50 (1 hour each) = up to 50 hours;
    Private Facility Owners/Operators = 229 (1 hour each) = up to 229 
hours; and
    Trucking Company Representatives and Drivers = 150 (1 hour each) = 
up to 150 hours;
    Total number of respondents = 479 for the survey.
    Total burden hours = no more than 629 hours (as allocated above).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: This survey will be updated 
periodically; the estimated total burden for each survey cycle for all 
respondents is no more than 629 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: November 30, 2017.
 Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-26266 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 6, 2017 / Notices 57645 and can be viewed at: https:// Web site: For access to the docket to Respondents: State Transportation www.faa.gov/air_traffic/environmental_ read background documents or and Enforcement Officials, Private issues/. comments received go to the Federal Sector Facility Owners/Operators, eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// Trucking Company owners or their Right of Appeal www.regulations.gov. Follow the online designee, and Truck Drivers. The target The FAA’s September 29, 2017 instructions for submitting comments. groups of respondents are individuals Adoption/Record of Decision (ROD) for Fax: 1–202–493–2251. who are responsible for providing or the Establishment and Modification of Mail: Docket Management Facility, overseeing the operation of truck Oregon Military Training Special Use U.S. Department of Transportation, parking facilities and stakeholders that Airspace constitutes a final order of the West Building Ground Floor, Room depend on such facilities to safely FAA Administrator and is subject to W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., conduct their business. The target group exclusive judicial review under 49 Washington, DC 20590–0001. identified in the legislation is ‘‘state U.S.C. 46110 by the U.S. Circuit Court Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. commercial vehicle safety personnel;’’ of Appeals for the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, West the Federal Highway Administration or the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Building Ground (FHWA) has interpreted this term to the circuit in which the person Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New include the Department of contesting the decision resides or has its Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC Transportation personnel in each State principal place of business. Any party 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, involved in commercial vehicle safety having substantial interest in this order Monday through Friday, except Federal program activities and State may apply for review of the decision by holidays. enforcement agency personnel directly filing a petition for review in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff involved in enforcing highway safety appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals no Purdy, 202–366–6993, Office of Freight laws and regulations and in highway later than 60 days after the date of this Management & Operations (HOFM–1), incident and accident response. In notice in accordance with the addition, FHWA finds that the survey Office of Operations, Federal Highway provisions of 49 U.S.C. 46110. Any on the adequacy of truck parking Administration, Department of party seeking to stay implementation of opportunities is not limited to publicly Transportation, 1200 New Jersey the action as stated in the ROD must file owned facilities; input from private Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC an application with the FAA prior to sector facility owners/operators must be 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. seeking judicial relief as provided in obtained to adequately complete the to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, Rule 18(a) of the Federal Rules of except Federal holidays. required work provided in the federal Appellate Procedure. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: legislation. FHWA also finds that input Issued in Washington, DC, on November obtained from trucking company Title: USDOT Survey and 29, 2017. representatives (owners or their Comparative Assessment of Truck Rodger A. Dean Jr., designees, especially those in logistics Parking Facilities. Manager, Airspace Policy Group. Background: U.S. Department of or who schedule drivers) and truck [FR Doc. 2017–26201 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] Transportation (USDOT) is directed to drivers, key stakeholders for truck BILLING CODE 4910–13–P complete a survey and comparative parking facilities who are most likely to assessment of truck parking facilities in know where truck parking is needed, each State as required by Section will be necessary to complete the survey DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1401(c) of Moving Ahead for Progress in requirements. As per MAP–21 Section the 21st Century (MAP–21). MAP–21 1401(c)(3), this survey will be Federal Highway Administration conducted periodically to allow for Section 1401(c) required the survey in [Docket No. FHWA–2017–0050] order to evaluate the capability of the required updates. States to provide adequate parking and Types of Survey Questions: FHWA Agency Information Collection rest facilities for commercial motor intends to survey Department of Activities: Request for Comments for vehicles engaged in interstate Transportation personnel in each State the Renewal of an Information transportation. Other work activities on the location, number of spaces, Collection required under this section of MAP–21 availability and demand for truck AGENCY: Federal Highway were: An assessment of the volume of parking in their State, including at rest Administration (FHWA), DOT. commercial motor vehicle traffic in each facilities, truck parking information ACTION: Notice and request for State and the development of a system systems, truck parking plans, as well as comments. of metrics designed to measure the any impediments to providing adequate adequacy of commercial motor vehicle truck parking capacity (including but SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public truck parking facilities in each state. A not limited to legislative, regulatory, or comments about our intention to request survey was conducted in 2014 and is financial issues; zoning; public and approval from the Office of Management available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/ private impacts, approval, and and Budget (OMB) for a new freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/ participation; availability of land; information collection, which is jasons_law/truckparkingsurvey/ insurance requirements and other summarized below under index.htm. MAP–21 Section 1401(c)(3) issues). FHWA intends to survey private SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are called for periodic updates to the truck stop operators in each State on the required to publish this notice in the survey, which is the intent of the location, number of truck parking daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register by the Paperwork proposed updated survey. The results of spaces, availability and demand they Reduction Act of 1995. this updated survey shall be made observe at their facilities. FHWA DATES: Please submit comments by available on a publicly accessible intends to survey public safety officials February 5, 2018. Department of Transportation Web site in each State on their records and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and updated periodically USDOT seeks observations of truck parking use and identified by DOT Docket ID 2017–0050 to continue to collect data to support patterns, including the location and by any of the following methods: updates to the survey. frequency of trucks parked adjacent to VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Dec 05, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06DEN1.SGM 06DEN1

57646 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 6, 2017 / Notices roadways and on exit and entrance DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION affect their performance. The exemption ramps to roadway facilities. FHWA is limited in that it allows repair intends to survey trucking companies National Highway Traffic Safety businesses to modify only certain types and truck drivers regarding the location Administration of Federally-required safety equipment and frequency of insufficient truck and features, under specified Reports, Forms and Record Keeping circumstances. The regulation is found parking and capacity at rest facilities, Requirements; Agency Information at 49 CFR part 595 Subpart C, ‘‘Vehicle future truck parking needs and Collection Activity Under OMB Review Modifications to Accommodate People locations, availability of information on truck parking capacity, and other AGENCY: National Highway Traffic with Disabilities.’’ Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. This final rule included two new impediments to identification, access Department of Transportation. ‘‘collections of information,’’ as that and use of truck parking. Other term is defined in 5 CFR part 1320 questions may be included as needed as ACTION: Notice and request for ‘‘Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the a result of input from the focus groups, comments. Public’’: Modifier identification and a stakeholder outreach or at FHWA’s document to be provided to the owner SUMMARY: In compliance with the discretion, or as follow-up to the survey. of the modified vehicle stating the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Estimate U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice exemptions used for that vehicle and announces that the Information any reduction in load carrying capacity State Departments of Transportation = Collection Request (ICR) abstracted of the vehicle of more than 100 kg (220 50 (4 hours each) = up to 200 hours; below has been forwarded to the Office lbs). of Management and Budget (OMB) for Modifiers who take advantage of the State Enforcement Personnel = 50 (1 exemption created by this rule are hour each) = up to 50 hours; review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection required to furnish NHTSA with a Private Facility Owners/Operators = and its expected burden. The Federal written document providing the 229 (1 hour each) = up to 229 hours; and Register Notice with a 60-day comment modifier’s name, address, and telephone Trucking Company Representatives period was published on September 8, number, and a statement that the and Drivers = 150 (1 hour each) = up to 2017 [82 FR 42573]. The agency modifier is availing itself of the 150 hours; received no comments. exemption. The rule requires: ‘‘S595.6 Modifier Identification. Total number of respondents = 479 for DATES: Comments must be submitted on (a) Any motor vehicle repair business the survey. or before January 5, 2018. that modifies a motor vehicle to enable ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 a person with a disability to operate, or Total burden hours = no more than days, to the Office of Information and ride as a passenger in, the motor vehicle 629 hours (as allocated above). Regulatory Affairs, Office of and intends to avail itself of the Estimated Total Annual Burden: This Management and Budget, 725–17th exemption provided in 49 CFR 595.7 survey will be updated periodically; the Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, shall furnish the information specified estimated total burden for each survey Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. in paragraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this cycle for all respondents is no more FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section to: Administrator, National than 629 hours. Christopher J. Wiacek at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Public Comments Invited: You are Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., asked to comment on any aspect of this Office of Crash Avoidance Standards, Washington, DC 20590. information collection, including: (1) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West (1) Full individual, partnership, or Whether the proposed collection is Building, Room W43–419, NRM–220, corporate name of the motor vehicle necessary for the FHWA’s performance; Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Wiacek’s repair business. (2) the accuracy of the estimated telephone number is 202–366–4801. (2) Residence address of the motor burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: vehicle repair business and State of incorporation if applicable. enhance the quality, usefulness, and National Highway Traffic Safety (3) A statement that the motor vehicle clarity of the collected information; and Administration repair business modifies a motor vehicle (4) ways that the burden could be to enable a person with a disability to Title: 49 CFR part 595—Make minimized, including the use of Inoperative Exemptions. operate, or ride as a passenger in, the electronic technology, without reducing OMB Control Number: 2127–0635. motor vehicle and intends to avail itself the quality of the collected information. Type of Request: Request for public of the exemption provided in 49 CFR The agency will summarize and/or comments on a previously approved 595.7. include your comments in the request collection of information. (b) Each motor vehicle repair business for OMB’s clearance of this information Abstract: On February 27, 2001, required to submit information under collection. NHTSA published a final rule (66 FR paragraph (a) of this section shall Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 12638) to facilitate the modification of submit the information not later than of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; motor vehicles so that persons with August 27, 2001. After that date, each and 49 CFR 1.48. disabilities can drive or ride in them as motor vehicle repair business that passengers. In that final rule, the agency modifies a motor vehicle to enable a Issued On: November 30, 2017. issued a limited exemption from a person with a disability to operate, or daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Michael Howell, statutory provision that prohibits ride as a passenger in, the motor vehicle Information Collection Officer. specified types of commercial entities and intends to avail itself of the [FR Doc. 2017–26266 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] from either removing safety equipment exemption provided in 49 CFR 595.7 BILLING CODE 4910–22–P or features installed on motor vehicles shall submit the information required pursuant to the Federal motor vehicle under paragraph (a) not later than 30 safety standards or altering the days after it first modifies a motor equipment or features so as to adversely vehicle to enable a person with a VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Dec 05, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06DEN1.SGM 06DEN1


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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 February 5, 2018.
ContactJeff Purdy, 202-366-6993, Office of Freight Management & Operations (HOFM-1), Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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