83_FR_21428 83 FR 21338 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

83 FR 21338 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)

Page Range21338-21338
FR Document2018-09872

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 83 Issue 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09872]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2018-0032]


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 July 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2018-0032 by any of the following methods:
    Website: 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: Susanna Hughes Reck, Office of 
Infrastructure, HISM-20, (202) 366-1548 Federal Highway Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Biennial Performance Reporting for the TPM Program.
    Background: The MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141) and FAST Act (Pub. L. 114-
94) transformed the Federal-aid highway program by establishing new 
requirements for transportation performance management (TPM) to ensure 
the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds. Prior to 
MAP-21, there were no explicit requirements for State DOTs to 
demonstrate how their transportation program supported national 
performance outcomes. State DOTs were not required to measure condition 
or performance, establish targets, assess progress toward targets, or 
report on condition or performance in a nationally consistent manner 
that FHWA could use to assess the entire system. It has been difficult 
for FHWA to examine the effectiveness of the Federal-aid highway 
program as a means to address surface transportation performance at a 
national level without States reporting on the above factors. The new 
TPM requirements, as established by MAP-21 and FAST Act, change this 
paradigm and require states to measure condition or performance, 
establish targets, assess progress towards targets and report on 
condition or performance.
    State DOTs now must submit biennial performance reports (23 U.S.C. 
150 (e) and 23 CFR 490.107). The information being requested in the TPM 
Biennial Reports will be provided to the DOT in an electronic format 
through an online data form called the Performance Management Form 
(PMF). Alternative formats will be made available where necessary. As 
part of the rulemaking \1\ implementing the MAP-21 and FAST Act 
requirements, FHWA evaluated all of the Biennial Reporting requirements 
in the individual regulatory impact assessments (RIA) and determined 
the following:
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    \1\ 2nd National Performance Management Measures Rule (PM2): 
Assessing Pavement Condition for National Highway Performance 
Program and Bridge Condition for National Highway Performance 
Program; Assessing Performance of National Highway System, etc. 
(RIN: 2125-AF53) https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=FHWA-2013-0053-0222&contentType=pdf.
    3rd National Performance Management Measures Rule (PM3): 
Assessing Performance of National Highway System, Freight Movement 
on Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
Improvement Program (RIN 2125-AF54) https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=FHWA-2013-0054-8287&contentType=pdf.
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    Respondents: 52 State DOTs, including Washington DC and Puerto 
Rico.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 2,128 hours 
annually for an individual State DOT to compile, organize, and submit 
the report to FHWA.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 110,656 hours 
annually.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Ways for the FHWA to 
enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected 
information; and (2) ways that the burden could be minimized,, 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: May 3, 2018.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-09872 Filed 5-8-18; 8:45 am]
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21338 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 9, 2018 / Notices 1400 to 2159 local hours (1900 to 0259 2018–0032 by any of the following and 23 CFR 490.107). The information UTC). Requests for new flights will not methods: being requested in the TPM Biennial be approved unless the hourly Website: For access to the docket to Reports will be provided to the DOT in scheduled operations are within the read background documents or an electronic format through an online previously described hourly limits. comments received go to the Federal data form called the Performance Consistent with the WSG, carriers eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// Management Form (PMF). Alternative should be prepared to adjust schedules www.regulations.gov. formats will be made available where to meet the hourly limits in order to Follow the online instructions for necessary. As part of the rulemaking 1 minimize potential congestion and submitting comments. implementing the MAP–21 and FAST delay. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Act requirements, FHWA evaluated all The FAA seeks to reach agreement Mail: Docket Management Facility, of the Biennial Reporting requirements with carriers to schedule flights within U.S. Department of Transportation, in the individual regulatory impact the scheduling limits and urges all West Building Ground Floor, Room assessments (RIA) and determined the carriers to cooperate. The FAA is W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, following: introducing the half-hourly and arrivals Washington, DC 20590–0001. and departures limits within each hour Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Respondents: 52 State DOTs, in an effort to preserve the Level 2 Department of Transportation, West including Washington DC and Puerto designation at EWR. If voluntary Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Rico. schedule adjustments are not achievable 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Frequency: Biennially. and delays continue to increase, the Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. FAA will consider whether a Level 3 Estimated Average Burden per and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, designation is necessary. If a Level 3 Response: Approximately 2,128 hours except Federal holidays. designation is warranted, the FAA will annually for an individual State DOT to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: compile, organize, and submit the report work closely with OST regarding Susanna Hughes Reck, Office of to FHWA. policies for the reintroduction of slot Infrastructure, HISM–20, (202) 366– controls at EWR, which may include Estimated Total Annual Burden 1548 Federal Highway Administration, considering options to address access at Hours: Approximately 110,656 hours 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, the airport. In addition, the DOT and the annually. Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are FAA will determine whether a schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday Public Comments Invited: You are reduction meeting is necessary pursuant through Friday, except Federal holidays. asked to comment on any aspect of this to 49 U.S.C. 41722. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information collection, including: (1) Issued in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2018. Title: Biennial Performance Reporting Ways for the FHWA to enhance the Jeffrey Planty, for the TPM Program. quality, usefulness, and clarity of the Deputy Vice President, System Operations Background: The MAP–21 (Pub. L. collected information; and (2) ways that Services. 112–141) and FAST Act (Pub. L. 114– the burden could be minimized,, [FR Doc. 2018–09894 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am] 94) transformed the Federal-aid without reducing the quality of the BILLING CODE 4910–13–P highway program by establishing new collected information. The agency will requirements for transportation summarize and/or include your performance management (TPM) to comments in the request for OMB’s DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ensure the most efficient investment of clearance of this information collection. Federal transportation funds. Prior to Federal Highway Administration Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act MAP–21, there were no explicit [Docket No. FHWA–2018–0032] requirements for State DOTs to of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; demonstrate how their transportation and 49 CFR 1.48. Agency Information Collection program supported national Issued On: May 3, 2018. Activities: Request for Comments for a performance outcomes. State DOTs were Michael Howell, New Information Collection not required to measure condition or Information Collection Officer. performance, establish targets, assess AGENCY: Federal Highway [FR Doc. 2018–09872 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am] progress toward targets, or report on Administration (FHWA), DOT. BILLING CODE 4910–22–P condition or performance in a nationally ACTION: Notice and request for consistent manner that FHWA could use comments. to assess the entire system. It has been 1 2nd National Performance Management difficult for FHWA to examine the SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public Measures Rule (PM2): Assessing Pavement effectiveness of the Federal-aid highway Condition for National Highway Performance comments about our intention to request program as a means to address surface Program and Bridge Condition for National the Office of Management and Budget’s transportation performance at a national Highway Performance Program; Assessing (OMB) approval for a new information level without States reporting on the Performance of National Highway System, etc. (RIN: collection, which is summarized below 2125–AF53) https://www.regulations.gov/ above factors. The new TPM under Supplementary Information. We contentStreamer?documentId=FHWA-2013-0053- requirements, as established by MAP–21 0222&contentType=pdf. are required to publish this notice in the amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES and FAST Act, change this paradigm 3rd National Performance Management Measures Federal Register by the Paperwork and require states to measure condition Rule (PM3): Assessing Performance of National Reduction Act of 1995. or performance, establish targets, assess Highway System, Freight Movement on Interstate DATES: Please submit comments by July progress towards targets and report on System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 9, 2018. Improvement Program (RIN 2125–AF54) https:// condition or performance. www.regulations.gov/ ADDRESSES: You may submit comments State DOTs now must submit biennial contentStreamer?documentId=FHWA-2013-0054- identified by DOT Docket ID Number performance reports (23 U.S.C. 150 (e) 8287&contentType=pdf. 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Document Created: 2018-05-09 03:18:06
Document Modified: 2018-05-09 03:18:06
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 July 9, 2018.
ContactSusanna Hughes Reck, Office of Infrastructure, HISM-20, (202) 366-1548 Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation83 FR 21338 
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