83_FR_3270 83 FR 3255 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

83 FR 3255 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 15 (January 23, 2018)

Page Range3255-3255
FR Document2018-01137

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 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01137]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2018-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: 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 March 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2018-0001 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: Mr. Chris Jaeschke, 703-404-6306, 
Planning and Programming (HFPP-15), Eastern Federal Lands Highway 
Division, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166. Office hours are from 7:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: ``Right-of-Way Cost Estimation Processes; State of the 
Practice''. Government agencies that acquire real property for a 
Federal-aid highway program typically consider the cost of many 
alternatives for a potential project. As a part of this consideration, 
estimates of the cost of right-of-way needed for potential highway 
alignments must be determined and documented. Agencies may use several 
different methods to determine the estimate and document these costs. 
The methods range from a process using only paper and pencil, all the 
way to a process utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping 
and electronic data capture methods. The electronic methods presumably 
include an electronic calculation method which tabulates and calculates 
total costs, area to be acquired, and the numbers of relocations of 
residential and business property owners and tenants. Utilizing the 
paper-based method necessarily requires manual collection, organization 
and calculation which are likely expensive and inefficient, both in 
terms of dedicated staff time and dollars spent.
    Respondents: Each State DOT will be asked to respond, as well as a 
limited number (5-10) of local government agencies that have large and 
complex transportation programs. Each invited agency will be asked to 
respond to a one-time survey containing questions about the agency's 
ROW cost estimation process and management.
    Frequency: There will be one survey only.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 8-16 person-
hours to fully and accurately respond to the survey, depending on the 
size and complexity of an individual agency's transportation program.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 900 hours. (This 
is the estimated total burden, for approximately 60 State and local 
government transportation agencies to respond to a single survey).
    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: January 17, 2018.
Michael Howell,
FHWA Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-01137 Filed 1-22-18; 8:45 am]
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Persons Federal Lands Highway Division, burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to wishing to present statements or obtain Federal Highway Administration, enhance the quality, usefulness, and information should contact the person Department of Transportation, 21400 clarity of the collected information; and listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166. (4) ways that the burden could be CONTACT section. Members of the public Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 minimized, including the use of may present a written statement to the p.m., Monday through Friday, except electronic technology, without reducing committee at any time. Federal holidays. the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or Issued in Washington, DC on January 18, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2018. include your comments in the request Title: ‘‘Right-of-Way Cost Estimation for OMB’s clearance of this information Mohannad Dawoud, Processes; State of the Practice’’. collection. Management & Program Analyst, Partnership Government agencies that acquire real Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, NextGen, Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act property for a Federal-aid highway of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; Procurement Services Division, Federal program typically consider the cost of Aviation Administration. and 49 CFR 1.48. many alternatives for a potential project. [FR Doc. 2018–01131 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am] Issued On: January 17, 2018. As a part of this consideration, estimates BILLING CODE 4910–13–P of the cost of right-of-way needed for Michael Howell, potential highway alignments must be FHWA Information Collection Officer. determined and documented. Agencies [FR Doc. 2018–01137 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION may use several different methods to BILLING CODE 4910–22–P Federal Highway Administration determine the estimate and document these costs. The methods range from a [Docket No. FHWA–2018–0001] process using only paper and pencil, all DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the way to a process utilizing Agency Information Collection Geographic Information System (GIS) Federal Highway Administration Activities: Request for Comments for a mapping and electronic data capture [Docket No. FHWA–2018–0002] New Information Collection methods. The electronic methods AGENCY: Federal Highway presumably include an electronic Agency Information Collection Administration (FHWA), DOT. calculation method which tabulates and Activities: Notice of Request for calculates total costs, area to be Extension of Currently Approved ACTION: Request for comments. acquired, and the numbers of Information Collection SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public relocations of residential and business AGENCY: Federal Highway comments about our intention to request property owners and tenants. Utilizing Administration (FHWA), DOT. the Office of Management and Budget’s the paper-based method necessarily ACTION: Notice of request for extension (OMB) approval for a new information requires manual collection, organization and calculation which are likely of currently approved information collection, which is summarized below expensive and inefficient, both in terms collection. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the of dedicated staff time and dollars SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public Federal Register by the Paperwork spent. comments about our intention to request Reduction Act of 1995. Respondents: Each State DOT will be the Office of Management and Budget’s DATES: Please submit comments by asked to respond, as well as a limited (OMB) approval for renewal of an March 26, 2018. number (5–10) of local government existing information collection that is ADDRESSES: You may submit comments agencies that have large and complex summarized below under identified by DOT Docket ID Number transportation programs. Each invited SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are 2018–0001 by any of the following agency will be asked to respond to a required to publish this notice in the methods: one-time survey containing questions Federal Register by the Paperwork Website: For access to the docket to about the agency’s ROW cost estimation Reduction Act of 1995. read background documents or process and management. DATES: Please submit comments by comments received go to the Federal Frequency: There will be one survey March 26, 2018. eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// only. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Estimated Average Burden per identified by DOT Docket ID Number instructions for submitting comments. 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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
ActionRequest for comments.
DatesPlease submit comments by March 26, 2018.
ContactMr. Chris Jaeschke, 703-404-6306, Planning and Programming (HFPP-15), Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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