83 FR 5677 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 27 (February 8, 2018)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 27 (February 8, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-02538 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 5677-5678] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02538] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration [Docket No. FHWA 2018-0005] Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for renewal of a previously approved information collection that 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 April 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number FHWA 2018-0005 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: 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. 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: Samantha Lubkin, 202-366-1575, Office of Bridges and Structures, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Bridge Inspection Program. Background: This collection is necessary to meet legislative requirements of Title 23 United States Code section 144, and the Code of Federal Regulations, 23 Highways Part 650, Subpart C--National Bridge Inspection Standards which require States, Federal Agencies, and Tribal Governments to: (1) Perform and report inventory data from routine inspections, fracture critical inspections, and underwater inspections as appropriate for all highway bridges on public roads, and element level inspections for highway bridges on the National Highway System; (2) report costs associated with the replacement of structurally deficient bridges; and (3) follow up on critical findings. The bridge inspection and replacement cost information that is provided to the FHWA is on an annual basis. The critical findings information is periodically provided to the FHWA. The bridge information is used for multiple purposes, including: (1) The determination of the condition of the Nation's bridges which is included in a biennial report to Congress on the Status of the Nation's Bridges; (2) for various additional reports to Congress on Bridge Safety; (3) the data source for executing various sections of the Federal-aid program which involve highway bridges; (4) the data source for assessing the bridge penalty provisions of Title 23 United States Code section 119; (5) the data source for the evaluation of bridge performance measures established in Title 23 United States Code section 150; (6) for conducting oversight of the National Bridge Inspection Program at [[Page 5678]] the State, Federal agency, and Tribal level; and (7) for strategic national defense needs. Respondents: 52 State highway agencies including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Federal Agencies, and Tribal Governments. The number of inspections per respondent varies in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards. Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden for each bridge inspection is 8 hours. The estimated average burden for each element level inspection is 25 minutes. The estimated average burden for each cost collection report is 90 hours. The estimated average burden for follow up on critical findings is 40 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden hours associated with this renewal is 2,496,990 hours. This estimated figure is based on 307,500 annual instances for routine, fracture critical, and underwater inspections multiplied by 8 hours (2,460,000 hours); plus 72,552 annual element inspections multiplied by 25 minutes (30,230 hours); plus 90 hours for each cost report multiplied by 52 reports (4,680 hours); plus 40 hours for follow up on critical findings multiplied by 52 respondents (2,080 hours) for a combined annual burden of 2,496,990 hours. Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT's performance, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. DOT's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (3) ways 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: February 2, 2018. Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-02538 Filed 2-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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driven highway safety decisions within Public Comments Invited: You are www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
a State, between States, and at the asked to comment on any aspect of this instructions for submitting comments.
national level. The MMUCC defines a information collection, including: (1) Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
serious injury resulting from traffic Whether the proposed collection of Mail: Docket Management Facility,
crashes as ‘‘Suspected Serious Injury information is necessary for the U.S. U.S. Department of Transportation,
(A)’’ whose attributes are: Any injury, DOT’s performance, including whether West Building Ground Floor, Room
other than fatal, which results in one or the information will have practical W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
more of the following: Severe laceration utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. Washington, DC 20590.
resulting in exposure of underlying DOT’s estimate of the burden of the Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
tissues, muscle, organs, or resulting in proposed information collection; (3) Department of Transportation, West
significant loss of blood; broken or ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
distorted extremity (arm or leg); crush and clarity of the collected information; 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
injuries; suspected skull, chest, or and (4) ways that the burden could be Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
abdominal injury other than bruises or minimized, including the use of and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
minor lacerations; significant burns electronic technology, without reducing except Federal holidays.
(second and third degree burns over 10 the quality of the collected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
percent or more of the body); The agency will summarize and/or Samantha Lubkin, 202–366–1575, Office
unconsciousness when taken from the include your comments in the request of Bridges and Structures, Federal
crash scene; or paralysis. for OMB’s clearance of this information Highway Administration, Department of
As part of the national requirement to collection. Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
report serious injuries using the Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
MMUCC 4th Edition definition, the of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; Monday through Friday, except Federal
FHWA seeks to determine if States have and 49 CFR 1.48. holidays.
adopted the MMUCC 4th edition
Issued on August 31, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
definition, attribute and coding
Michael Howell, Title: National Bridge Inspection
convention by the required April 15,
2019 date. Specifically, States will be Information Collection Officer. Program.
Background: This collection is
considered compliant with the serious Editorial Note: This Document was
injury definition requirement if it: necessary to meet legislative
Received at the Office of the Federal Register requirements of Title 23 United States
Maintains a statewide crash database on February 5, 2018.
capable of accurately aggregating the Code section 144, and the Code of
[FR Doc. 2018–02525 Filed 2–7–18; 8:45 am]
MMUCC 4th Edition injury status Federal Regulations, 23 Highways Part
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 650, Subpart C—National Bridge
attribute for ‘‘Suspected Serious Injury
(A); Ensures the State crash database, Inspection Standards which require
data dictionary and crash report user States, Federal Agencies, and Tribal
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
manual employs the verbatim Governments to: (1) Perform and report
terminology and definitions for the Federal Highway Administration inventory data from routine inspections,
MMUCC 4th Edition injury status fracture critical inspections, and
[Docket No. FHWA 2018–0005] underwater inspections as appropriate
attribute Suspected Serious Injury (A);
Ensures the police crash form employs for all highway bridges on public roads,
Agency Information Collection and element level inspections for
the verbatim MMUCC 4th Edition injury Activities: Notice of Request for
status attribute for Suspected Serious highway bridges on the National
Renewal of a Previously Approved Highway System; (2) report costs
Injury (A); Ensures that the seven Information Collection
serious injury types specified in the associated with the replacement of
Suspected Serious Injury (A) attribute AGENCY: Federal Highway structurally deficient bridges; and (3)
are not included in any of the other Administration (FHWA), DOT. follow up on critical findings. The
attributes listed in the States’ injury ACTION: Notice and request for bridge inspection and replacement cost
status data elements are MMUCC comments. information that is provided to the
compliant. FHWA is on an annual basis. The
SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public critical findings information is
The purpose of the information
comments about our intention to request periodically provided to the FHWA. The
collection is to assess each States’
the Office of Management and Budget’s bridge information is used for multiple
ability to report serious injuries using
(OMB) approval for renewal of a purposes, including: (1) The
the new Federal definition. This
previously approved information determination of the condition of the
assessment will require consultation
collection that is summarized below Nation’s bridges which is included in a
with the State database owner, State law
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We biennial report to Congress on the Status
enforcement agency and possibly
are required to publish this notice in the of the Nation’s Bridges; (2) for various
county and municipal law enforcement
Federal Register by the Paperwork additional reports to Congress on Bridge
agencies that don’t use the State form.
Respondents: State, the District of Reduction Act of 1995. Safety; (3) the data source for executing
Columbia, Puerto Rico, tribal and local DATES: Please submit comments by various sections of the Federal-aid
traffic records management agencies and April 9, 2018. program which involve highway
law enforcement. (75 total). ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bridges; (4) the data source for assessing
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Frequency: One time collection. identified by DOT Docket ID Number the bridge penalty provisions of Title 23
Estimated Average Burden per FHWA 2018–0005 by any of the United States Code section 119; (5) the
Response: It will take approximately 30 following methods: data source for the evaluation of bridge
minutes per participant. Website: For access to the docket to performance measures established in
Estimated Total Annual Burden read background documents or Title 23 United States Code section 150;
Hours: Approximately 37 hours for a comments received, go to the Federal (6) for conducting oversight of the
one-time collection. eRulemaking Portal: http:// National Bridge Inspection Program at
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the State, Federal agency, and Tribal DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and roads on Federal lands which have
level; and (7) for strategic national suffered serious damage as a result of
defense needs. Federal Highway Administration natural disasters or catastrophic failures
Respondents: 52 State highway [Docket No. FHWA–2018–0006] from an external cause. This program,
agencies including the District of commonly referred to as the Emergency
Agency Information Collection Relief or ER program, supplements the
Columbia and Puerto Rico, Federal
Activities: Notice of Request for commitment of resources by States,
Agencies, and Tribal Governments. The
Extension of Currently Approved their political subdivisions, or other
number of inspections per respondent Federal agencies to help pay for
Information Collection
varies in accordance with the National unusually heavy expenses resulting
Bridge Inspection Standards. AGENCY: Federal Highway from extraordinary conditions. The
Estimated Average Burden per Administration (FHWA), DOT. applicability of the ER program to a
Response: The estimated average burden ACTION: Notice of request for extension natural disaster is based on the extent
for each bridge inspection is 8 hours. of currently approved information and intensity of the disaster. Damage to
The estimated average burden for each collection. highways must be severe, occur over a
element level inspection is 25 minutes. wide area, and result in unusually high
SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public expenses to the highway agency.
The estimated average burden for each comments about our intention to request
cost collection report is 90 hours. The Examples of natural disasters include
the Office of Management and Budget’s floods, hurricanes, earthquakes,
estimated average burden for follow up (OMB) approval for renewal of an
on critical findings is 40 hours. tornadoes, tidal waves, severe storms,
existing information collection that is and landslides. Applicability of the ER
Estimated Total Annual Burden summarized below under program to a catastrophic failure due to
Hours: The annual burden hours SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are
an external cause is based on the criteria
associated with this renewal is required to publish this notice in the that the failure was not the result of an
2,496,990 hours. This estimated figure is Federal Register by the Paperwork inherent flaw in the facility but was
based on 307,500 annual instances for Reduction Act of 1995. sudden, caused a disastrous impact on
routine, fracture critical, and DATES: Please submit comments by transportation services, and resulted in
underwater inspections multiplied by 8 April 9, 2018. unusually high expenses to the highway
hours (2,460,000 hours); plus 72,552 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments agency. A bridge suddenly collapsing
annual element inspections multiplied identified by DOT Docket ID Number after being struck by a barge is an
by 25 minutes (30,230 hours); plus 90 2018–0006 by any of the following example of a catastrophic failure from
hours for each cost report multiplied by methods: an external cause. The ER program
52 reports (4,680 hours); plus 40 hours Website: For access to the docket to provides for repair and restoration of
for follow up on critical findings read background documents or highway facilities to pre-disaster
multiplied by 52 respondents (2,080 comments received go to the Federal conditions. Restoration in kind is
hours) for a combined annual burden of eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// therefore the predominate type of repair
2,496,990 hours. www.regulations.gov. Follow the online expected to be accomplished with ER
instructions for submitting comments. funds. Generally, all elements of the
Public Comments Invited: You are Fax: 1–202–493–2251. damaged highway within its cross
asked to comment on any aspect of this Mail: Docket Management Facility, section are eligible for ER funds.
information collection, including: (1) U.S. Department of Transportation, Roadway items that are eligible may
Whether the proposed collection of West Building Ground Floor, Room include: pavement, shoulders, slopes
information is necessary for the U.S. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, and embankments, guardrail, signs and
DOT’s performance, including whether Washington, DC 20590–0001. traffic control devices, bridges, culverts,
the information will have practical Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. bike and pedestrian paths, fencing, and
utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. Department of Transportation, West retaining walls. Other eligible items may
DOT’s estimate of the burden of the Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, include: Engineering and right-of-way
proposed information collection; (3) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, costs, debris removal, transportation
ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. system management strategies,
and clarity of the collected information; and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, administrative expenses, and equipment
and (4) ways that the burden could be except Federal holidays. rental expenses. This information
minimized, including the use of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg collection is needed for the FHWA to
electronic technology, without reducing Wolf, 202–366–4655, Department of fulfill its statutory obligations regarding
the quality of the collected information. Transportation, Federal Highway funding determinations for ER eligible
The agency will summarize and/or Administration, Office of Program damages following a disaster. The
include your comments in the request Administration, 1200 New Jersey regulations covering the FHWA ER
for OMB’s clearance of this information Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, program are contained in 23 CFR part
collection. Monday through Friday, except Federal 668.
holidays. Respondents: 50 State Transportation
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Departments, the District of Columbia,
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
Title: Emergency Relief Funding Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Applications. Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Issued On: February 2, 2018. OMB Control #: 2125–0525. Virgin Islands.
Michael Howell, Background: Congress authorized in Estimated Average Annual Burden:
Information Collection Officer. Title 23, United States Code, Section The respondents submit an estimated
[FR Doc. 2018–02538 Filed 2–7–18; 8:45 am] 125, a special program from the total of 30 applications each year. Each
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Highway Trust Fund for the repair or application requires an estimated
reconstruction of Federal-aid highways average of 250 hours to complete.
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| Contact | Samantha Lubkin, 202-366-1575, Office of Bridges and Structures, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 5677 |
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