83 FR 5678 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 27 (February 8, 2018)

Page Range		5678-5679
FR Document		2018-02526

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for renewal of an existing 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2018-0006]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently approved
information collection.

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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
renewal of an existing 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
2018-0006 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: Greg Wolf, 202-366-4655, Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Program
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Relief Funding Applications.
OMB Control #: 2125-0525.
Background: Congress authorized in Title 23, United States Code,
Section 125, a special program from the Highway Trust Fund for the
repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads on Federal
lands which have suffered serious damage as a result of natural
disasters or catastrophic failures from an external cause. This
program, commonly referred to as the Emergency Relief or ER program,
supplements the commitment of resources by States, their political
subdivisions, or other Federal agencies to help pay for unusually heavy
expenses resulting from extraordinary conditions. The applicability of
the ER program to a natural disaster is based on the extent and
intensity of the disaster. Damage to highways must be severe, occur
over a wide area, and result in unusually high expenses to the highway
agency. Examples of natural disasters include floods, hurricanes,
earthquakes, tornadoes, tidal waves, severe storms, and landslides.
Applicability of the ER program to a catastrophic failure due to an
external cause is based on the criteria that the failure was not the
result of an inherent flaw in the facility but was sudden, caused a
disastrous impact on transportation services, and resulted in unusually
high expenses to the highway agency. A bridge suddenly collapsing after
being struck by a barge is an example of a catastrophic failure from an
external cause. The ER program provides for repair and restoration of
highway facilities to pre-disaster conditions. Restoration in kind is
therefore the predominate type of repair expected to be accomplished
with ER funds. Generally, all elements of the damaged highway within
its cross section are eligible for ER funds. Roadway items that are
eligible may include: pavement, shoulders, slopes and embankments,
guardrail, signs and traffic control devices, bridges, culverts, bike
and pedestrian paths, fencing, and retaining walls. Other eligible
items may include: Engineering and right-of-way costs, debris removal,
transportation system management strategies, administrative expenses,
and equipment rental expenses. This information collection is needed
for the FHWA to fulfill its statutory obligations regarding funding
determinations for ER eligible damages following a disaster. The
regulations covering the FHWA ER program are contained in 23 CFR part
668.
Respondents: 50 State Transportation Departments, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands,
and the Virgin Islands.
Estimated Average Annual Burden: The respondents submit an
estimated total of 30 applications each year. Each application requires
an estimated average of 250 hours to complete.

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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual
burden is 7,500 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.
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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;
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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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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for extension of currently approved information collection.
Dates		Please submit comments by April 9, 2018.
Contact		Greg Wolf, 202-366-4655, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Program Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation		83 FR 5678

83 FR 5678 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Highway Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 27 (February 8, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration