[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 170 (Friday, August 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46016-46017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21929]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. 96-27]


Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection; Highway Performance Monitoring System

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 USC 
3501, 3506(c)(2)(A)), the FHWA solicits comment on its intent to 
request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend the 
information collection for FHWA's Highway Performance Monitoring 
System.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted 
to HCC-10, Room 4232, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Highway 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. All 
comments received will be available for examination at the above 
address from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of 
comments must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard/envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Getzewich, Highway System 
Performance Division, Office of Highway Information Management, (202) 
366-0175, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Highway Performance Monitoring System. (HPMS).
    OMB Number: 2125-0028.

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    Background: Public comment is requested regarding the burden 
associated with collection of information. The data for the Highway 
Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) are collected under authority of 
23 U.S.C. 307, which places the responsibility on the Secretary of 
Transportation for management decisions which affect transportation. 23 
CFR 1.5 provides the Federal Highway Administrator with authority to 
request information to administer the Federal-Aid Highway Program. 
Estimates of future highway needs of the Nation are mandated by 
Congress on a biennial basis [23 U.S.C. 307(e)]. Additionally, HPMS 
data serve as the information source for the ``Highway Safety 
Performance'' report prepared by the Federal Highway Administration 
(FHWA) pursuant to Section 207 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-424). The HPMS data collected are essential to 
FHWA and Congress in evaluating effectiveness of the Federal-aid 
highway programs, providing mileage components of apportionment 
formulae, and evaluating highway safety programs. The information is 
used by FHWA to develop and implement legislation and by State and 
Federal transportation officials to adequately plan, design, and 
administer effective, safe, and efficient transportation systems.
    Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any 
aspect of these information collections, including, but not limited to: 
(1) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected 
information; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; and (3) ways to 
minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the 
collected information. Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB extension of 
this information collection.
    Respondents: 50 States, DC, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, plus four 
territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and Virgin 
Islands).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated burden hours for this 
information collection is 119,680 hours.
    Frequency: The data is collected by the respondents and submitted 
to FHWA annually.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

    Issued on: August 21, 1996.
Diana Zeidel,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-21929 Filed 8-29-96; 8:45 am]
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