[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 240 (Thursday, December 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65424-65425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31489]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44 USC 
Chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The

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ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on August 30, 1996 [FR 61, page 46016-46017].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Earl Coles, Office of Information 
Management Programs, (202) 366-054, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS).
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0028.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Affected Public: 50 States, DC, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, plus 
four territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and Virgin 
Islands).
    Abstract: 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.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The total annual burden is 93,680 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
    Comments are Invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 6, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-31489 Filed 12-11-96; 8:45 am]
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