[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63407-63408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31173]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. 97-3078]


Notice of Request for Renewal of an Existing Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the 
intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to renew the information collection identified below under 
supplementary information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by January 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears in the heading of this document and must be 
submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All comments received 
will be available for examination at the above address

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between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 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.
    Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any 
aspect of this information collection, including, but not limited to: 
(1) the necessity and utility of the information collection for the 
proper performance of the functions of the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the collected information; and (4) 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 renewal of this 
information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mohan Pillay, Office of 
Engineering, (202) 366-4655, Federal Highway Administration, Department 
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., E.T., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Emergency Relief Funding Applications.
    OMB Number: 2125-0525.
    Background: 23 U.S.C. 125 requires States to submit an application 
for emergency relief (ER) funds to the Federal Highway Administration. 
The ER funds are established for the repair or reconstruction of 
Federal-aid highways and Federal roads which are found to have suffered 
serious damage by natural disasters over a wide area or serious damage 
from catastrophic failures. The information is needed for the FHWA to 
fulfill its statutory obligations regarding funding determinations on 
emergency work to repair highway facilities. The requirements covering 
the FHWA ER program are contained in 23 CFR part 668.
    Respondents: State Highway Agencies.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: The amount of time required 
depends on the nature of the event, the extent of damage, among other 
things, and varies widely among applications by the same State and 
among States. On the average, it is estimated to require approximately 
150 hours of professional staff time (engineering) plus 50 hours of 
secretarial staff time (typing and editing) for a total of 200 hours 
per application. The estimated average annual burden for all 
respondents per year would be 7,200 hours (i.e., 36 applications times 
200 hours per application).

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 125; 23 CFR 668.

    Issued on: November 18, 1997.
Diana Zeidel,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-31173 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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