[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17470-17471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9361]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. 98-3664]


Notice of Request for Renewal of Currently Approved Information 
Collection; Outdoor Advertising and Junkyard Report

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement in 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 that measures the manner and 
extent to which the FHWA collects outdoor advertising sign and junkyard 
statistical information from the States.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears in the heading of this notice and must be submitted 
to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW.,

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Washington, DC 20590-0001. All comments received will be available for 
examination at the above address 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Silvio Cutuli, Office of Real 
Estate Services, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, HRE-20, Room 3221, 400 7th St., S.W. Washington, DC 
20590-0001, telephone (202) 366-2025. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. 
to 4:15 p.m., E.T., Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Electronic Availability

    Internet users may access all comments received by the U.S. DOT 
Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource locator (URL): 
http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each 
year. An electronic copy of this document can be downloaded using a 
modem and suitable communications software from the Federal Register 
electronic bulletin board service (telephone number: 202-512-1661). 
Internet users may reach the Federal Register home page at: http://
www.nara.gov/nara/fedreg and the Government Printing Office's database 
at: http://www.gpo.gov/su__docs.
    Title: Outdoor Advertising and Junkyard Report.
    OMB Number: 2125-0030.

Background

    The report on the status of control of outdoor advertising and 
junkyards is provided by highway agencies of each State, the District 
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico on Form FHWA-1424, Outdoor Advertising and 
Junkyard Report. The information on this form, which consists of the 
numbers of signs in specified categories is voluntarily submitted. 
These statistics are used to determine how the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
131 and 136 are being complied with and reflect actions taken by the 
States in this regard. Since the current form has been in use over 20 
years, and was last revised in 1989, the FHWA is interested in comments 
regarding the validity and usefulness of the information requested as 
it relates to current state activities implementing provisions of 23 
U.S.C. 131 and 136. Interested parties are invited to send comments 
regarding any aspect of this information collection, including, but not 
limited to: (1) the continued necessity and utility of the requested 
statistics used to reflect the control of the outdoor advertising signs 
and junkyards; (2) ways to enhance or improve the relevance of 
requested information; (3) ways to minimize the collection burden 
without reducing the quality of the information submitted; and (4) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden. Comments submitted in response to 
this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 
renewal of this information collection.
    Respondents: State Departments of Transportation/State Highway 
Agencies.
    Average Burden per Response: The average burden is 26 hours per 
response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is 
1,352 hours.
    Frequency: Annually.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 117 and 121.

    Issued on: April 1, 1998.
George S. Moore, Jr.,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-9361 Filed 4-8-98; 8:45 am]
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