[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 40946-40947] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-20463] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ICR describes the nature of the [[Page 40947]] 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 March 10, 1998 [63 FR 11704]. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 31, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Crouse, Office of Budget and Finance, Federal Highway Administration, (202) 366-2826, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Title: Voucher for Federal-Aid Reimbursements. OMB Number: 2125-0507. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: State Departments of Transportation/State Highway Agencies. Abstract: The forms FHWA PR-20, Voucher for Work Performed Under Provisions of the Federal-Aid and Federal Highway Acts, as amended, and FHWA-1447, Final Voucher for Payment under 23 U.S.C. 117 are used to collect Federal-aid project financial data relative to the expenditure of State funds. The FHWA's Federal-aid Highway Program is a reimbursable program which requires the expenditures of State funds and the reimbursement of same. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,910. Number of Respondents: 54. 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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24, 1998. Vanester M. Williams, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 98-20463 Filed 7-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-62-P