[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 27615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12790]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[DOT Docket No. FHWA-99-5693]


Notice of Request for Renewal of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection: A Guide to Reporting Highway Statistics

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements 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 its clearance of the currently approved information 
collection identified below under Supplementary Information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 19, 1999.

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 between 10:00 
a.m. to 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 envelope or postcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tom Howard, (202) 366-2833, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. 
to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: A Guide to Reporting Highway Statistics.
    OMB Number: 2125-0032.
    Background: The data described in the Guide are collected under the 
authority of 23 U.S.C. 307, 23 CFR 1.5, and 23 CFR 420.105(b). The data 
are used by the Federal, State, and local levels of government for 
transportation policy decision making. The data are published annually 
in FHWA's Highway Statistics and Our Nation's Highways. In addition, 
the FHWA is required to provide a biennial report to Congress, The 
Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: Conditions and 
Performance, Biennial Report to Congress, to determine future highway 
needs (23 U.S.C. 307(h)). The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
century (Pub. L. 105-178, as amended by Public Law 105-206) 
significantly increased the amount of Federal funds that rely on State-
reported motor fuel as an apportionment factor in distributing Federal 
funds to the States. The Guide provides for the collection of 
information by describing policies and procedures for assembling 
statistical data from the existing files of State agencies on motor-
vehicle registration and fees, motor-fuel use and taxation, driver 
licensing, highway taxation and finance, and other related subjects, 
and the reporting of these data to the FHWA.
    Respondents: State and local governments of the 50 United States, 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the four 
territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and Virgin 
Islands).
    Estimated Average Burden Per Response: The estimated average annual 
reporting burden per response is 825.6 hours for the States and the 
District of Columbia; and 20 hours for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
and each of the four territories.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is 
42,206 hours.
    Frequency: The respondents are required to report on an annual 
basis.
    Public Comments Invited: 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 as FHWA will continue to reassess its reporting requirements 
in terms of need and burden; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; 
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected 
information; (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without 
reducing the quality of the collected information; and (5) developing 
an interactive software to make future data reporting more user 
friendly. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's clearance of this 
information collection.
    Electronic Availability: An electronic copy of this document may 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's WWW site 
at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 307; 23 CFR 1.5; 23 CFR 420.105(b); and 49 
CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: May 17, 1999.
Michael J. Vecchietti,
Director, Office of Information and Management Services.
[FR Doc. 99-12790 Filed 5-19-99; 8:45 am]
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