[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17702-17703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8220]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


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

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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 information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on January 10, 2000 [65 FR 1425].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 4, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Klimek, (202) 366-2212, Office 
of Freight Management and Operations, Federal Highway Administration, 
400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 
7:30 a.m. to

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4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certification of Enforcement of Vehicle Size and Weight 
Laws.
    OMB Number: 2125-0034.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Title 23, U.S.C., Section 141, requires each State, the 
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to file an annual certification 
that they are enforcing their size and weight laws on Federal-aid 
highways and that their Interstate System weight limits are consistent 
with Federal requirements to be eligible to receive an apportionment of 
Federal highway trust funds. To determine whether States are adequately 
enforcing their size and weight limits, each must submit an updated 
plan for enforcing their size and weight limits to the FHWA at the 
beginning of each fiscal year. At the end of the fiscal year, they must 
submit their certifications and sufficient information to verify that 
the enforcement goals established in the plan have been met. Failure of 
a State to file a certification, adequately enforce its size and weight 
laws, and enforce weight laws on the Interstate System that are 
inconsistent with Federal requirements, could result in a specified 
reduction of its Federal highway fund apportionment for the next fiscal 
year. In addition, each jurisdiction must inventory (1) its penalties 
for violation of its size and weight laws, and (2) the term and cost of 
its oversize and overweight permits.
    Respondents: The State Departments of Transportation (or 
equivalent) in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto 
Rico.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,160 hours. This number has not 
changed from the last approved OMB clearance.
    Frequency: The reports must be submitted annually.
    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 most effective if OMB receives it 
within 30 days of publication of this Notice.

    Issued on: March 23, 2000.
Michael J. Vecchietti,
Director, Office of Information and Management Services.
[FR Doc. 00-8220 Filed 4-3-00; 8:45 am]
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