[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58144-58145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24743]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2000-7957]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Clearance of a New Information Collection: Highway Corridor Management 
Research

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new 
information

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collection involving activities that States are using for highway 
corridor management. Highway corridor management encompasses land 
acquisition, land owner agreements, land-use regulations, driveway 
management, and real property income agreements. Public agencies use 
corridor management to implement comprehensive plans, and minimize land 
use conflicts. The primary purpose of corridor management is to provide 
for future road construction, and to protect existing road safety and 
capacity. The Paperwork Reduction Act requires this notice to be 
published in the Federal Register.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to 202/493-
2251; or submit electronically at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit. All 
comments should include the docket number in this notice's heading. All 
comments may be examined and copied at the above address from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you 
desire a receipt, you must include a self-addressed stamped envelope or 
postcard or, if you submit your comments electronically, you may print 
the acknowledgment page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lannie M. Graham, 202-366-2039, 
Office of Real Estate Services, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Highway Corridor Management Research.
    Background: The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
provides funding for expansion of selected Interstate corridors, such 
as I-69 which is a planned uniform connection between Michigan and 
Texas. The recently published FHWA regulations in 23 CFR Part 710 allow 
States to acquire real property in advance of road construction as long 
as specific performance criteria are met. In addition, 23 U.S.C. 156 
requires States to charge fair market value for use of highway real 
property. FHWA proposes to send questionnaires to State, metropolitan, 
and local public agency officials to request information that will be 
used to document how transportation agencies are coordinating 
legislative allowances, financial capabilities, and management 
opportunities to successfully implement corridor management procedures.
    The FHWA surveys will collect both historical information and the 
current status of State and local highway corridor activities. Multiple 
case studies may be conducted in situations where States have multiple 
case examples. The collected information will be compiled for 
presentation at FHWA education workshops, conferences, and distributed 
through electronic means such as the Internet, CD-ROMs, video tapes, 
and audio recordings.
    Respondents: Approximately 25 per State will include State, 
metropolitan, and local public agency officials associated with 
corridor management activities in the 50 States.
    Frequency: This is a one-time survey conducted at multiple sites 
over a three-year period. A one-time, followup, survey may be required 
in selected circumstances.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 950 hours.

Public Comments Invited

    You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information 
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary 
for the FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burdens; 
(3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity 
of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burdens could be 
minimized, including use of electronic technology, without reducing the 
quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or 
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this 
information collection.

Electronic Access

    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. Please follow the instructions online for more information and 
help. An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a 
modem and suitable communications software from the Government Printing 
Office Electronic Bulletin Board Service at telephone number 202-512-
1661. Internet users may reach the Federal Register's home page at 
http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing Office's 
database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: September 21, 2000.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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