[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 7840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2200]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day public comment period on this information collection on November 
6, 2000 (65 FR 66578). We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by February 26, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You may 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. 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 the use of electronic technology, without reducing 
the quality of the collected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Epstein, 202-366-2157, 
Safety Core Business Unit, Federal Highway Administration, Department 
of Transportation, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0025 (Expiration Date: March 31, 2001)
    Title: Highway Safety Improvement Programs.
    Abstract: Under sections 130(g) and 152(g) of Title 23, United 
States Code, each State is required to report annually to the Secretary 
of Transportation on the progress being made in implementing the 
Highway Safety Improvement Programs ( Highway-Rail Grade Crossings and 
Hazard Elimination) and on the effectiveness of these programs. This 
information provides FHWA with a means for monitoring the effectiveness 
of these programs. It may also be used by the Congress for determining 
funding levels for the Highway Safety Improvement Programs and for 
modifying these programs. States are also required under sections 
130(d) and 152(a) of Title 23 to conduct and systematically maintain 
surveys to determine highway-rail grade crossings in need of 
improvements and to identify hazardous highway locations, sections, and 
elements. These surveys are the basis for establishing priorities for 
corrective measures, for scheduling improvements, and for evaluating 
the effectiveness of improvements. The States collect safety 
information by surveying highway-rail grade crossings and public roads 
for potential safety hazards. In addition, motor vehicle crash data, 
traffic volume data, and other highway inventory data are used by the 
States to identify hazards and determine which hazards would be the 
most cost-effective to improve.
    Respondents: 52 State Transportation Departments, including the 
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10,400 hours. It is estimated that 
each State, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico spends 200 hours 
to provide this information to the FHWA.

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

    Issued on: January 19, 2001.
James R. Kabel,
 Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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