[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 7841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2201]



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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: Ms. Claretta Duren, (202) 366-4636, 
Infrastructure Core Business Unit, Federal Highway Administration, 400 
7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 7:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0010 (Expiration Date: March 31, 2001).
    Title: Bid Price Data.
    Abstract: Information collected on Form FHWA-45, Bid Price Data, is 
needed for the FHWA to monitor changes in purchasing power of the 
Federal-aid construction dollar. FHWA follows these trends so that 
changes in highway construction prices can be measured and funding 
level recommendations to Congress can be justified. The Federal share 
of the cost of certain projects constructed by the States in advance of 
regular apportionments is adjusted based on the bid price index (Title 
23 United States Code 115). Form FHWA-45 is prepared for Federal-aid 
highway construction contracts greater than $0.5 million in the 50 
States plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. Data is reported on six 
major items of highway construction, together with the total materials 
and labor costs of the project, taken from the bid tabulation of 
construction items submitted by the lowest or winning bidder to the 
State Transportation Department. The State Transportation Departments 
furnish copies of the bid tabulation to the FHWA that uses the data to 
produce the national FHWA bid price index and related statistics.
    Respondents: 52 State Transportation Departments, including the 
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: The data is collected by the States and submitted to 
FHWA one time, within two weeks after the project has been awarded.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 975 hours. There are approximately 
1,300 annual projects that require about 37 of the State DOTs to 
complete the form. It takes an average of 45 minutes for each form.

    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.
[FR Doc. 01-2201 Filed 1-24-01; 8:45 am]
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