[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 9890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3551]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2001-8774]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Renewed Approval of Information Collection; Drug Offender's Drivers' 
License Suspension Certification

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 to renew 
an information collection. The collection involves annual 
certifications submitted by the Governors of the States indicating 
their compliance with regulations which require revocation or 
suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug 
offenses (23 U.S.C. 159(a)(3)(A)). The information to be collected will 
be used to assess the States' role in meeting the legal Federal 
requirements of certain safety programs. We are required to publish 
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by April 13, 2001.

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., 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: Byron E. Dover, 202-366-2161, Office 
of Safety, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No: 2125-0579 (Expiration Date: June 30, 2001)
    Title: Drug Offender's Drivers' License Suspension Certification
    Background: States are legally required to enact and enforce laws 
that revoke or suspend the drivers' licenses of any individual 
convicted of a drug offense and to make annual certifications to the 
FHWA on their actions. The implementing regulations of the Department 
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1993 (Pubic 
Law 102-388, October 6, 1992) require annual certifications by the 
Governors. In this regard, the State must submit by January 1 of each 
year either a written certification, signed by the Governor, stating 
that the State is in compliance with 23 U.S.C. 159; or a written 
certification stating that the Governor is opposed to the enactment or 
enforcement, and that the State legislature has adopted a resolution 
expressing its opposition to 23 U.S.C. Section 159.
    Beginning in fiscal year 1996, States' failure to comply by October 
1 of each fiscal year will result in a withholding penalty of 10 
percent from major categories of Federal-aid funds (i.e., National 
Highway System, Surface Transportation Program and Interstate) from 
States' apportionments for the fiscal year. Any funds withheld in FY 
1996 and thereafter cannot be restored and will be redistributed.
    Respondents: 50 States and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: Annual average of 5 hours for each 
respondent; 260 total annual burden 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: February 7, 2001.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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