[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35496-35497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16731]


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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 and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection requests 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. We published a Federal Register notice with a 
60-day public comment period on these information collections on March 
16, 2001 (66 FR 15316). We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by August 6, 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 these information collections, including: 
(1) Whether the proposed collections are 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    1. Title: Voucher for Federal-aid Reimbursements.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0507 (Expiration Date: September 30, 
2001).
    Abstract: The Federal-aid Highway Program includes provisions for 
the reimbursement to States for expenditure of State funds for eligible 
Federal-aid highway projects. The Voucher for Work Performed Under 
Provisions of the Federal-Aid and Federal Highway Acts, As Amended 
(Form PR-20) is utilized by the States to provide project financial 
data regarding the expenditure of State funds and to request progress 
payments from the FHWA.
    Respondents: 50 State Transportation Departments, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: Approximately 12,300 vouchers per 
year. Each voucher requires an estimated 30 minutes completion time. 
The total annual burden for all respondents is estimated to be 6,150 
hours.
    For Further Information Contact: Ms. Debra Bargar, 202-366-2877, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Budget and Finance, 400 Seventh Street,

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SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    2. Title: Develop and Submit Utility Accommodation Policies
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0514 (Expiration Date: September 30, 
2001).
    Abstract: State Departments of Transportation are required to 
develop and submit to FHWA a policy statement on the authority of 
utilities to use and occupy highway rights-of-way; the State's 
authority to regulate such use; and the policies and/or procedures 
employed for accommodating utilities within the rights-of-way of 
Federal-aid highway projects. Upon FHWA's approval of the policy 
statement, the State DOT may take any action required in accordance 
with the approved policy statement without case-by-case review by the 
FHWA. In addition, the utility accommodation policy statements that 
have been approved previously by the FHWA are periodically reviewed by 
the State DOTs to determine if updating is necessary to reflect policy 
changes.
    Respondents: 52 State Transportation Departments, including the 
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: Once initially, then updates for review as required at 
the States' discretion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The average burden for updating an 
existing policy is 280 hours per response. The estimated total annual 
burden, based upon an estimated 5 updates per year, is 1,400 hours.
    For Further Information Contact: Mr. Paul Scott, 202-366-4104, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 
Infrastructure Core Business Unit, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    3. Title: Eligibility Statement for Utility Adjustments.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0515 (Expiration Date: September 30, 
2001).
    Abstract: State Departments of Transportation are required to 
submit to the FHWA a statement which establishes the State DOT's legal 
authority or obligation to pay for utility adjustments. The FHWA has 
previously reviewed and approved these eligibility statements for each 
State DOT. The statements are used as a basis for Federal-aid 
reimbursement in utility relocation costs under the provisions of 23 
U.S.C. 123. Updated statements may be submitted for review at the 
States' discretion where circumstances have modified (for example, a 
change in State statute) the extent to which utility adjustments are 
eligible for reimbursement by the State or those instances where a 
local State DOT's legal basis for payment of utility adjustments 
differs from that of the State.
    Respondents: 52 State Transportation Departments, including the 
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: Once initially, then updates for review as required at 
the States' discretion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The average burden for preparing and 
submitting an updated eligibility statement is 18 hours per response. 
The estimated total annual burden, based upon 5 updated eligibility 
statements per year, is 90 hours.
    For Further Information Contact: Mr. Paul Scott, 202-366-4104, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 
Infrastructure Core Business Unit, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    4. Title: Certificate of Enforcement of Heavy Vehicle Use Tax.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0541 (Expiration Date: September 30, 
2001).
    Abstract: Title 23, United States Code, Section 141(c), provides 
that a State's apportionment of funds under 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(5) shall 
be reduced in an amount up to 25 percent of the amount to be 
apportioned during any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1984, 
if vehicles subject to the Federal heavy vehicle use tax are lawfully 
registered in the State without having presented proof of payment of 
the tax. The annual certification by the State Governor or designated 
official regarding the collection of the heavy vehicle use tax serves 
as the FHWA's primary means of determining State compliance. The FHWA 
has determined that an annual certification of compliance by each State 
is the least obtrusive means of administering the provisions of the 
legislative mandate. In addition, States are required to retain for one 
year Schedule 1, Form 2290, (or other suitable alternative provided by 
regulation). FHWA periodically conducts compliance reviews to determine 
if the annual certification is adequate to ensure effective 
administration of 23 U.S.C.141(c).
    Respondents: 51 State Transportation Departments, including the 
District of Columbia.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The average burden to submit the 
certification and retain required records is 12 hours per respondent. 
The estimated total annual burden is 612 hours.
    For Further Information Contact: Ms. Gloria Williams, 202-366-5032, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Policy 
Service Business Unit, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

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 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: June 28, 2001.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 01-16731 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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