[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35703-35704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14501]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST-2004-18488]


Notice of Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Department of Transportation's (DOT) intention to 
request extension of a previously approved information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 24, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
OST-2004-18488 by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information

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on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the 
Supplementary Information section of this document. Note that all 
comments received will be posted without change to http://dms.dot.gov 
including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act 
heading under Regulatory Notes.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Walterscheid, Realty Specialist, 
FHWA HQ Office of Real Estate Services--HEPR, 555 Zang Street, Room 
400, Lakewood, CO 80228, (303) 969-5772, ext. 333, (303) 969-6727 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Regulations for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs.
    OMB Number: 2105-0508.
    Type of Request: Extension without change, of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: This regulation implements amendments to 42 U.S.C. 4602 
et seq. concerning acquisition of real property and relocation 
assistance for displaced persons for Federal and federally-assisted 
programs. It prohibits the provision of relocation assistance and 
payments to persons not legally in the United States (with certain 
exceptions). The information collected consists of a certification of 
residency status from affected persons to establish eligibility for 
relocation assistance and payments. Displacing agencies will require 
each person who is to be displaced by a Federal or federally-assisted 
project, as a condition of eligibility for relocation payments or 
advisory assistance, to certify that he or she is lawfully present in 
the United States.
    Respondents: State highway agencies, local government highway 
agencies, and airport sponsors receiving financial assistance for 
expenditures of Federal funds on acquisition and relocation payments 
and required services to displaced persons.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,443 for file maintenance and 52 
state highway agencies for statistical reports.
    Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 29,043 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 13, 2004.
Susan B. Lauffer,
Director, Office of Real Estate Services, Federal Highway 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-14501 Filed 6-24-04; 8:45 am]
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