[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32176-32177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8589]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[ Docket No. FHWA-2006-24901]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection

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 for a new 
information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary 
Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by August 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
FHWA-2006-24901 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 Federal holidays.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http:// http://dms.dot.gov">dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room 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: Bethaney Bacher, 202-366-4196, or 
Matthew Leffler Schulman, 202-366-1929, Office of Natural & Human 
Environment, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Evaluate the Effects of National Scenic Byways Program 
Grants.
    Background: Title 23, Section 162 of the United States Code 
describes the creation of the National Scenic Byways Program. This 
legislation was most recently amended in 2005 upon passage of the P.L. 
109-59 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The legislation also includes 
provisions for review and dissemination of grant monies by the U.S. 
Secretary of Transportation. Grant applications are solicited on an 
annual basis. Eligible projects are on State designated byways, 
National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads, or Indian tribe scenic 
byways. Applications are completed by Federal, State, or local 
governmental agencies; Tribal governments; and non-profit 
organizations. The application information is collected electronically 
via the online Grant system and used to determine project eligibility. 
We are seeking approval from OMB for the forms used to collect the 
application information and used on http://www.grants.gov. Additional 
information on the National Scenic Byways Program and its grant program 
is available at http://www.bywaysonline.org.
    Respondents: 50 State Departments of Transportation, the District 
of Columbia and Puerto Rico (Right-of-Way

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Department), Federal Land Management Agencies, State and local 
governments, non-profit agencies and Tribal Governments. It is 
estimated that 400 applications will be received.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8000 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 burden could be minimized, including the 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.

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

James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management, Programs and Analysis Division.
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