[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 52368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14658]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA 2006-25748]


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

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comment about our intentions to 
request the Office of Management and Budget (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 November 6, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 
FHWA-2006-25748 to the Docket Clerk, 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, 400Seventh 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 5p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Zirlin, 202-366-9105, Department 
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Infrastructure, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours are from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program.
    Background: Section 1502 of SAFETEA-LU establishes the ``Highways 
for LIFE'' Pilot Program. The purpose of the Highways for LIFE pilot 
program is to advance longer-lasting highways using innovative 
technologies and practices to accomplish the fast construction of 
efficient and safe highways and bridges. ``Highways for LIFE'' is 
focused on accelerating the rate of adoption of proven technologies. 
The Technology Partnerships component of the program allows the FHWA to 
give grants or enter into cooperative agreements or other transactions 
to move proven but under-utilized or un-utilized market-ready 
technologies and methods into practice in the highway construction 
business. Members of the transportation industry would be required to 
prepare a proposal describing the innovation, the problem it addresses, 
how it differs from other products currently available, the potential 
for payoff, and the steps required to bring the innovation to 
commercialization. The proposal would be reviewed by a panel to 
evaluate and select proposals for ``Technology Partnerships'' funding.
    Respondents: An estimated 53 Members of the transportation 
industry.
    Frequency: The information will be collected once in the year 2007 
and twice a year in 2008 and 2009.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 24 hours per respondent per 
application.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is anticipated that there 
will be approximately 160 applications for the duration of the three-
year program for an estimated 1,280 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 burden; (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.

    Issued On: August 30, 2006.
 James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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