[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60053-60054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20838]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2007-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently approved 
information collection.

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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 
changes to a currently approved information collection that 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 (please insert date 60 days from 
published date).

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
FHWA-2007-0005, by any of the following methods:
    Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Jensen, 202-366-2048, Office of 
Planning, Environment & Realty, HEP-2, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC 20590, between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Scenic Byway Program.
    OMB Control #: 2125-0611.
    Form #: FHWA-1569, FHWA-1570, FHWA-1577.
    Background: The National Scenic Byways Program was established 
under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and 
reauthorized in 1998 under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century. Under the program, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 
recognizes certain roads as National Scenic Byways or All-American 
Roads based on their archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, 
recreational, and scenic qualities. There are 126 such designated 
Byways in 44 states, which the FHWA promotes as the America's Byways. 
It is a voluntary, grassroots program that recognizes and supports 
outstanding roads while providing resources to help manage the 
intrinsic qualities within the broader Byway corridor to be treasured 
and shared. The vision of the FHWA's National Scenic Byways Program is 
``to create a distinctive collection of American roads, their stories 
and treasured places.'' The program's mission is to provide resources 
to the byway community in creating a unique travel experience and 
enhanced local quality of life through efforts to preserve, protect, 
interpret, and promote the intrinsic qualities of designated byways. 
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 Public Law 109-59 Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient

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Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The 
legislation 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, 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 is used to determine project 
eligibility. The legislation also includes information about the 
nomination of scenic byways to become one of America's Byways, a 
collection of distinct and diverse roads designated by the U.S. 
Secretary of Transportation. America's Byways include the National 
Scenic Byways and All-American Roads. Additional information on the 
National Scenic Byways Program, its grant program, and the nomination 
process is available at http://www.bywaysonline.org.
    Grants Respondents: In a typical grants cycle, it is estimated that 
400 applications will be received. These applications will be submitted 
online and reviewed for eligibility through a process involving State 
Byway or Indian Tribe Scenic Byway Coordinators and FHWA Division 
Offices before being submitted to FHWA Headquarters for funding 
consideration. Respondents include: 50 State Departments of 
Transportation, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico (Right-of-Way 
Department), Federal Land Management Agencies, State and local 
governments, non-profit agencies, and Tribal Governments.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 16 hours.
    Nominations Respondents: Based on previous nomination cycles, it is 
estimated that a total of 75 nominations will be received, originating 
from any local government, including Indian tribal governments, or any 
private group or individual. Nominations may also originate from the 
U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land 
Management, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs; but such nominations must 
come through the State Scenic Byways Agency, with the State's 
concurrence. Roads determined to be appropriate for nomination by the 
State, an Indian tribe, or a Federal land management agency based on 
its intrinsic qualities must first be designated as a State scenic 
byway, an Indian tribe scenic byway, or, in the case of a road on 
Federal land, as a Federal land management agency byway.
    Frequency: Biennial.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 200 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,400 hours.

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

    Issued on: October 17, 2007.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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