[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 208 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61208-61209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21249]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2007-0009]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for 
renewal of a previously 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 December 28, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket ID Number FHWA-
2007-0009 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: 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.
    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: Ann Shemaka, 202-366-1575, Federal 
Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Office of Bridge 
Technology, HIBT-30, Washington, DC 20590, between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Highway Bridge and National Bridge Inspection Programs 
previously titled National Bridge Inspection Standards.
    OMB Control #: 2125-0501.
    Background: The Highway Bridge and National Bridge Inspection 
Programs require bridge inspection and reporting at regular intervals 
for all highway bridges greater than 20 feet in length located on 
public roads. Title 23, U.S.C., Section 144 defines the Highway Bridge 
Program. Title 23, U.S.C., Section 151 defines the National Bridge 
Inspection Program. They are further defined in regulation, 23 CFR 650 
C, National Bridge Inspection Standards, and 23 CFR 650 D, Highway 
Bridge Program. Inspections of fracture critical bridges and underwater 
inspections are also required at prescribed intervals. The bridge 
inspection information that is provided to the FHWA on an annual basis 
is summarized on the Structure Inventory and Appraisal (SI&A) Sheet. 
The inspection information is used for multiple purposes, including: 
(1) The determination of the condition of the Nation's bridges; (2) as 
a basis for setting initial priorities for the replacement or 
rehabilitation of bridges under the Highway Bridge Program (HBP); and 
(3) for apportioning HBP funds to the States for bridge replacement or 
rehabilitation. In order to apportion funds for the HBP, the law 
requires that a cost to replace or rehabilitate each bridge needs to be 
determined. In order to determine that cost, the FHWA collects data on 
new and replaced bridges from the States annually. In addition, the 
information is used for strategic national defense needs and for 
preparing an annual report to Congress on the status of the Nation's 
highway bridges.
    Respondents: 52 State highway agencies including the District of 
Columbia and Puerto Rico, and Federal agencies.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden 
for each inspection is 8 hours. The estimated average burden for each 
cost collection report is 90 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden associated 
with the inspection is 2,289,600 hours. The annual burden associated 
with the cost report is 4,680 hours for a combined annual burden of 
2,294,280 hours.

[[Page 61209]]

    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.

    Issued on: October 23, 2007.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. E7-21249 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-22-P