[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 73966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25131]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2007-0030]


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 has forwarded the information collection request 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval of an extension of a currently approved information 
collection. We published a Federal Register. Notice with a 60-day 
public comment period on this information collection on August 17, 
2007. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by January 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments within 30 days to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20503, or e-mail at [email protected], Attention DOT Desk Officer. 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. All comments should include the Docket number 
FHWA-2007-0030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding Emergency 
Relief Funding Applications, contact Greg Wolf, 202-366-4655, Office of 
Program Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office 
hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Emergency Relief Funding Applications.
    Background: Section 125 of Title 23 United States Code requires 
States to submit applications to the FHWA for emergency relief (ER) 
funds. The ER funds are established for the repair or reconstruction of 
Federal-aid highways and Federally-owned roads, which have suffered 
serious damage from natural disasters over a wide area or a 
catastrophic failure from an external cause. The information is needed 
by the FHWA to fulfill its statutory obligations regarding funding 
determinations for emergency work to repair damaged highway facilities. 
The requirements covering the FHWA ER program are contained in 23 CFR 
Part 668.
    Respondents: 50 State Transportation Departments, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam, the Virgin 
Islands and American Samoa.
    Frequency: As required.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated burden to 
complete the application is 250 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 7,500 hours 
annually.
    Electronic Access: Internet users may access all comments received 
by the U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource 
locator (URL): http://dms.dot.gov, 24 hours each day, 365 days each 
year. Please follow the instructions online for more information and 
help.

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

    Issued on: December 20, 2007.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. E7-25131 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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