[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4611-4612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1699]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0007]


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 a new 
information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 
public comment period on this information collection on November 27, 
2009. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by March 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
FHWA-2010-0007, 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: at 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: Docket Management Facility, 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., 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, 
U.S. 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 Byways 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 151 such designated 
byways in 46 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 lays out the statutory structure 
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 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.
    Estimated Sub-Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,400 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 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. 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: Biannual.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 200 hours.
    Estimated Sub-Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,000 hours.
    Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours: 21,400.

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


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    Issued on: January 20, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-1699 Filed 1-27-10; 8:45 am]
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