[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 58430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20772]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA 2022-0024]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request 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 comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to submit 
one 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 June 
17, 2022. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by October 26, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments within 30 days to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. 
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection. 
All comments should include the Docket number FHWA-2022-0024.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Transportation Pooled Fund Excellence Award.
    OMB Control Number: (if applicable).
    Summary:
    Respondents: Any participant in the Transportation Pooled Fund 
(TPF) program can submit a nomination of a TPF study for the TPF 
Excellence Award, including staff from the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
    Background: FHWA is partnering with the American Association of 
State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory 
Committee (RAC) to further promote research, innovation, and excellence 
through a new TPF Program Excellence Award.
    For more than 45 years, the FHWA's TPF Program has enabled public 
and private entities to collaboratively conduct cutting-edge 
transportation research. Through the TPF Program, participants are able 
to pool funds and expertise to develop innovative solutions at a lower 
cost while extending the reach and impact of their research.
    The TPF Excellence Award will recognize outstanding TPF studies 
that have made significant advancements in national research efforts in 
the areas of safety, economic growth, equity, and/or transformative 
climate solutions. The future award will highlight the importance of 
meaningful collaboration and partnership in transportation research. 
Administered through a partnership between FHWA and the AASHTO RAC, the 
biennial TPF Excellence Award will recognize one FHWA-led TPF study and 
one State department of transportation (DOT)-led study. Nominations 
would be received between February 1 and May 1 every 2 yr. Nomination 
forms would be sent to FHWA Division Offices and State DOTs to solicit 
nominees.
    Award: Any participant in the TPF program can nominate a TPF study 
that is completed and has posted a final report by June 30 of the year 
submitted. The nominator is responsible for completing the nomination 
form that summarizes the outstanding accomplishments of the entry. FHWA 
will use the collected information to evaluate, showcase, and enhance 
the public's knowledge of research and innovation conducted through 
these TPF projects. Nominations will be reviewed by an independent 
panel of judges from various backgrounds. The awards will be given 
every 2 yr. The winners will be presented awards at the completion of 
the process.
    Frequency: The information will be collected biennially.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5 h per respondent per 
application.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is expected that the 
respondents will complete approximately 20 applications for an 
estimated total of 100 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Sergeson, 202-493-3166, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Corporate Research, Technology and Innovation Management, Turner-
Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 
22101. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
these information collections, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collections are 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 burdens could be minimized, including 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 these information collections.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued On: September 21, 2022.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20772 Filed 9-23-22; 8:45 am]
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