[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27555-27556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09312]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a 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 for a new 
information collection, which 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 July 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2023-0010 by any of the following methods:
    Website: 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: Joseph Krolak, Senior Hydraulic 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant 
Program (Culvert AOP Program).
    Background: Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public 
comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and 
Budget's (OMB) approval for a new information collection. In compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the DOT provides notice that 
it will submit an information collection requests (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency approval of a proposed 
information collection. Upon receiving the requested six-month 
emergency approval by OMB, the Office of the Secretary (OST) will 
follow the normal PRA procedures to obtain extended approval for this 
proposed information collection. This collection involves applicants 
submitting an application for discretionary grant funding under the 
``National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant 
Program'' (Culvert AOP Program) established by the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, November 15, 2021, ``Bipartisan 
Infrastructure Law'', or ``BIL''. DOT is requesting emergency approval 
due to the urgency of making the associated

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funds available to applicants that meet the eligibility requirements 
under the law. The continued viability of these funds is critical in 
supporting the transportation infrastructure and fish passage needs 
across the United States.
    Respondents: States, units of local government, and an Indian Tribe 
as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
    Expected Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency: One-time application, to be followed by project 
agreement execution, reimbursement of funds, reporting, and project 
closeout.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 19.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,600.
    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; 23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; and 23 CFR chapter 1, subchapter 
E, part 450.

    Dated: April 27, 2023.
Michael Howell,
FHWA Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-09312 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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