[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52202-52203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13531]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0045]
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 August 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
0045 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: Patricia Sergeson, (202) 493-3166,
Office Corporate Research, Technology and Innovation Management,
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 6300
Georgetown Pike, McLean VA 22101, Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Transportation Pooled Fund Excellence Award.
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.
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
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States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Frequency: The information will be collected biennially.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 5 hours 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: June 14, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13531 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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