Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
| Published date | 05 April 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-07249 |
| Citation | 89 FR 24085 |
| Court | Federal Highway Administration,Transportation Department |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 67 (Friday, April 5, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24085-24086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07249]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0025]
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 has forwarded the information collection request
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
to approve a new information collection. We are required to publish
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by May 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
0025 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: Ms. Cynthia Essenmacher, (202) 780-
6178, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration,
Office of Operations, Office of Transportation Management (HOTM-1),
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from
7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We published a Federal Register notice with
a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on
January 24, 2024 (89 FR 4649).
Title: Innovative Finance and Equal Access for Over the Road Buses.
Background: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of
Operations and Office of the Chief Financial Officer, jointly collects
information related to State Infrastructure Banks (SIB), Grant
Anticipation Revenue Vehicles, and Toll Credits. This information is
published on FHWA's public websites to monitor activity in each
innovative finance program. This information satisfies the requirement
under 23 U.S.C. 610(g)(7) for each SIB to make an annual report to the
Secretary on its status no later than September 30 of each year and
such other reports as the Secretary may require. The data will also
satisfy new requirements under section 11503 of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58, effective November
15, 2021, requiring the Secretary to make available a publicly
accessible website on which States shall post the amount of toll
credits that are available for sale or transfer.
The data includes activity, volume, and balances. The data is
published annually on the Center for Innovative Finance's website.
Information from this collection is used for the proper stewardship and
oversight of each program, as well as compliance with each program's
Federal statute.
Equal Access for Over the Road Busses: Section 11523 of the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58 (Nov. 15, 2021) amended 23
U.S.C. 129 to add reporting requirements to the equal access provisions
for over the road busses. Specifically, not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of the BIL, a public authority that operates a
toll facility shall report to the Secretary any rates, terms, or
conditions for access to the toll facility by public transportation
vehicles that differ from the rates, terms, or conditions applicable to
over-the-road buses.
Further, a public authority that operates a toll facility shall
report to the Secretary any change to the rates, terms, or conditions
for access to the toll facility by public transportation vehicles that
differ from the rates, terms, or conditions applicable to over-the-road
buses by not later than 30 days after the date on which the change
takes effect.
Respondents: State governments of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands share this burden.
Frequency: Annually August 1st to October 31st.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average
reporting burden per response for the annual collection and processing
of the data is 55.5 hours for each of the States (including local
governments), the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas, and the Virgin
Islands.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual
burden for all respondents is 1164.5 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: April 2, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07249 Filed 4-4-24; 8:45 am]
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