Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

Michael Howell
Federal Highway Administration
14 November 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 61964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24721]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2019-0034]


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 
renewal of an existing information collection that 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 January 13, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2020-0034 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: 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.
    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: Steven Frankel, (202) 366-9649 or 
Beatriz Hernandez (202)366-3126, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request Form for Fund Transfers to Other Agencies and Among 
Title 23 Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0620.
    Background: The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, 
Public Law 114-94, continues the ability of States to transfer highway 
funds to other States and agencies and among programs/projects. These 
authorities are codified in sections 104 and 126 of title 23, United 
States Code, as amended by the FAST Act. Transferability under the FAST 
Act is generally similar to that allowed under previous authorization 
acts such as the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act 
(MAP-21) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). This notice establishes 
requirements for initiating the transfer of apportioned funds (funds 
distributed among States and programs by statutory formula) to carry 
out these provisions of law. The types of transfers affected by this 
notice are:
    a. Transfer of funds from a State to the FHWA pursuant to U.S.C. 
Title 23, Sec.  104(f)(3);
    b. Transfer of funds from a State to a Federal Agency other than 
FHWA;
    c. Transfer of funds from a State to another State;
    d. Transfer of funds from FHWA to Federal Transit Administration 
pursuant to U.S.C. Title 23, Sec.  104(f)(1);
    e. Transfer of funds between programs pursuant to U.S.C. Title 23, 
Sec.  126; and,
    f. Transfer of funds between projects.
    The State initiating the fund transfer must fill out a FHWA Funds 
Transfer Request form. This transfer form (FHWA-1575C) submitted for 
approval is similar to the currently approved transfer forms (FHWA-1575 
and FHWA-1576) that have been utilized for the past five years. The 
main improvement is that this transfer form combines what were 
previously two forms (one for transfers within State or to another 
State and one for transfers to other agencies) into a single form. The 
new FHWA-1575C transfer form includes drop-down boxes that will allow 
States to select the type of transfer and other information. This new 
form will streamline that transfer request process for States by 
allowing them to use the single form for all types of transfers of 
apportioned funds rather than having to select the appropriate form. 
Information required to fill out a transfer form will include the 
requester's contact information; a description of the program/project 
the transfer will come from and go to, the fiscal year, the program 
code, a demo ID or an urban area when applicable, and the amount to be 
transferred. The form must be approved by the applicable State 
Department of Transportation and concurred on by the correlating FHWA 
Division Office.
    Respondents: 50 State Transportation Departments, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: As Needed.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden hours: It is estimated that a total 
of 2,000 responses will be received annually, which would equal a total 
annual burden of 500 hours.

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

     Issued On: November 8, 2019.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24721 Filed 11-13-19; 8:45 am]
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