Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

Steven Smith
Federal Highway Administration
August 14, 2012

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48585-48586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19864]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2012-0084]


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: 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 October 15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2012-
0084 by any of the following methods:
    Web Site: 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: James Dahlem, 202-366-9265 or 
james.dahlem@dot.gov, Office of Safety, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Study of High-Risk Rural Roads Best Practices.
    Background: Section 1112 of the ``Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
21st Century Act'' of 2012 (MAP-21) calls for a study of the best 
practices for implementing cost-effective roadway safety infrastructure 
improvements on high-risk rural roads. In carrying out the study, FHWA 
is required to conduct a nationwide survey of the current

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practices of various agencies. The results of the survey are to be used 
in conjunction with a research study to create a report to submit to 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives by October 1, 2013. The report is required to include: 
(1) A summary of cost-effective roadway safety infrastructure 
improvements; (2) a summary of the latest research on the financial 
savings and reductions in fatalities and serious bodily injury crashes 
from the implementation of cost-effective roadway safety infrastructure 
improvements; and (3) and recommendations for State and local 
governments on best practice methods to install cost-effective roadway 
safety infrastructure on high-risk rural roads. The legislation also 
requires the results of the survey and the report to be used to create 
a best-practices manual to support Federal, State, and local efforts to 
reduce fatalities and serious injuries on high-risk rural roads.
    Respondents: The respondents will include all 50 State Departments 
of Transportation. In addition, a representative sampling of 100 local 
agencies, such as county highway departments and municipal public works 
agencies, will be surveyed.
    Frequency: Once.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The total burden for this 
collection is approximately 1,200 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 burden; (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 computer 
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: August 7, 2012.
 Steven Smith,
Chief, Information Technology Division.
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