Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection

Michael Howell
Federal Highway Administration
October 8, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 60889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24042]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2014-0036]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Reinstatement of a Previously 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 December 8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2014-0036 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.
    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: Mark Glaze, 202 366-4053, Office of 
Natural Environment, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
Improvement (CMAQ) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0614.
    Background: Section 1113 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
21st Century Act (MAP-21) calls for an Evaluation and Assessment of 
CMAQ Projects. The statute calls for the identification and analysis of 
a representative sample of CMAQ projects and the development and 
population of a database that describes the impacts of the program both 
on traffic congestion levels and air quality. To establish and maintain 
this database, the FHWA is requesting States to submit annual reports 
on their CMAQ investments that cover projected air quality benefits, 
financial information, a brief description of projects, and several 
other factors outlined in the Interim Program Guidance for the CMAQ 
program. States are requested to provide the end of year summary 
reports via the automated system provided through FHWA by the first day 
of March of each year, covering the prior Federal fiscal year.
    Respondents: 51 (each State DOT, and Washington, DC).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 125 hours per annual report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,375 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT's performance, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the U.S. DOT's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (3) ways 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: October 3, 2014.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-24042 Filed 10-7-14; 8:45 am]
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