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

Michael Howell
Federal Highway Administration
8 February 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5677-5678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02538]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA 2018-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Renewal of a Previously Approved 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 
renewal of a previously approved 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 April 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
FHWA 2018-0005 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: Samantha Lubkin, 202-366-1575, Office 
of Bridges and Structures, Federal Highway Administration, Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Bridge Inspection Program.
    Background: This collection is necessary to meet legislative 
requirements of Title 23 United States Code section 144, and the Code 
of Federal Regulations, 23 Highways Part 650, Subpart C--National 
Bridge Inspection Standards which require States, Federal Agencies, and 
Tribal Governments to: (1) Perform and report inventory data from 
routine inspections, fracture critical inspections, and underwater 
inspections as appropriate for all highway bridges on public roads, and 
element level inspections for highway bridges on the National Highway 
System; (2) report costs associated with the replacement of 
structurally deficient bridges; and (3) follow up on critical findings. 
The bridge inspection and replacement cost information that is provided 
to the FHWA is on an annual basis. The critical findings information is 
periodically provided to the FHWA. The bridge information is used for 
multiple purposes, including: (1) The determination of the condition of 
the Nation's bridges which is included in a biennial report to Congress 
on the Status of the Nation's Bridges; (2) for various additional 
reports to Congress on Bridge Safety; (3) the data source for executing 
various sections of the Federal-aid program which involve highway 
bridges; (4) the data source for assessing the bridge penalty 
provisions of Title 23 United States Code section 119; (5) the data 
source for the evaluation of bridge performance measures established in 
Title 23 United States Code section 150; (6) for conducting oversight 
of the National Bridge Inspection Program at

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the State, Federal agency, and Tribal level; and (7) for strategic 
national defense needs.
    Respondents: 52 State highway agencies including the District of 
Columbia and Puerto Rico, Federal Agencies, and Tribal Governments. The 
number of inspections per respondent varies in accordance with the 
National Bridge Inspection Standards.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden 
for each bridge inspection is 8 hours. The estimated average burden for 
each element level inspection is 25 minutes. The estimated average 
burden for each cost collection report is 90 hours. The estimated 
average burden for follow up on critical findings is 40 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden hours 
associated with this renewal is 2,496,990 hours. This estimated figure 
is based on 307,500 annual instances for routine, fracture critical, 
and underwater inspections multiplied by 8 hours (2,460,000 hours); 
plus 72,552 annual element inspections multiplied by 25 minutes (30,230 
hours); plus 90 hours for each cost report multiplied by 52 reports 
(4,680 hours); plus 40 hours for follow up on critical findings 
multiplied by 52 respondents (2,080 hours) for a combined annual burden 
of 2,496,990 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: February 2, 2018.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-02538 Filed 2-7-18; 8:45 am]
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