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Michael Howell
Federal Highway Administration
1 February 2021
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 19 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7766-7767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01998]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2020-0029]
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: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that FHWA will submit the collection of
information described below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of
information was published on November 25, 2020. The PRA submission
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
cost and burden.
DATES: Please submit comments by March 3, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2020-
0029 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: Carolyn Winborne-James, 202-493-0353,
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of
Real Estate Services, 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: FHWA Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards.
Background: In 1995, the Federal Highway Administration established
the biennial Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards Program to recognize
partners,
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projects, and processes that use FHWA funding sources to go beyond
regulatory compliance and achieve Right-of-Way excellence. Excellence
in Right-of-Way awardees have contributed to outstanding innovations
that enhance the right-of-way professional's ability to meet the
challenges associated with acquiring real property for Federal-aid
projects.
Similarly, FHWA established the Excellence in Right-of-Way Awards
Program to honor the use of innovative practices and outstanding
achievements associated with highway improvement projects as it relates
to the Right-of-Way program. The goal of the program is to showcase
exemplary and innovative projects, programs, initiatives, and practices
that successfully integrate the consideration of the Right-of-Way
program along with the association of the acquisition of land required
to construct transportation facilities.
Award: Anyone can nominate a project, process, person or group that
has used Federal Highway Administration funding sources to make an
outstanding contribution to transportation and the Right-of-Way field.
The nominator is responsible for submitting an application form that
summarizes the outstanding accomplishments of the entry. FHWA will use
the collected information to evaluate, showcase, and enhance the
public's knowledge on addressing right-of-way challenges on
transportation projects. Nominations will be reviewed by an independent
panel of judges from varying backgrounds. It is anticipated that awards
will be given every two years. The winners will be presented awards at
the completion of the process.
Respondents: Anyone who has used Federal Highway funding sources in
the fifty states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Frequency: The information will be collected biennially.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 hours per respondent per
application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is expected that the
respondents will complete approximately 50 applications for an
estimated total of 600 annual burden 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: January 26, 2021.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-01998 Filed 1-29-21; 8:45 am]
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