TITLE Publication: Federal Register Signing Official: Michael Howell Agency: Federal Highway Administration Date: 13 October 2022

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22183]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA 2022-0025]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
New 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 to submit 
one information collection, which is summarized below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We published a Federal Register Notice with 
a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on June 
2, 2022. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments within 30 days to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. 
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection. 
All comments should include the Docket number FHWA-2022-0025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raj Ailaney, (202) 366-6749, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Bridges and Structures, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590. Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Peer Exchange on Corrosion Prevention and Mitigation for 
Highway Bridges.
    OMB Control Number: (if applicable).
    Summary: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through their 
stewardship and oversight role provides support to State departments of 
transportation and other stakeholders in implementing the Federal-aid 
Highway Program (FAHP). In addition to overseeing the FAHP, FHWA 
supports State DOTs and other stakeholders in the development and 
construction of highway projects, including providing technical 
assistance in the implementation of preservation activities to maintain 
and improve the condition of their bridges. The FHWA also conducts 
research to develop tools, methods, and procedures to advance the 
practice in bridge preservation.
    In September 2021, Government Accountability Office (GAO) in their 
report Highway Bridges: Federal Highway Administration Could Better 
Assist States with Information on Corrosion Practices, GA0-21-104249 
made a recommendation to FHWA to include activities in ongoing bridge 
preservation efforts, such as peer exchanges and case studies that 
focus on addressing the challenges states face with determining the 
circumstances under which specific corrosion practices and materials 
are most effective. To implement GAO's recommendation from the report, 
FHWA plans to conduct two regional peer exchanges. First peer exchange 
will include 9 States in the mid-west and north-east States which have 
environments with arid conditions or that experience frequent freeze/
thaw cycles and use de-icing chemicals on their highway bridges, and 
second will include 9 States in the south-east and west States which 
have environments that experience freeze/thaw cycles and/or have 
highway bridges that are exposed to saltwater environment. These peer 
exchanges will focus on States' practices and materials used that 
mitigate bridge corrosion. Based on these shared experiences and 
lessons learned, FHWA will publish case studies and/or communicate the 
findings to States to improve their bridge preservation programs.
    Respondents: State Departments of Transportation Agencies 
responsible for designing and maintaining highway bridges.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average 
reporting burden per response is 16 hours for each State.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total burden for 18 
State respondents is 288 hours.

Public Comments Invited

    You are asked to comment on any aspect of these information 
collections, including: (1) Whether the proposed collections are 
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 burdens 
could be minimized, including 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 these information collections.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35, 
as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: October 6, 2022.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
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