Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell Date: 11 August 2023 Subjects: American Government , Roads & Highways

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 54708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17258]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0024]


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: The 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: October 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2023-
0024 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: Lindsey Svendsen, 202-366-2035, or 
Arnold Feldman, 202-366-2028, Office of Real Estate Services, Federal 
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Alternative Uses of the Right of Way.
    Background: Government agencies that acquire real property for a 
Federal-aid highway project in which Federal funds participated in any 
phase, are charged with managing the acquired property after the 
project is completed, as described in 23 CFR 710 subpart D--Real 
Property Management. As a part of this consideration, any excess or 
available right-of-way (ROW) for potential disposal must be determined 
and inventoried. Each State Department of Transportation (SDOT) must 
track, manage and update its inventory continually until the property 
is disposed.
    This survey will collect information that will support analysis of 
the current state of the practice of Alternative Uses of the ROW 
nationwide. The report will identify current processes and tools used 
by SDOTs to identify and track ROW available for alternative uses, the 
types of alternative use requests they receive, and any safety, 
operational, or legal issues related to alternative uses. The survey 
will also identify additional opportunities for improving the existing 
processes, tools for identifying and tracking ROW that can streamline 
agencies' Property Management programs and provide information to 
states that have shown interest in alternative uses.
    Respondents: Each of the 52 SDOTs (for the 50 states, the District 
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) will be asked to respond to a written 
questionnaire. A subset of the state DOT's will be asked to participate 
in follow up interviews.
    Frequency: One-time survey.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 2 hours per 
survey response and 1 hour per interview.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 120 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: August 8, 2023.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17258 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
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