Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael Howell Date: 15 March 2022 Subject: American Government , Roads & Highways

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14611-14612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05355]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2022-0002]


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: Please submit comments by May 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID FHWA 
2022-0002 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: Sarah Weissman Pascual, 202-366-0087, 
Office of Safety, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 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: High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) Study Update and Report to 
Congress, Best Practices Manual Update.

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    Background: On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58, also 
known as the ``Bipartisan Infrastructure Law'') into law. The 23 U.S.C. 
148 note (135 STAT. 478) requires the USDOT to update the HRRR Study, 
report and Best Practices Manual first completed under MAP-21.

    (b) HIGH-RISK RURAL ROADS.--
    (1) STUDY.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall update the study under section 
1112(b)(1) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 148 note; Pub. L. 112-141).
    (2) PUBLICATION OF REPORT.--Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on the 
website of the Department of Transportation an update to the report 
described in section 1112(b)(2) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 148 note; Pub. 
L. 112-141).
    (3) BEST PRACTICES MANUAL.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the report is published under paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall update the best practices manual described in 
section 1112(b)(3) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 148 note; Pub. L. 112-141).

    In carrying out the study update, it is required to conduct a 
nationwide survey of the current practices of various agencies. The 
results of the survey are to be used in conjunction with a research 
study to prepare a report to be published on the Department of 
Transportation website. The report is required to include: (1) A 
summary of cost-effective roadway safety infrastructure improvements; 
(2) a summary of the latest research on the financial savings and 
reductions in fatalities and serious bodily injury crashes from the 
implementation of cost-effective roadway safety infrastructure 
improvements; (3) and recommendations for State and local governments 
on best practice methods to install cost-effective roadway safety 
infrastructure on high-risk rural roads. The legislation also requires 
the results of the survey and the report to be used to update a best 
practices manual to support Federal, State, and local efforts to reduce 
fatalities and serious injuries on high risk rural roads.
    Respondents: The respondents will include all 52 State Departments 
of Transportation (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). 
In addition, a representative sampling of 100 local agencies, including 
county highway departments and municipal public works agencies will be 
surveyed.
    Frequency: Once.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 4 hours per 
participant.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The total burden for this 
collection is approximately 608 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: March 9, 2022.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-05355 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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