Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis Date: 20 September 2023 Subjects: American Government , Roads & Highways, Safety

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 64971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20339]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2023-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation.

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 an 
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 November 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, 
please submit comments by only one of the following means:
    Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and 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.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number or 
the Information Collection Review (ICR/RFC) Reference Number for this 
Notice at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Jodoin, 202-366-5465, Office of 
Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Traffic Incident Management Annual Self-Assessment 
(TIMSA).
    Background: Each of the over 6 million crashes per year presents a 
safety danger to motorists and responders while often causing delays on 
the nation's roads. It is critical to safety and mobility for these 
crashes to be mitigated as efficiently and safely as possible. To 
address these concerns, dozens of Traffic Incident Management (TIM) 
Programs have been established throughout the country over the past 25-
30 years. Most of the top 75 metropolitan areas and several rural areas 
have some form of TIM Program, often coordinated through a multi-
disciplinary committee comprised of all the response disciplines. The 
TIMSA tool was established to help regions assess the level of TIM 
Program maturity and to identify areas for improvement.
    The information is used by each jurisdiction to better understand 
opportunities for improving safety and mobility in their region. The 
FHWA also uses the data to assess progress of the FHWA national TIM 
program and identify opportunities to help regions improve.
    Respondents: Approximately 100 individuals will complete the 
questionnaire in collaboration with an estimated average of 5 other 
participants.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1-2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burdens; (3) ways for 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 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.

     Issued On: September 15, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20339 Filed 9-19-23; 8:45 am]
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