Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Jazmyne Lewis Date: 9 February 2024 Subjects: American Government , Roads & Highways

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 9285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02667]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0010]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.

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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 
renewal of an existing information collection that 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 April 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
0010 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: Wendy McAbee, 202-366-5658, Office of 
Bridges and Structures, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Tunnel Inspection Program.
    OMB Control No.: 2125-0640.
    Background: This collection is necessary to meet legislative 
requirements of 23 U.S.C. 144 and 23 CFR part 650, subpart E--National 
Tunnel Inspection Standards which require States, Federal agencies, and 
Tribal governments to: (1) perform, and report inventory and element 
data from, initial, routine, damage, in-depth, and special inspections 
as appropriate for all highway tunnels on public roads, and (2) report 
critical findings on highway tunnels. The critical findings information 
is periodically provided to the FHWA. The tunnel information is used 
for multiple purposes, including: (1) the determination of the 
condition of the Nation's tunnels; (2) for various reports to Congress 
on Tunnel Safety; (3) for conducting oversight of the National Tunnel 
Inspection Program at the State, Federal agency, and Tribal level; and 
(4) for strategic national defense needs.
    Respondents: 42 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 4 
Federal agencies. The number of inspection per respondent varies in 
accordance with the National Tunnel Inspection Standards.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The estimated average burden 
for each tunnel inspection is 40 hours. The estimated average burden 
for reporting critical findings is 40 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden hours 
associated with this renewal is 15,880 hours. This estimated figure is 
based on annual instances for tunnel inspections multiplied by 40 hours 
(13,960 hours); plus 40 hours for follow up on critical findings 
multiplied by 48 respondents (1,920 hours) for a combined annual burden 
of 15,880 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: February 6, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02667 Filed 2-8-24; 8:45 am]
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