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: 25 April 2024 Subjects: American Government , Roads & Highways

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31793-31794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08867]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0029]


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 has forwarded the information collection request 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
to reinstate an information collection. We published a Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information 
collection on February 9, 2024. We are required to publish this notice 
in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
0029 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: The comments and FHWA's responses to the 60-
day notice published February 9, 2024, at 89 FR 9285 are below:
    There was one public comment to the Federal Register notice 
referencing a Consumer Affairs report on roadway pavement conditions 
nationwide. The comment did not indicate what year the data analyzed 
for the report was collected nor whether tunnel lane miles were 
considered in that analysis.
    Condition of the roadway wearing surface is collected in the NTI 
and can be used for analysis and reporting of roadway pavement 
conditions nationwide. The number of lane miles collected in the NTI is 
miniscule when compared to the number of lane miles

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that represent all roadways on the National Highway System (NHS) and 
would have little effect on the Nation's pavement condition.
    Title: National Tunnel Inspection Program.
    OMB Control: 2125-0640.
    Background: This collection is necessary to meet legislative 
requirements of Title 23 United States Code section 144, and the Code 
of Federal Regulations, 23 Highways 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 inspections per respondent varies in 
accordance with the National Tunnel Inspection Standards.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: April 22, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-08867 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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