Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection |
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Juli Huynh
Federal Highway Administration
September 7, 2010
[Federal Register: September 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 172)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0108]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for
Approval of a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for approval of a new 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 of a new
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 November 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
2010-0108 by any of the following methods:
Web Site: 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.
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: Kathleen Bergeron, (202) 366-5508,
Office of Infrastructure, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Highways for LIFE Omnibus Survey for Technology Deployment.
Background: The Highways for LIFE program was established by the
109th Congress within Sections 1101 and 1502 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Pub.
L. 109-59). Within that law, under the topic ``Technology Transfer and
Information
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Dissemination,'' it states that ``The Secretary shall conduct a
highways for life technology transfer program.'' It further states that
``The Secretary shall establish a process for stakeholder input and
involvement in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the
Highways for LIFE Pilot Program. The process may include participation
by representatives of the State departments of transportation and other
interested persons.'' Also, it states that, ``The Secretary shall
monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of any activity carried out
under this section.''
A critical element in accomplishing these goals is to ensure that
the technologies being deployed by FHWA and implemented by the States
actually fill a specific need. Therefore, it is important that FHWA
obtain feedback both before and after specific technologies are
transferred. If, for example, FHWA determined on its own that a
particular innovation was important, yet never actually determined
whether States would value such an innovation, much time and money
would have been wasted. Or, if there were an innovation that was
deployed to States, yet FHWA never followed up to determine if the
effort was a success, or how it might be even more successful, lessons
could not be learned and put into effect.
In FHWA's Strategic Plan, the first goal listed is ``National
Leadership.'' Under that topic, the first objective is ``Advance
Innovation: FHWA is recognized as a leader in the development and
promotion of innovative solutions that address current and emerging
transportation issues.'' Item 1.1 is ``Systematically identify emerging
issues and needs that could impact transportation,'' and item 1.2 is
``Identify, develop, promote, and rapidly implement new and proven
technologies and innovative solutions to improve system performance.''
These ``innovative solutions'' cannot properly identify what might work
without discussing the needs for such things with the user groups--the
States. Likewise, it cannot promote and implement them without an
appropriate understanding of how the user organizations--the States--
feel about the particular innovations; and this can only come from a
formal survey.
Respondents: There are 260 respondents, including 5 each from 50
State Transportation Departments, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Frequency: Once a year, for three years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Each survey will require 15
minutes to respond.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 65 hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT's performance,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the U.S. DOT's estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (3) ways 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 27, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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