Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

Judith Kane
Federal Highway Administration
October 6, 2010

[Federal Register: October 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 193)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0131]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of currently 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. The Federal Register notice with a 60-
day public comment period soliciting comments on this information 
collection was published on July 22, 2010. We are required to publish 
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by November 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments within 30 days to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. 
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, 
including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the 
U.S. DOT's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways for the U.S. DOT 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. All comments should include 
the Docket number FHWA-2010-0131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Koontz, 202-366-2076, Office 
of Natural and Human Environment, Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 
DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2125-0614.
    Background: Section 1808 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 
(SAFETEA-LU) calls for an Evaluation and Assessment of CMAQ Projects. 
The statute calls for the identification and analysis of a 
representative sample of CMAQ projects and the development and 
population of a database that describes the impacts of the program both 
on traffic congestion levels and air quality. To establish and maintain 
this database, the FHWA is requesting States to submit annual reports 
on their CMAQ investments that cover projected air quality benefits, 
financial information, a brief description of projects, and several 
other factors outlined in the Interim Program Guidance for the CMAQ 
program. States are requested to provide the end of year summary 
reports via the automated system provided through FHWA by the first day 
of March of each year, covering the prior Federal fiscal year.
    Respondents: 51 (each State DOT, and Washington DC).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 125 hours per annual report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,375 hours.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued On: September 30, 2010.
Judith Kane,
Acting Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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