Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection; Eligibility Statement for Utility Adjustments

Topics:  Federal Highway Administration

George S. Moore (Federal Register)
March 30, 1998

[Federal Register: March 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 60)]
[Notices]               
[Page 15257]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr30mr98-133]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. 98-3607]

 
Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information 
Collection; Eligibility Statement for Utility Adjustments

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement in section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the 
intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and 
Budget(OMB) to renew the information collection that requires a State 
or local highway agency to furnish a statement to the FHWA establishing 
its authority to pay for utility adjustments on Federal-aid projects.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears in the heading of this document and must be 
submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All comments received 
will be available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. Those 
desiring notification of receipt of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard/envelope. Interested parties are invited to 
send comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, 
including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the 
information collection for the proper performance of the functions of 
the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) 
ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 
renewal of this information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Scott, Office Engineering, 
Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, HNG-
10, Room 3134, 400 7th St., S.W. Washington, DC 20590-0001, telephone 
(202) 366-4104. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., E.T., 
Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Eligibility Statement for Utility Adjustments.
    OMB Number: 2125-0515.
    Background: The FHWA requires State (and in some cases local) 
highway agencies to submit to the FHWA a statement which establishes 
the highway agency's legal authority or obligation to pay for utility 
adjustments. The FHWA reviews this statement for acceptability. If the 
statement is found to be suitable, it then forms a basis for Federal-
aid participation in utility relocation costs under the provisions of 
23 U.S.C. 123. The State highway agencies have previously submitted 
statements covering the extent to which utility adjustments may be 
legally reimbursed under State law. These statements have previously 
been reviewed by the FHWA and a determination of suitability has been 
made. Hence, the only submissions required now would be for those 
instances where circumstances have modified (for example, a change in 
State statute) the extent to which utility adjustments are eligible for 
reimbursement by the State or those instances where a local highway 
agency's legal basis for payment of utility adjustments differs from 
that of the State.
    Respondents: State highway agencies and local highway agencies.
    Average Burden Per Response: The average burden for preparing and 
submitting an eligibility statement is 36 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden, 
based upon 5 submissions of eligibility statements per year, is 180 
hours.
    Frequency: The existing frequency is an initial submission of an 
eligibility statement by the highway agency. Once this is accepted by 
the FHWA, no further submissions are made unless circumstances change, 
such as enactment of a new statute. This is a relatively infrequent 
occurrence.

    Authority: 23 U. S. C. 123.

    Issued on: March 19, 1998.
George S. Moore,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-8141 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-22-P