[Federal Register: October 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 195)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-3-16255 ]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments;
Renewed Approval of Information Collection; State Right-of-Way
Operations Manuals, OMB Control Number: 2125-0586
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew
an information collection. The collection involves State Departments of
Transportation (STD) providing their Right-of-Way Operations Manuals to
FHWA. The information to be collected will be used to certify that the
manuals are representative of the states' right-of-way procedures and
the information is necessary to comply with the FHWA Final Rule for the
Right-of-Way program on December 21, 1999. We are required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to publish this notice in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Please submit comments by December 8, 2003.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
FHWA-3-16255 by any of the following methods:
[sbull] Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
[sbull] Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
[sbull] Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590.
[sbull] Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 am and 5
pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
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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 burdens could be minimized, including the use of electronic
technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Coil, (202) 366-2038, Office of
Real Estate Services, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: State Right-of-Way Operations Manuals.
OMB Control No.: 2125-0586.
Background: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a
final rule for the Right-of-Way Program on December 21, 1999 (Federal
Register Volume 64, Number 244, pages 71284-71297). This issuance was a
comprehensive rewrite of rules governing the use of Federal-aid funds
for right-of-way acquisition, property management, and project
development. The regulation reduces Federal regulatory requirements and
places primary responsibility for a number of approval actions at the
state level. The rule states that states must certify at 5-year
intervals that their State Right-of-Way Operations Manuals are
representative of their procedures, or submit an updated manual. STDs
are required to update their manuals to reflect changes in Federal
requirements for programs administered under Title 23 U.S.C. These
manuals reflect how the STD plans to perform real estate acquisition,
property management, and maintain the integrity of the right-of-way for
highway and related transportation systems. The State manuals may be
submitted to FHWA electronically or they can be made available by
postings on state Web sites.
Respondents: State Departments of Transportation (52 including the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).
Frequency: Once initially, then States update their operations
manuals for review.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 75 hours per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 75 hours for each of the 52
State Departments of Transportation. The total is rounded to 4,000
burden hours annually.
Issued on: October 2, 2003.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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