[Federal Register: September 5, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 171)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA 2006-25748]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
for New Information Collection.
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comment about our intentions to
request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new
information collection, which 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 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
FHWA-2006-25748 to the Docket Clerk, by any of the following methods:
Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., 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 401
on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Zirlin, 202-366-9105, Department
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of
Infrastructure, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program.
Background: Section 1502 of SAFETEA-LU establishes the ``Highways
for LIFE'' Pilot Program. The purpose of the Highways for LIFE pilot
program is to advance longer-lasting highways using innovative
technologies and practices to accomplish the fast construction of
efficient and safe highways and bridges. ``Highways for LIFE'' is
focused on accelerating the rate of adoption of proven technologies.
The Technology Partnerships component of the program allows the FHWA to
give grants or enter into cooperative agreements or other transactions
to move proven but under-utilized or un-utilized market-ready
technologies and methods into practice in the highway construction
business. Members of the transportation industry would be required to
prepare a proposal describing the innovation, the problem it addresses,
how it differs from other products currently available, the potential
for payoff, and the steps required to bring the innovation to
commercialization. The proposal would be reviewed by a panel to
evaluate and select proposals for ``Technology Partnerships'' funding.
Respondents: An estimated 53 Members of the transportation
industry.
Frequency: The information will be collected once in the year 2007
and twice a year in 2008 and 2009.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 24 hours per respondent per
application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is anticipated that there
will be approximately 160 applications for the duration of the three-
year program for an estimated 1,280 total annual burden 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 burden; (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: August 30, 2006.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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