[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 37874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15891]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2010-0072]
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. We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
2010-0072 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 20590-0001.
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: Gloria Williams, 202-366-5032,
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of
Highway Policy Information, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Certification of Enforcement of the
Heavy Vehicle Use Tax.
OMB Control #: 2125-0541
Background: Title 23 United States Code, Section 141(c), provides
that a State's apportionment of funds under 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(4) shall
be reduced in an amount up to 25 percent of the amount to be
apportioned during any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1984,
if vehicles subject to the Federal heavy vehicle use tax are lawfully
registered in the State without having presented proof of payment of
the tax. The annual certification by the State Governor or designated
official regarding the collection of the heavy vehicle use tax serves
as the FHWA's primary means of determining State compliance. The FHWA
has determined that an annual certification of compliance by each State
is the least obtrusive means of administering the provisions of the
legislative mandate. In addition, States are required to retain for 1
year a Schedule 1, IRS Form 2290, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Return (or
other suitable alternative provided by regulation). The FHWA conducts
compliance reviews at least once every 3 years to determine if the
annual certification is adequate to ensure effective administration of
23 U.S.C. 141(c).
The estimated annual reporting burden is 102 hours; the estimated
recordkeeping burden is 510 hours for a total of 612 hours. The 50
States and the District of Columbia share this burden. Preparing and
processing the annual certification is estimated to require 2 hours per
State. Recordkeeping is estimated to require an average of 10 hours per
State.
Respondents: 50 State Transportation Departments, and the District
of Columbia for a total of 51 respondents.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Annual Burden per Response: The average burden to
submit the certification and to retain required records is 12 hours per
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual
burden is 612 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: June 24, 2010.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-15891 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
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