[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 121 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 38876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15845]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), this notice announces that the information 
collection request abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The information collection 
package describes the nature of the information collection and its 
expected burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Ware, (202) 366-2019, Office of 
Real Estate Services, Federal Highway Administration, 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: State Right-of-Way Operations Manuals.
    Type of Request: New information collection, OMB Number 2125-XXXX.
    Abstract: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a notice 
of proposed rulemaking on December 24, 1998, and a final rule for the 
Right-of-Way Program on December 21, 1999, that revised the 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 State Right-of-Way 
Manuals have been used through the years to describe how the State 
Departments of Transportation (STD) plan to perform real estate 
acquisition, property management, and maintain the integrity of the 
highway and related transportation systems. These manuals will need to 
be revised to reflect the revisions contained in the FHWA final rule. 
The STDs will be required to update their manuals to reflect the 
changes in Federal requirements for programs administered under Title 
23 U.S.C., and to submit their manuals to FHWA for approval.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,000 total hours for the STDs in 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: Each State will submit its updated Right-of-Way manual 
to FHWA for approval by January 1, 2001, and afterwards will certify at 
five-year intervals that the manual represents its current procedures 
or submit an updated manual.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503 Attention: DOT Desk Officer. Comments are invited 
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it 
within 30 days of publication of this Notice.

    Issued on: June 16, 2000.
James Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 00-15845 Filed 6-21-00; 8:45 am]
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