[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48917-48918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24649]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on May 29, 1997 (62 FR 29183-29184).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert C. Winans, Office of 
Engineering, (202) 366-4656, Federal Highway Administration, Department 
of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Office hours are from 7:45 a.m.--4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Developing and Recording Costs for Railroad Adjustments.
    OMB Number: 2125-0521.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Public: Railroad companies.
    Abstract: Under the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 130 and 23 U.S.C. 
101(a), Federal-aid highway funds may be used to reimburse State 
highway agencies when they have paid for the cost of projects that 
eliminate hazards at railroad/highway crossings or that adjust railroad 
facilities to accommodate the construction of highway projects. Section 
121 of Title 23 establishes the general principle that when Federal-aid 
highway funds are being used to reimburse State highway agencies for 
construction costs, Federal payment shall be based on costs incurred. 
FHWA regulation 23 CFR part 140, subpart I requires that each railroad 
company be able to document its costs or expenses for adjusting its 
facilities. Each railroad company is required to have a system of 
recording labor, materials, supplies and equipment costs incurred when 
undertaking necessary railroad work. This record of costs forms the 
basis for payment by the State highway agency to the railroad company 
and, in turn, FHWA reimburses the State for its payment to the 
railroad.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 36,800.
    Number of Respondents: 115.


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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: 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; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 10, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-24649 Filed 9-16-97; 8:45 am]
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