[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65846-65847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32736]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. 97-3161]


Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Expired Information 
Collection; Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3051, 3506(c)(2)(A)), the FHWA solicits comment on its intent to 
request the Office of Management and Budget

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(OMB) to reinstate the expired information collection for FHWA's 
Transportation of Hazardous Materials, Highway Routing.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Signed, written comments should refer to the docket number 
that appears at the top of this document and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590-0001. All comments received will be available 
for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., E.T., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those desiring 
notification of receipt of comments must include a self-addressed, 
stamped envelope or postcard. Interested parties are invited to send 
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, 
including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the 
information collection for the proper performance of the functions of 
the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) 
ways to minimize the collection information. Comments submitted in 
response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the 
request for OMB clearance of this information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Rodgers, Office of Motor 
Carrier Safety and Technology, Safety and Hazardous Materials Division, 
(202) 366-4016, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590-0001. 
Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., E.T., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Availability

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a modem 
and suitable communications software from the Federal Register 
electronic bulletin board service (telephone number: 202-512-1661). 
Internet users may reach the Federal Register's web page at: <a href="http://
www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs">http://
www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs</a>.
    Title: Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Highway Routing.
    OMB Number: 2125-0554.

Background

    Public comment is requested regarding the burden associated with 
this collection of information. The data for the Transportation of 
Hazardous Materials; Highway Routing designations are collected under 
authority of 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 5125, which places the responsibility 
on the Secretary of Transportation to specify and regulate standards 
for establishing, maintaining, and enforcing routing designations. The 
Federal Highway Administrator has the authority, as required in 49 CFR 
397.73, to request that each State and Indian tribe, through its 
routing agency, provide information identifying hazardous materials 
routing designations within their respective jurisdictions. This 
information will be consolidated by the FHWA and published annually in 
whole or as updates in the Federal Register.
    Respondents: The reporting burden is shared by the 50 States, the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern 
Marianas, and the Virgin Islands.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The annual reporting burden is 
estimated to be 63 hours.
    Frequency: The data is collected by the respondents and submitted 
to FHWA within 60 days after any routing designation changes occur.

    Authority: 49 U.S. Code 5112 and 5125; Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of 
Pub. L. 104-13; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: December 3, 1997.
George S. Moore,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-32736 Filed 12-15-97; 8:45 am]
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