[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58145-58146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24742]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request 
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 
60-day public comment period on this information collection on May 5, 
2000 (65 FR 26269). We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by October 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may 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. 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 burdens; (3) ways for 
the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the 
collected information; and (4) ways that the burdens could be 
minimized, including the use of electronic technology, without reducing 
the quality of the collected information. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication of this 
Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Claretta Duren, (202) 366-4636, 
Infrastructure Core Business Unit, Federal Highway Administration, 400 
7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 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:

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    OMB Control Number: 2125-0033 (Expiration Date: November 30, 2000).
    Title: Statement of Materials and Labor Used by Contractor on 
Highway Construction Involving Federal Funds.
    Abstract: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) compiles data 
on Federal-aid highway construction contracts of $1 million or more and 
located on the National Highway System to establish highway 
construction usage factors. These usage factors quantify materials 
used, such as cement and bitumen, and the amount of aggregates produced 
and purchased by the contractor. Also quantified are the total labor 
hours utilized and associated gross earnings. Provisions in 23 CFR 
635.126 facilitate the FHWA's efforts to compile this data, which is 
submitted to the FHWA by contractors and State Departments of 
Transportation on Form FHWA-47, Statement of Materials and Labor Used 
by Contractors on Highway Construction Involving Federal Funds. FHWA's 
estimates of current material usage and cost distribution on Federal-
aid highway construction contracts are used by materials suppliers, 
highway contractors, engineers, economists and others to plan for 
future needs of the highway construction program and to document 
information on the usage of materials and labor in highway 
construction.
    Affected Public: Federal-aid highway construction contractors and 
Departments of Transportation for the 50 States, Puerto Rico and the 
District of Columbia.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,450. There are an estimated 
1,300 required reports annually. Approximately 433 contractors submit 
an average of 3 forms per year which require an average of 5 hours to 
complete. The estimated burden hours for the contractors to complete 
Part B of the form is 6,500 (433 contractors  x  15 hours each) or 
(1,300 projects  x  5 hours each). In addition, 52 Transportation 
Departments, including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, 
complete Part A on an average of 25 forms annually, requiring 
approximately one and one half (1.5) hours each. The estimated burden 
hours for the Transportation Departments is 1,950 (52  x  25 forms  x  
1.5 hours each).

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: September 21, 2000.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 00-24742 Filed 9-26-00; 8:45 am]
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