[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24252]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0069]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 a new 
information collection, which 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 December 20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
0069 by any of the following methods:
    Website: 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: Bronwen Keiner, (202) -493-0280 or, 
Edward Starks (202)-366-5407, Office of Planning, Environment, and 
Realty, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: National Scenic Byway Program (NSBP).
    Background: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administers 
the NSBP. It was established by the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 in Section 162 of Title 23, United States Code 
(U.S.C.), and reauthorized and expanded significantly in 1998 under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and again under the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users in 2005. The NSBP is a grass-roots collaborative 
effort established to help recognize, preserve, and enhance selected 
roads throughout the United States. Before 2019, Congress last 
authorized discretionary NSBP funds in 2012 under the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2012. Between 1992 and 2012, FHWA 
awarded over $505 million in NSBP grants. In 2022, FHWA awarded 
approximately $21.8 million in grants to 33 projects.
    Respondents: The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), announcing 
up to $26.95 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and 2024 funding for the 
National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP) discretionary grants is now 
available for State DOTs and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes on 
grants.gov. FHWA is expecting roughly 200 applicants to apply for NSBP 
grant funding.
    Frequency: NOFOs and grant solicitations will be published annually 
by FHWA but, are subject to the availability of funds in appropriations 
or, any legislation signed into law authorizing funds.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 3 hours per respondent per 
applicant.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is expected that the 
respondents will complete approximately 200 applications for an 
estimated total of 600 annual burden hours.
    Public Comments Invited: 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 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: October 16, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24252 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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