[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17066]


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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 March 30, 1998 [63 FR 15257].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Scott, Office Engineering, 
Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, HNG-
10, Room 3134, 400 7th St., SW. Washington, DC 20590-0001, telephone 
(202) 366-4104. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., E.T., 
Monday thru Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

    Title: Eligibility Statement for Utility Adjustments.
    OMB Number: 2125-0515.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State highway agencies and local highway agencies.
    Abstract: The FHWA requires State (and in some cases local) highway 
agencies to submit to the FHWA a statement which establishes the 
highway agency's legal authority or obligation to pay for utility 
adjustments. The FHWA reviews this statement for acceptability. If the 
statement is found to be suitable, it then forms a basis for Federal-
aid participation in utility relocation costs under the provisions of 
23 U.S.C. 123. The State highway agencies have previously submitted 
statements covering the extent to which utility adjustments may be 
legally reimbursed under State law. These statements have previously 
been reviewed by the FHWA and a determination of suitability has been 
made. Hence, the only submissions required now would be for those 
instances where circumstances have modified (for example, a change in 
State statute) the extent to which utility adjustments are eligible for 
reimbursement by the State or those instances where a local highway 
agency's legal basis for payment of utility adjustments differs from 
that of the State.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 180 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention FHWA 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.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-17066 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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