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number involved and must be received 

on or before February 11, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA–

2008–0146 using any of the following 

methods: 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to 

http://dms.dot.gov and follow the 

instructions for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 of the West Building Ground 

Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We will 

post all comments we receive, without 

change, to http://dms.dot.gov, including 

any personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyneka Thomas (202) 267–7626 or 

Frances Shaver (202) 267–9681, Office 

of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Docket No.: FAA–2008–0146. 

Petitioner: Iditarod Committee and 

Iditarod Air Force. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 119.21(a)(1), 61.3(c), 61.23(a), and 

61.113(a). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

Iditarod Committee, Iditarod Air Force 

(IAF), and pilots request relief from 

§§ 61.3(c), 61.23(a), 61.113(a), and 

119.21(a)(1) to the extent necessary to 

allow the petitioners to accept monetary 

and non-monetary compensation in 

return for transportation of people or 

property, and the use of fuel, food and 

equipment either purchased by the 

Committee/IAF or otherwise made by 

private donations. The compensation 

considered includes any money or 

donations made to or charged by the 

Committee/IAF to transport people or 

property associated with the operation 

of the Iditarod Race, and any fuel, 

insurance, housing, food or other 

support costs paid to individual pilotaircraft owners. 

[FR Doc. E8–2261 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2007–0008] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for 

Change to and Extension of Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval of changes to and extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection. We published a Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day public 

comment period on this information 

collection on October 23, 2007. We are 

required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

March 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

within 30 days 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 

burden; (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. 

All comments should include the 

Docket number FHWA–2007–0008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Jensen, 202–366–2048, Office of 

Planning, Environment and Realty, 

HEP–2, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Scenic Byway 

Program. 

OMB Control #: 2125–0611. 

Form #: FHWA–1569, FHWA–1570, 

FHWA–1577. 

Background: The National Scenic 

Byways Program was established under 

the Intermodal Surface Transportation 

Efficiency Act of 1991, and reauthorized 

in 1998 under the Transportation Equity 

Act for the 21st Century. Under the 

program, the U.S. Secretary of 

Transportation recognizes certain roads 

as National Scenic Byways or AllAmerican Roads based on their 

archaeological, cultural, historic, 

natural, recreational, and scenic 

qualities. There are 126 such designated 

Byways in 44 states, which the FHWA 

promotes as the America’s Byways. It is 

a voluntary, grassroots program that 

recognizes and supports outstanding 

roads while providing resources to help 

manage the intrinsic qualities within the 

broader Byway corridor to be treasured 

and shared. The vision of the FHWA’s 

National Scenic Byways Program is ‘‘to 

create a distinctive collection of 

American roads, their stories, and 

treasured places.’’ The program’s 

mission is to provide resources to the 

byway community in creating a unique 

travel experience and enhanced local 

quality of life through efforts to 

preserve, protect, interpret, and promote 

the intrinsic qualities of designated 

byways. Title 23, Section 162 of the 

United States Code describes the 

creation of the National Scenic Byways 

Program. This legislation was most 

recently amended in 2005 upon passage 

of the Public Law 109–59 Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy 

for Users (SAFETEA–LU). The 

legislation includes provisions for 

review and dissemination of grant 

monies by the U.S. Secretary of 

Transportation. Grant applications are 


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solicited on an annual basis. Eligible 

projects are on State designated byways, 

National Scenic Byways, All-American 

Roads, or Indian tribe scenic byways. 

Applications are completed by 

Federal, State, or local governmental 

agencies; Tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations. The application 

information is collected electronically 

via the online Grant system (http:// 

www.grants.gov) and is used to 

determine project eligibility. 

The legislation also includes 

information about the nomination of 

scenic byways to become one of 

America’s Byways, a collection of 

distinct and diverse roads designated by 

the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. 

America’s Byways include the National 

Scenic Byways and All-American 

Roads. Additional information on the 

National Scenic Byways Program, its 

grant program, and the nomination 

process is available at http:// 

www.bywaysonline.org. 

The total number of burden hours for 

this collection has changed. The grants 

applications forms were decreased to 

include only those forms that were 

created specifically for www.grants.gov. 

Also, the nominations cycle burden 

hours have been added. 

Respondents 

Grants Application Respondents: In a 

typical grants cycle, it is estimated that 

400 applications will be received. 

Respondents include: 50 State 

Departments of Transportation, the 

District of Columbia and Puerto Rico 

(Right-of-Way Department), Federal 

Land Management Agencies, State and 

local governments, non-profit agencies, 

and Tribal Governments. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 16 hours. 

Nomination Respondents: Based on 

previous nomination cycles, it is 

estimated that a total of 75 nominations 

will be received, originating from any 

local government, including Indian 

tribal governments, or any private group 

or individual. Nominations may also 

originate from the U.S. Forest Service, 

the National Park Service, the Bureau of 

Land Management, or the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs. 

Frequency: Every 2–3 years. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 200 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,400 hours. 

Electronic Access: For access to the 

docket to read background documents 

or comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued on: January 30, 2008. 

James R. Kabel, 

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–2168 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No: FTA–2007–0012] 

National Transit Database: Strike 

Adjustments for Urbanized Area 

Apportionments 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final Strike Adjustment Policy 

for Urbanized Area Apportionments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) 

National Transit Database (NTD) policy 

on strike adjustments. On March 12, 

2007, FTA provided notice to NTD 

reporters that it was changing its policy 

on strikes, to permit transit agencies to 

request an adjustment to their NTD data 

that are used in the apportionment of 

Urbanized Area Formula Grants to offset 

the effect of strikes, retroactive to the 

2005 Report Year. This policy was also 

announced in the Federal Register 

Notice of the Urbanized Area Formula 

Apportionments for Fiscal Year 2007, 

which was published on March 23, 

2007. FTA then formally invited the 

public to comment on this policy 

change through a notice published in 

the Federal Register on November 21, 

2007. FTA received one comment on 

this policy change, and is now formally 

adopting the new policy. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 6, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

program issues, John D. Giorgis, Office 

of Budget and Policy, (202) 366–5430 

(telephone); (202) 366–7989 (fax); or 

john.giorgis@dot.gov (e-mail). For legal 

issues, Richard Wong, Office of the 

Chief Counsel, (202) 366–0675 

(telephone); (202) 366–3809 (fax); or 

richard.wong@dot.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The National Transit Database (NTD) 

is the Federal Transit Administration’s 

(FTA’s) primary database for statistics 

on the transit industry. Congress 

established the NTD to ‘‘help meet the 

needs of * * * the public for 

information on which to base public 

transportation service planning * * *’’

(49 U.S.C 5335). Currently, over 650 

transit agencies in urbanized areas 

report to the NTD through an Internetbased reporting system. Each year, 

performance data from these 

submissions are used to apportion over 

$4 billion of FTA funds under the 

Urbanized Area Formula Grants 

Program. These data are also used in the 

annual National Transit Summaries and 

Trends report, the biennial Conditions 

and Performance Report to Congress, 

and in meeting FTA’s obligations under 

the Government Performance and 

Results Act. 

For many years, it was FTA’s policy 

to not adjust performance data 

submitted to the NTD to offset the effect 

of strikes. On March 12, 2007, FTA 

provided notice to NTD reporters that it 

was changing its policy on strikes, to 

permit transit agencies to request an 

adjustment to their NTD data that are 

used in the apportionment of Urbanized 

Area Formula Grants to offset the effect 

of strikes, retroactive to the 2005 Report 

Year. This policy was also announced in 

the Federal Register Notice of the 

Urbanized Area Formula 

Apportionments for Fiscal Year 2007, 

which was published on March 23, 

2007. FTA invited the public to 

comment on this policy change through 

a notice published in the Federal 

Register on November 21, 2007. 

FTA proposes to allow urbanized area 

transit agencies to request that their 

NTD data submissions be adjusted to 

offset the effects of strikes for purposes 

of the apportionment of Urbanized Area 

Formula Program Grants. Requesting 

transit agencies must provide FTA with 

documentation for the duration of the 

strike. FTA will then use the transit 

agency’s NTD submissions to project 

performance data for the time period in 

question. These projections would then 

be added to the transit agency’s NTD 

submission in the data sets used by FTA 

for the calculation of the 

apportionments of Urbanized Area 

Formula Program Grants (Section 5307 

and Section 5309 Grants). In all 

publicly-available data sets and data 

products, an agency’s NTD data would 

remain unadjusted and would reflect 

the actual NTD submission for the 

agency. 

FTA proposes this policy change 

because the Section 5307 and Section 

5309 Grant Programs are fundamentally 

designed to support the capital needs of 

transit agencies in urbanized areas. As 

such, various performance data are used 

to approximate the relative capital 

needs of the various urbanized areas. 

These capital needs are unaffected by 

strikes, even though strikes may 


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