[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12827-12828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4838]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 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 new information collection on 
October 30, 2000 (65 FR 64739). We are required to publish this notice 
in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by March 30, 2001.

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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ed Kashuba, 202-366-0160, Office 
of Highway Policy Information, Policy Service Business Unit, Federal 
Highway Administration, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 
Office hours are from 6:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Heavy Vehicle Travel Information System (HVTIS).
    Abstract: The FHWA is developing the HVTIS to analyze the amount 
and nature of truck travel at the national and regional levels. The 
information would be used by the FHWA and other DOT administrations to 
evaluate changes in truck travel in order to assess impacts on highway 
safety; the role of travel in economic productivity; impacts of changes 
in truck travel on infrastructure condition; and maintaining our 
mobility while protecting the human and natural environment. In 
conducting the data collection, the FHWA will be requesting that State 
Departments of Transportation provide periodic reporting of vehicle 
classification and weight data which they collect as part of their 
existing traffic data collection programs. The majority of States 
collect this vehicle weight data periodically throughout the year using 
weigh-in-motion devices and also collect vehicle classification data 
continuously. The data will allow transportation professionals at the 
Federal, State and metropolitan levels to make informed decisions about 
policies and plans.
    Respondents: 51 State Transportation Departments, including the 
District of Columbia.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

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                                                               Reportings   Number of   Minutes per   Hours per
                          Data type                             per year    sites per     site per     year per
                                                                per site      State      reporting      State
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Site Description............................................            1           60            1            1
Vehicle Classification......................................           12           40            5           40
Truck Weight................................................            1           10            6            1
Total Volume................................................           12           10            4            8
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      Total Hours per State per Year........................  ...........  ...........  ...........           50
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    FHWA estimates that the average State DOT operates 40 continuous 
vehicle classification installations, an additional 10 sites that 
provide continuous traffic volume data, and 10 weigh-in-motion sites. 
It is estimated that processing 48 hours of weigh-in-motion data would 
take 6 minutes per site, processing one month of vehicle classification 
data would take 5 minutes per site and processing one month of 
continuous traffic volume data would take 4 minutes per site. The file 
describing each of the data collection sites is to be submitted 
annually, and it is estimated that processing will take 1 minute per 
site. It will take approximately 50 hours per State per year to supply 
the requested information. Reporting is expected from each of the State 
DOTs, as well as the District of Columbia, which will result in a total 
estimate of 2,550 annual burden hours nationally (51 respondents  x  50 
hours).

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

    Dated: February 21, 2001.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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