Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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 1995 (44 USC

Chapter 35), 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

April 18, 1997 [62 FR 19160].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Claretta Duren, (202) 366-4636,

Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Title: Statement of Materials and Labor used by Contractor on

Highway Construction Involving Federal Funds.

OMB Number: 2125-0033.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Contractors.

Abstract: The form ``FHWA-47 ``Statement of Materials and Labor

Used by Contractors on Highway Construction Involving Federal Funds''

is needed in order to obtain information on the usage of materials and

labor in highway construction. Title 29 U.S.C. 2 authorizes the

Department of Labor to collect the labor-related information using its

own forces or by getting the information from other Federal agencies.

An informal agreement has been reached for FHWA to collect the desired

data for the Department of Labor. This information is used by FHWA for

estimating current material usage and cost distribution on Federal-aid

highway construction contracts to aid in planning for future

requirements based on anticipated program levels. There is also

considerable interest by industry, particularly suppliers of highway

construction materials, for the usage information derived from the

FHWA-47 forms. This data is collected from contracts of $1,000,000 or

more on the National Highway System and is not considered confidential.

The respondent must submit the FHWA-47 form after the project has been

completed.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,475.

Number of Respondents: 650.

Address: 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.

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.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 3, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams.

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-26922 Filed 10-9-97; 8:45 am]

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