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 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 November 21, 1997 [62 FR 62398].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack Wasley, Office of

Engineering, 202-366-4658, Federal Highway Administration, Department

of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Title: Preparation and execution of the Project Agreement and

Modifications.

OMB Number: 2125-0529.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Form(s): PR-2, PR-2-1, PR-2A.

Affected Public: State highway agencies.

Abstract: Under the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 110, a formal agreement

between the State highway agency and the FHWA is required for Federal-

aid highway projects. This agreement, referred to as the ``project

agreement,'' is in essence a written contract between the State and the

Federal government defining the extent of the work to be undertaken and

commitments made concerning the project.

The requirements covering project agreements are contained in 23

CFR part 630, subpart C.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,040 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 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.

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 March 18, 1998.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 98-7558 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]

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