[Federal Register: January 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 6)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2008-0177]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewal Information Collection; Highways for LIFE Pilot 
Program

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval to renew 
two information collections, which are summarized below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We published a Federal Register Notice with 
a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on 
September 22, 2008. We are required to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by February 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket ID Number FHWA-
2008-0177 by any of the following methods:
    Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Huie, 202-366-3039, Department of 
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of 
Infrastructure, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, E76-106, Washington, DC 
20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Highways for LIFE Pilot Program. OMB 
 2125-0607.
    Background: Section 1502 of SAFETEA-LU establishes the

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``Highways for LIFE'' Pilot Program. The purpose of the Highways for 
LIFE pilot program is to advance longer-lasting highways using 
innovative technologies and practices to accomplish the fast 
construction of efficient and safe highways and bridges. ''Highways for 
LIFE'' is focused on accelerating the rate of adoption of proven 
technologies. The program will provide funding to States to accelerate 
technology adoption to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate Federal-
aid highway projects that incorporate innovative technologies that will 
improve safety, reduce congestion due to construction, and improve 
quality. Those States interested in participating in the ``Highways for 
LIFE'' program will submit an application for project funding. The 
information to be provided on the application includes a description of 
the project, the innovative technologies to be used and a description 
of how these technologies will improve safety, reduce construction 
congestion, and improve quality. The collected information will be used 
by FHWA to evaluate and select projects for ``Highways for LIFE'' 
funding.
    Respondents: The fifty State Departments of Transportation, the 
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: The information will be collected annually beginning in 
fiscal year 2009 and ending in fiscal year 2015.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 8 hours per respondent per 
application.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is expected that the 
respondents will complete approximately 30 applications for an 
estimated 240 total annual burden hours.
    Public Comments Invited: 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. 
The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request 
for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

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

    Issued On: January 6, 2009.
James R. Kabel,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis.
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