89 FR 103 pgs. 46294-46295 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 103Pages: 46294 - 46295
Pages: 46294, 46295Docket number: [Docket No. FHWA-2024-0041]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-11657 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2024-0041]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection
AGENCY:
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.
SUMMARY:
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate an information collection. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES:
Please submit comments by June 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 0041 by any of the following methods:
Website: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 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:
Jeff Purdy, 202-366-6993, Office of Freight Management & Operations (HOFM-1), Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The comments and FHWA's responses to the 60-day notice published on February 12, 2024, at [89 FR 9903] are below:
There were no comments received.
Title: USDOT Survey and Comparative Assessment of Truck Parking Facilities.
OMB Control: 2125-0638.
Background: US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is directed to complete a survey and comparative assessment of truck parking facilities in each State as required by Section 1401(c) of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). MAP-21 Section 1401(c) required the survey in order to evaluate the capability of the States to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation. Other work activities required under this section of MAP-21 were an assessment of the volume of commercial motor vehicle traffic in each State and the development of a system of metrics designed to measure the adequacy of commercial motor vehicle truck parking facilities in each state. A survey was conducted in 2014 and is available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/jasons_law/truckparkingsurvey/index.htm. A second survey was conducted in 2019 and a presentation of the results is available at: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/Freight/infrastructure/truck_parking/coalition/2020/mtg/jasons_law_results.pdf . MAP-21 Section 1401(c)(3) called for periodic updates to the survey, which is the intent of the proposed updated survey. The results of this updated survey shall be made available on a publicly accessible Department of Transportation website and updated periodically USDOT seeks to continue to collect data to support updates to the survey.
Respondents: State Transportation and Enforcement Officials, Port Authorities, Private Sector Facility Owners/Operators, Trucking Company owners or their designee, and Truck Drivers. The target groups of respondents are individuals who are responsible for providing or overseeing the operation of truck parking facilities and stakeholders that depend on such facilities to safely conduct their business. The target group identified in the legislation is "state commercial vehicle safety personnel;" the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has interpreted this term to include the Department of Transportation personnel in each State involved in commercial vehicle safety program activities and State enforcement agency personnel directly involved in enforcing highway safety laws and regulations and in highway incident and accident response. FHWA recognizes the importance of ports when discussing this topic; input from Port Authorities must be obtained to complete the public inventory. In addition, FHWA finds that the survey on the adequacy of truck parking opportunities is not limited to publicly owned facilities; input from private sector facility owners/operators must be obtained to adequately complete the required work provided in the federal legislation. FHWA also finds that input obtained from trucking company representatives (owners or their designees, especially those in logistics or who schedule drivers) and truck drivers, key stakeholders for truck parking facilities who are most likely to know where truck parking is needed, will be necessary to complete the survey requirements. As per MAP-21 Section 1401(c)(3), this survey will be conducted periodically to allow for required updates.
[top] Types of Survey Questions: FHWA intends to survey Department of Transportation personnel in each State on the location, number of spaces, availability and demand for truck parking in their State, including at rest facilities, truck parking information systems, truck parking plans, as well as any impediments to providing adequate truck parking capacity (including but not limited to legislative, regulatory, or financial issues; zoning; public and private impacts, approval, and participation; availability of land; insurance requirements and other issues). FHWA intends to survey Port Authority personnel on number of spaces, availability, and demand for truck parking at their facility, truck parking information systems, reservation systems, as well as future plans for expansion or reduction of truck parking. FHWA intends to survey private truck stop operators in each State on the location, number of truck parking spaces, availability and demand they observe at their facilities. FHWA intends to survey public safety officials
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Burden per Response:
State Departments of Transportation = 52 (4 hours each) = 208 hours;
State Enforcement Personnel = 52 (1 hour each) = 52 hours;
Port Operators = 205 (1 hour each) = 205 hours;
Private Truck Stop Facility Owners/Operators = 524 (1 hour each) = 524 hours;
Truck Drivers and Industry Professionals = 12,456 (30 minutes each) = 6,228 hours;
Total Numbers of Respondents = 13,289 respondents
Total Burden Hours = 7,217 hours
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total estimated average annual burden is 7,217 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 burdens; (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: May 22, 2024.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
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