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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 19 / Monday, February 1, 2021 / Notices The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMBs 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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Issued On: January 26, 2021.
Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Docket No. FHWA20200027

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Federal Highway Administration FHWA, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act PRA of 1995, this notice announces that FHWA
will submit the collection of information described below to the Office of Management and Budget OMB for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on June 19, 2017. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.
DATES: Please submit comments by March 3, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 20200027
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: 12024932251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 205900001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12140, 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:
Mark Ferroni, 2023663233, Office of SUMMARY:

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Planning, Environment, and Realty, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 6:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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Title: Noise Barrier Inventory.
Background: The basis of the Federalaid highway program is a strong federalstate partnership. At the core of that partnership is a philosophy of trust and flexibility, and a belief that the states are in the best position to make investment decisions and that states base these decisions on the needs and priorities of their citizens. The FHWA noise regulation 23 CFR 772 gives each state department of transportation SDOT
flexibility to determine the feasibility and reasonableness of noise abatement by balancing of the benefits of noise abatement against the overall adverse social, economic, and environmental effects and costs of the noise abatement measures. The SDOT must base its determination on the interest of the overall public good, keeping in mind all the elements of the highway program need, funding, environmental impacts, public involvement, etc..
Reduction of highway traffic noise should occur through a program of shared responsibility with the most effective strategy being implementation of noise compatible planning and land use control strategies by state and local governments. Local governments can use their power to regulate land development to prohibit noise-sensitive land use development adjacent to a highway, or to require that developers plan, design, and construct development in ways that minimize noise impacts. The FHWA noise regulations limit Federal participation in the construction of noise barriers along existing highways to those projects proposed along lands where land development or substantial construction predated the existence of any highway. The data reflects the flexibility in noise abatement decisionmaking. Some states have built many noise barriers while a few have built none. Through the end of 2010, 47
SDOTs and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have constructed over 2,748
linear miles of barriers at a cost of over $4.05 billion $5.44 billion in 2010
dollars. Three states and the District of Columbia have not constructed noise barriers. Ten SDOTs account for approximately sixty-two percent 62%
of total barrier length and sixty-nine percent 69% of total barrier cost. The
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type of information requested can be found in 23 CFR 772.13f.
The previously distributed listing can be found at http www.fhwa.dot.gov/
environment/noise/noise_barriers/
inventory/summary/sintro7.cfm. This listing continues to be extremely useful in the management of the highway traffic noise program, in our technical assistance efforts for State highway agencies, and in responding to inquiries from congressional sources, Federal, State, and local agencies, and the general public. An updated listing of noise barriers will be distributed nationally for use in the highway traffic noise program. It is anticipated that this information will be requested in 2014
for noise barriers constructed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and then again in 2017
for noise barriers constructed in 2014, 2015 and 2016. After review of the Summary of Noise Barriers Constructed by December 31, 2004
document, a SDOT may request to delete, modify or add information to any calendar year.
Respondents: Each of the 50 SDOTs, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Frequency: Every 3 years.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: It is estimated that on average it would take 8 hours to respond to this request.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: It is estimated that the estimated total annual burden is 139 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 FHWAs 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 OMBs 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 26, 2021.
Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer.
FR Doc. 202101995 Filed 12921; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 491022P

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