Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection

AGENCY:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation.

ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for an information collection, which is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES:

Please submit comments by October 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES:

To ensure that you do not duplicate your docket submissions, please submit comments by only one of the following means:

Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and 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.

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.

Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number or the Information Collection Review (ICR/RFC) Reference Number for this Notice at the beginning of your comments. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul Jodoin, 202–366–5465, Office of Operations, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Traffic Incident Management Annual Self-Assessment (TIMSA).

Background: Each of the over 6 million crashes per year presents a safety danger to motorists and responders while often causing delays on the nation's roads. It is critical to safety and mobility for these crashes to be mitigated as efficiently and safely as possible. To address these concerns, dozens of Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Programs have been established throughout the country over the past 25–30 years. Most of the top 75 metropolitan areas and several rural areas have some form of TIM Program, often coordinated through a multi-disciplinary committee comprised of all the response disciplines. The TIMSA tool was established to help regions assess the level of TIM Program maturity and to identify areas for improvement.

The information is used by each jurisdiction to better understand opportunities for improving safety and mobility in their region. The FHWA also uses the data to assess progress of the FHWA national TIM program and identify opportunities to help regions improve.

Respondents: Approximately 100 individuals will complete the questionnaire in collaboration with an estimated average of 5 other participants.

Frequency: Annually.

Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 1–2 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.

Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed collection is necessary for FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burdens; (3) ways for 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 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.