2105-0508 (30 day notice)

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. FHWA-2007-0006]

Notice of Request for Renewal of a Previously Approved Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on October 23, 2007 [Vol. 72, No. 204, Page 60051]. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by (insert date 30 days after publishing in the Federal Register) and sent to the attention of the DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket library, Room 10102, 725 17^th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT DMS Docket Number

OST-2004-16951] by any of the following methods:

• Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting

comments on the DOT electronic docket site.

• Fax 1-202-493-2251.

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; US Department of Transportation,

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.

• Hand Delivery: Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.,

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except on Federal holidays.

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow

the online instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://dms.dot.gov including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notes.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or to W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Walterscheid, Office of Real Estate Services, Federal Highway Administration, 12300 West Dakota Ave., Room 175, Lakewood, CO 80228, 720-963-3073, between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Title: Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Regulations for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs.

OMB Control Number: 2105-0508

Type of Request: Renewal without change, of a previously approved collection.

Abstract: This regulation implements amendments to 42 U.S.C. 4602 et. seq. concerning acquisition of real property and relocation for displaced persons for Federal and federally-assisted programs. It prohibits the provision of relocation assistance and payments to persons not legally in the United States (with certain exceptions). The information collected consists of a certification of residency status from affected persons to establish eligibility for relocation assistance and payments. Displacing agencies will require each person who is to be displaced by a Federal or federally assisted project, as a condition of eligibility for relocation payments or advisory assistance, to certify that he or she is lawfully present in the United States.

Respondents: State highway agencies, local government highway agencies, and airport sponsors receiving financial assistance for expenditures of Federal Funds on acquisition and relocation payments and required services to displaced persons.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,460 for file maintenance and 52 state highway agencies for statistical reports.

Estimated Total Burden on Respondents: 25,000 hours

Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Department’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.

All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

Issued in Washington, DC on _____________________.

James R. Kabel,

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division