Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) State Reports for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FHWA-1588 Periodic Grouped Project Report (FHWA-1588) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form FHWA 1587 Monthly Employment Summary Report (FHWA-1587) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form FHWA 1586 Initial ARRA Project Plan (FHWA-1586) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form FHWA 1585 Monthly Recipient Project Status Report ( FHWA-1585) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
ARRA Change Request.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2009-06-22
ARRA Reporting Requirements v11_RADS.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-22
Justification for Change.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2009-04-28
FHWA ARRA Emergency Justification.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-04-28
ARRA FR Notice FHWA.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-03-19
OMB Required ARRA Information FHWA.doc Supplementary Document	2009-03-19
Supporting Statement ARRA State Reporting.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-04-28
ARRA Introduction.pdf Supplementary Document	2009-04-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
188453	Periodic Grouped Project Report (FHWA-1588) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188452	Monthly Employment Summary Report (FHWA-1587) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188451	Initial ARRA Project Plan (FHWA-1586) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188450	Monthly Recipient Project Status Report ( FHWA-1585) Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2125-0623	ICR Reference No: 200906-2125-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200904-2125-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FHWA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) State Reports for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/17/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 06/26/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/22/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2009	09/30/2009	09/30/2009
Responses	1,687	0	1,687
Time Burden (Hours)	1,483	0	1,483
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides the State Departments of Transportation and Federal Lands Agencies with $27.5 billion for highway infrastructure investment. With these funds also comes an increased level of data reporting with the stated goal of improving transparency and accountability at all levels of government. According to President Obama “Every American will be able to hold Washington accountable for these decisions by going online to see how and where their tax dollars are being spent.” The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in concert with the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) and the other modes within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will be taking the appropriate steps to ensure that this accountability and transparency is in place for all infrastructure investments. The reporting requirements of the ARRA are covered in Sections 1201 and 1512. Specifically Section 1512 or the “Jobs Accountability Act” requires “any entity that receives recovery funds directly from the Federal Government (including recovery funds received through grant, loan, or contract) other than an individual,” including States, to provide regular “Recipient Reports.” This revision is to to change how the state DOT offices submit their data spreadsheets. Currently the guidance in the ARRA Reporting Requirements (reporting instructions) requests states to submit their data spreadsheets via the email address [email protected]. We want to change the guidance so that it instructs the state DOTs to submit their data using the Recovery Act Data System (RADS) in UPACS. This will not change the burden hours for the state DOTs in any way. This change in guidance allows FHWA to more efficiently and effectively process the data submitted. Previous Language (on pages 9, 13, 16 & 18) Due to: The States will e-mail their list of projects to: [email protected], with a copy sent to the FHWA Division Office official mailbox (. Questions should be directed to [email protected]. Submittal of data to this e-mail account will not qualify as the required submittal under section 1511. Proposed language: Due to: The States will upload their data to the Recovery Act Data System (RADS) in UPACS. Questions should be directed to [email protected]. Submittal of data to this e-mail account will not qualify as the required submittal under section 1511. Changes are highlighted yellow in the document.

Emergency Justfication: Emergency review is required in order to meet ARRA requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Monthly Employment Summary Report (FHWA-1587)	FHWA 1587	Monthly Employment Summary Report
Monthly Recipient Project Status Report ( FHWA-1585)	FHWA 1585	Monthly Recipient Project Status Report
Initial ARRA Project Plan (FHWA-1586)	FHWA 1586	Initial ARRA Project Plan
Periodic Grouped Project Report (FHWA-1588)	FHWA-1588	Periodic Grouped Project Report

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides the State Departments of Transportation and Federal Lands Agencies with $27.5 billion for highway infrastructure investment. With these funds also comes an increased level of data reporting with the stated goal of improving transparency and accountability at all levels of government. According to President Obama “Every American will be able to hold Washington accountable for these decisions by going online to see how and where their tax dollars are being spent.” The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in concert with the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) and the other modes within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will be taking the appropriate steps to ensure that this accountability and transparency is in place for all infrastructure investments. The reporting requirements of the ARRA are covered in Sections 1201 and 1512. Specifically Section 1512 or the “Jobs Accountability Act” requires “any entity that receives recovery funds directly from the Federal Government (including recovery funds received through grant, loan, or contract) other than an individual,” including States, to provide regular “Recipient Reports.”

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/22/2009

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