HPMS monitors federal aid programs, assesses the condition, performance and use of the nations streets and highways. Provides travel estimates for air quality assessments and data for the apportionment of federal funds.
Estimates for the data respondents increased due to the HPMS program activities pertaining to implementation of the recently completed reassessment effort. The reassessed HPMS incorporates a new geospatial data base model, adds and deletes some data items required for reporting, changes several data item coding structures and thus will require some near term additional effort and resources in implementing it for some or most States. Additional geospatial network files will be required so as to cover all public roadways in dual-carriageway format. Several of the additional data items or program requirement changes were made in response to HPMS customer initiatives such as improved timeliness of reporting, enhanced pavement reporting and modeling based on additional HPMS data items, and improved ability to estimate vehicle-miles of travel (VMT) data in EPA-designated non-attainment/maintenance areas by pollutant type, for example. It should be noted that part of the incentive to change the data model to a geospatial one was to enhance the utility and connectivity of HPMS data with several other internal and external data systems, making the data much more usable and available for various enhanced analyses.
It is anticipated that the overall HPMS reporting burden and cost for the respondents will decrease over time due to streamlined data reporting changes that should benefit the respondents.
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:
(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;
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.
Supporting Statement.doc
OMB A-16 Supplement m11-03.pdf
Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)