The MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141) and FAST
Act (Pub. L. 114-94) transformed the Federal-aid highway program by
establishing new requirements for transportation performance
management (TPM) to ensure the most efficient investment of Federal
transportation funds. Prior to MAP-21, there were no explicit
requirements for State DOTs to demonstrate how their transportation
program supported national performance outcomes. State DOTs were
not required to measure condition or performance, establish
targets, assess progress toward targets, or report on condition or
performance in a nationally consistent manner that FHWA could use
to assess the entire system. It has been difficult for FHWA to
examine the effectiveness of the Federal-aid highway program as a
means to address surface transportation performance at a national
level without States reporting on the above factors. The new TPM
requirements change this paradigm and require states to measure
condition or performance, establish targets, assess progress
towards targets, and report on condition or performance biennially
(23 USC 150 (e) and 23 CFR 490.107).
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).
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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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.