FY24 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-12-31
Supporting Statement A- CHBP_12.31.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-12-31
Action Memo CHBP (Combined edits).2024 Clean.docx Supplementary Document	2024-12-17
60Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-12-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
272966	Awarded Grantees	New
272965	State DOTs Application	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202410-2125-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FHWA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: FY24 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP)
Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/31/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	45	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,780	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) information collection request that is voluntary. It is for States that wish to compete for grants from the Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP). The CHBP provides funding for bundled bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects. The CHBP requirements, and funding in the amount of $250 million, are authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 118-42, Section 126, March 9, 2024. Information will be collected from as many as eighteen State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs) that are eligible to apply. The collection will request project applications that FHWA will use to make determinations on grants. Applications are submitted once (one time frequency) with as many as three applications submitted by each eligible State DOT. FHWA will review the collected information to establish project eligibility, and evaluate project merit, readiness, and contribution to priorities and strategic goals. Examples of the information that will be collected include summary project information describing work type and scope, costs, and cost sharing. Information will include National Bridge Inventory and other data that identifies the bridge locations, types, conditions, and attributes that explain improvement needs. Information will include narrative discussion, data, and analysis that demonstrates how the project satisfies the CHBP goals and merit criteria. Applicants that receive grants will be required to submit a grant agreement that memorializes commitments made in their application, semi-annual progress and financial reports that track progress and ensure financial accountability, and performance indicator values that are linked to project commitments and CHBP goals.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 118 - 42 126 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024
  

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 85282	10/25/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 107190	12/31/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Awarded Grantees
State DOTs Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	45	0	0	45	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,780	0	0	3,780	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $219,706

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 12/31/2024

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